Veterans Day 2015 is next week – Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Here in Texas, and around the United States, restaurants, retailers, and grateful citizens offer discounts and other benefits to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of our active-duty and Veteran military men and women. Many websites provide detailed information regarding…
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Veterans, We’ve Been Heard! Your Right to See a Private Physician Under the “Choice Act”
Bob Goss, founder of the Law Office of Robert B. Goss, P.C. Back in September, we posted a blog about VA’s handling of the “Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014,” P.L. 113-146 (“Choice Act”). The “Choice Act” was intended to improve Veterans’ access to medical services – especially…
Let’s Talk About A Difficult Subject: Separation for Misconduct
If you have read the news recently, you know there’s an epidemic going on. Led by over 2,500 dismissals from Fort Hood, since 2009 the U.S. Army has separated for misconduct at least 22,000 soldiers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan and returned with mental-health disorders. As reported by National Public…
“It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.” Why All Active-Duty Military Personnel Need A Physical.
Mission focus is why we justly admire our active-duty and Veteran military personnel. Unfortunately for our service members and Veterans, “Playing with pain” can quickly evolve from a mantra to a way of life. This means that injuries and ailments are pushed aside, even if non-prescription painkillers are required. To protect…
Don’t Gamble With Your Health! Learn What Medical “Informed Consent” Really Means For You.
You are not a medical professional. But, you’re a smart person with at least average ability to understand instructions and information. Guess what? If you blindly sign all those forms they give you at the doctor’s office, your intelligence will be used to pin all the risks from any medical procedure on you. This article…
What to do when VA deliberately late mails you a notice
Picture this scenario. Today is Monday, October 19, 2015. You open your mail. Surprise! You have a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). You read the letter. It’s dated August 17, 2015. The letter explains that you have 60-days from the date on the letter in which to respond…or else…
Meet Our Team! An Interview with Dee Doutel, Senior Paralegal
Bob Goss, founder of the Law Office of Robert B. Goss, P.C., has built his law practice around the concept of family and friends who have a passion to protect our troops. As part of a series of conversations with our law office family and friends, it is a pleasure to introduce Ms. Dee Doutel, Senior…
Houston, Austin, San Antonio: Self-Storage And Your Consumer Rights Under Texas Law
Self-storage facilities are so popular they have their own national association. According to the Self Storage Association (SSA), this industry generated $27.2 billion in annual U.S. revenues, in 2014 alone! SSA asserts that the self-storage industry has been the fastest-growing segment of the commercial real-estate industry over the last 40…
Texas – Benefits for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Spouses
As we have mentioned in previous blogs, the State of Texas is grateful to Veterans and their families. Texas is notable for its numerous programs designed to assist Veterans and their families through discounts on various licenses, financial assistance, educational benefits, and more. The following summary is intended as a…
How to avoid a costly common post-service mistake. Part II of an interview with Bob Goss
Bob Goss, founder of the Law Office of Robert B. Goss, P.C. Robert B. Goss is a Veteran, attorney, and the founder of the Law Office of Robert B. Goss, P.C. Bob, as he prefers to be called, started his law firm in response to the need he saw for a…