May 1st, 2011, is a great day for America.
Congratulations and thanks must go to the United States military, Defense Department, and all intelligence agencies responsible for killing Osama bin Laden.
Since August 1990, American troops have been protecting the United States of America and millions of foreign citizens in the Middle East and across the world against unprovoked aggression.
Life in the military is so different than civilian life.
Military service requires sacrifice. Sacrifice your civilian counterparts may not understand or even appreciate. Military life when you are deployed to a combat zone is challenging, and even when you’re resting you are never really resting.
One of the very common disabilities I deal with for veterans benefits claims is depression.
After several extensions the newest and possibly last opportunity to apply for Stop-Loss payments is set for March 18, 2011.
Additional information from the Department of Defense may be found at http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0710_stoploss/
Essentially if a service member was not allowed to separate or retire – – the service member’s service was involuntarily extended between September 11, 2001, and September 30, 2009, the service member is eligible to apply for this pay.
A benefit for disabled Texas veterans is the Disabled Veteran license plate.https://www.attorneyforveterans.com/lawyer-attorney-1645439.html
Requirements:
Texas veterans who are rated and received monthly compensation, and are:
Texas Property Code §92.107 requires a tenant provide a forwarding address “for the purpose of refunding the security deposit.”
So what happens if a tenant fails to provide a forwarding address to the landlord? First, “the landlord is not obligated to return the tenant’s security deposit or provide the description of damages and charges until the tenant gives the landlord a written statement of the tenants forwarding address…”
Therefore, a tenant who fails to provide their forwarding address hurts themselves. Secondly, the tenants right to the security deposit is not forfeited, however, the landlord has no obligation to return the security deposit or provide the description of damages until he has the written “statement of the tenant’s forwarding address.”
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, ORDERED the Secretary of Veteran Affairs to issue the final rule for the new Agent Orange (AO) Presumptions https://www.militaryveteranlawyer.com/2009/10/3_new_presumptive_agent_orange.html within 30 days from August 2, 2010.
The significance of this Order is a final rule is required before VA Regional Offices consider and GRANT AO issues based upon the NEW presumptions. For a veteran to be granted a service-connection for one of the new AO presumptive diseases the veteran must have one of the new AO diseases, and prove they were in Vietnam or another area specified by the VA.
Prior to the Federal Circuits’ Order the VA had delayed issuing this final rule.
You do — if you have children. Who will take care of them if you and your spouse pass?
You do — if you own the following assets you need a will in order that the assets may pass to those you wish to inherit your property:
• Real Property, including mineral interest and surface rights • Bank or brokerage accounts, CDs, stocks and bonds • Automobiles • Tangible Personal Property • Money Is Owed to You (you are the person writing the will)
Many veterans are exposed to noise during their military service. And by noise I mean everything from explosions, gunfire, jet engines, machinery, or other events that produce loud sounds.
Tinnitus is commonly referred to as “ringing in ears,” but may sound to the veteran like popping, old test tube equipment, electrical sounds, clicking, or another noise in the ears or head of the veteran.
The VA provides a 10% disability rating for veterans having this disability as long as the tinnitus is recurrent. The maximum amount is 10%, regardless of if the tinnitus is in one or both ears, or the head.
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Texas Property Code §92.108 states “a tenant may not withhold payment of any portion of the last month’s rent on grounds that the security deposit is security for unpaid rent.”
The penalties are clear — the tenant can be liable up to 3 times the rent wrongfully withheld and liable for payment of the landlord’s attorney fees for any suit to recover the rent.
Texas Veteran’s seeking help buying and owning a home, just received a little extra help on February 9, 2010. Under this new program called the Texas Veteran’s Mortgage Credit Program, a veteran may apply and receive up to $2000 on the mortgage interest paid to own a home in the State of Texas.
For complete details please visit the website listed below or read the material copied from the site in the continued reading section.
From http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/homeownership/fthb/mort_cred_certificate.htm#veteranmcc
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