Establishing entitlement to compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service connected disabilities requires the claimant meet three criteria. To receive a service-connected disability benefit a veteran must have suffered a disease, injury, or event that resulted in a disability while on active duty, or had a pre-existing condition…
Handling of Medical Records The attorneys and the Firms experienced staff go through each and every page to determine what medical evidence will support the veteran’s claim in accordance with Federal Veterans Laws Rules and Regulations. My Firm and many other attorneys’ offices, employ medical professionals to do an independent…
Expertise with Administrative Law and Court Rules Attorneys are licensed by State Bars and have fiduciary duties to their clients. Additionally, attorneys have professional ethical requirements to the Court and their clients. This means the attorney must expertly handle your case. Contrasting this with a VSO I once had an…
Attorneys Accountability VSOs are not accountable, if they miss a deadline or fail to handle your claim in a professional and thorough manner your claim and remedies against the VSO are very limited. Your VA benefits claim on the other hand may have lost its effective date, which will cost…
Benefits of an attorney Attorneys unlike Veteran Service Organizations (VSO) are accountable, have expertise with administrative law, court rules, and understand how to articulate a position with evidence to prove the claim. Once your case reaches the CAVC, this Court only reviews the record it has before the court. The…
Why You Should Hire an Attorney for Your VA Claims A couple of days ago I received a call from a veteran who informed me he was told not to hire an attorney until he went to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran’s Claims (CAVC). The veteran described the…
In general, exposure to stressors can take three forms. The first is engagement in combat operations while on active duty, the second is non combat experiences such as plane crashes, an automobile accident or other non-combat traumas, and the third is personal/sexual assault. Establishing exposure to stressors is accomplished in…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition which falls under Anxiety Disorders. It occurs in individuals who have been exposed to events which have placed the individual in fear of harm or death. I am not a physician or psychologist, however, the firm is staffed with experienced Veteran…