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The VA has announced proposed changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD), including the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The VA has stated the goal is to change the focus from the number and type of symptoms the Veteran is experiencing, and...
I began working as a Veteran’s Disability Compensation in August of 2019. My previous practice centered mainly around personal injury and similar tort claims. When I started with Gardberg and Kemmerly, I thought that this line of work would be similar. I quicky...
Veterans who served in any branch of the US military between the 1930s and 1990s are at risk of having been exposed to asbestos during their period of service and could be entitled to disability benefits from VA. Veterans who were exposed to asbestos in-service and...
Often overlooked, an intent to file (aka VA Form 21-0966) is an important step in beginning your claim for VA compensation. The intent to file gives you additional time, up to a year, to gather additional evidence to support your claim before filing. This will help...
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act is finally law! The PACT act, which I’ve discussed previously, as well as in February and May, has finally been signed into law by President Biden on August 10,...
Since 2017, it has been established in the Social Security Regulations that SSA does not have to assign any weight or even review a disability determination made by the Veterans Administration. Social Security Regulation 20 C.F.R. § 404.1504 states: Decisions by other...
The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (the PACT act), which I discussed last week, as well as in February and May, has finally passed in the Senate, on August 2, 2022, and will go before the President to be signed into law. It is expected that the Act...
The Honoring Our Pact Act (“PACT Act”), which I discussed in February and in May, has failed to pass in the Senate. The PACT Act is a comprehensive legislation that addresses not just burn pit toxin exposed Veterans, but also adds presumptive conditions to herbicide...
Most Veterans are aware of the process of filing for primary service-connected disability benefits, which are awarded for injuries or conditions that were incurred as a result of active-duty military service. If a veteran’s service-connected condition causes or leads...
This is my third blog regarding the Supreme Courts decision to hear the case of a resident of Puerto Rico drawing under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. In a disappointing decision by the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Vaello Madero, the...
