Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
I am posting a email I received containing internet links I believe are helpful for veterans and their advocates. The topics are listed alphabetically. Below are web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file/ask for them. Accordingly, there...
Effective January 19, 2012, changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities will benefit veterans who have been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Lou Gehrig's disease. Barring affirmative evidence to the contrary, VA regulations provide a...
Previously I discussed veterans' concerns for potential Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation for disability for United States Marine Corps veterans and their families stationed at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina between the years of 1957...
Many of the veterans Gardberg represent in applications for VA disability compensation live along our Gulf Coast, from Florida to Texas.On December 16, 2011, the VA Gulf Coast Health Care System opened $304 million in up-graded facilities at their Biloxi Mississippi...
On December 8, 2011, House Bill HR-3612 The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2011 was introduced. The Bill is a companion Bill to Senate Bill S. 1629; The Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011, introduced earlier this year. The House version represents a compromise...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued an updated list concerning US Navy and US Coast Guard ships, sometimes referred to as "brown water vessels," that satisfy criteria for presumed exposure to Agent Orange. Veterans who served on these ships will be...
One of many questions I receive from veteran's concerns potential Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation for disability caused by illness for United States Marine Corps veterans and their families stationed at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina...
Iwill be appearing tonight on the Scuttlebutt radio show on FM Talk 106.5 FM here in Mobile at 8:15pm. If you are not in Mobile, please listen over http://www.fmtalk1065.com/.Tonight we will discuss the following issues:1. Whether failing to file a new application for...
On March 1, 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued a much anticipated decision in Henderson v. Shinseki, 562 U.S. ________ (2011). The unanimous Court held that the 120 days to file an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) from...
One of the most frequent complaints our lawyers hear from veterans concerns the endless delays VA takes, at the Regional Office (RO), at the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA), and at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), in reaching a decision on a claim or...