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One of the major goals of VA is to ensure that all former service members are able to be buried in a Veterans’ Cemetery close to home. Specifically, the VA has a department objective to ensure that at least 95% of the nation’s Veterans can be buried within a 75-mile...
In their ongoing effort to identify various toxic environments that service members have been exposed to, the VA has conducted a Phase 1 study of Airman and Groundcrew men. The purpose of the study is to determine whether those individuals experienced certain medical...
Another form of service connection that Veterans may not be aware of is an 1151 VA claim. Service connection based on 1151 VA claims refers to the statute 38 CFR § 1151. Unlike the other forms of service connection, this type does not involve service connection for...
During the pandemic, in order to have a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Hearing Operations (OHO), one had to agree to either a phone hearing or a Teams hearing over Microsoft video. The Social Security Office of Hearing Operations was closed...
In recent months, our Veterans have been receiving more and more Rating Decisions that include at least one “deferred” issue. This can happen for several reasons, but it is usually because VA has obtained the information to decide some, but not all, issues in a...
When the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021 (CLJA) was passed, TV and radio air waves were inundated with ads from law firms that seemed to promise massive payouts for Veterans who had been exposed to the toxic water at Camp Lejeune. However, many have worried that the...
On March 31, 2023, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status and security of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) trust funds. According to the 2023 Trustees Report, the combined asset...
A new law has recently been signed into action by President Joe Biden allowing for an expansion of benefits for Veterans that require adapted automobiles based on their service-connected disabilities and disorders. The previous law allowed Veterans to receive a...
