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3 Tools to Help you Deal with VA wait times – without going insane!
"How do you deal with the VA's madness on a daily basis?" I get asked this question a lot. Particularly when it comes to VA wait times, and other absurdities of the VA bureaucracy. Here's one Veteran that put it into context. He received a Ratings Decision which the...
What’s “Plan B” for your getting out of the VA Claims Backlog?
The VA is just cooking the books on VA Claims and Appeals Backlog numbers. Instead of waiting on the VA to fix itself, it's time for Veterans to have a "Plan B". Do you know what yours is? I read recently that Veterans were converging on yet another VA Facility to...
This Video Can Help You Get the VA to WANT to Grant Your Claim.
If your writing isn’t clear in your VA Claim – if you don’t “GET TO THE POINT” – the VA Rater is going to push your claim to the back of the file-room. I just recorded a Training Video that will teach you to write Better in your VA Claim.
Questions and Answers with A Veterans Disability Attorney.
In this week’s “Veterans Disability Attorney” Q&A, I answer questions about the quality of VSOs and the timing of a Notice of Disagreement.
Sustainable Mediocrity: VA Secretary McDonald’s First Month.
“[O] n day one, I will lay out my leadership vision directly to all VA employees on a national video conference with all VA sites.” - Robert McDonald, Testimony to Congress, July 22, 2014 Well, the public wasn't invited to that National Video Conference, so we don't...
A Veterans Disability Attorney Answers Your Questions.
A Veterans Disability Attorney answer 2 questions this week: proving service connection years after service and finding “lost” military service treatment records.
PTSD Claims & New Upgrade Rules: What Would Shakespeare Say?
The Department of Defense issued new Rules for discharge upgrades with those Veterans who have certain types of PTSD claims. What would Shakespeare say about this situation?
Another VA Rape – this time, a 16 year old Girl gets sexually assaulted at the VA.
The VA that exists today – this is NOT “Our VA”. Another VA Rape – this time a 16 year old girl raped at the VA by a VA employee – proves the point . Again.