Three words I hear a lot these days when dealing with a Social Security Disability claim are Covid, closings, and confusions. The days of getting in your car and driving to the Social Security office to file a claim or get information ended last year. And the...
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Month: January 2021
Medication Side Effects and Secondary Service Connection
When it comes to VA disability benefits there are two main theories of service connection provided by the Veteran and their attorney: direct service connection and secondary service connection. Direct service connection can be granted when the Veteran suffers an...
Using Social Security Disability Decisions in VA Claims for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
Oftentimes, there are overlaps between VA clients and Social Security disability clients, especially where the issue of Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (“TDIU”) is at play. If your service-connected impairments prevent you from working, but are...
UPDATE REGARDING K-2 LEGISLATION
We recently posted a blog regarding the military base at Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbeistan, known as “K-2” and the disabilities suffered by service members and veterans who were deployed there. In summary, there is widespread belief among both service members and the medical...
New Presumptions added to Agent Orange List as of January 1, 2021
The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, but the fight for benefits related to exposure to Agent Orange still continues. And with the passage of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the fight has been won for Veterans suffering from bladder cancer,...
VA Disability Pay for Troops with Debilitating Cases of COVID-19
On December 16, 2020, Congress passed the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. (You can read the full text of the Bill here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7105/text). The...