Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
Service in the military can be a way for someone to uphold their family legacy or give back to a country that has given them many opportunities. Unfortunately, service often comes with a high cost. Those who serve in the military can get hurt during basic training so...
If you served in the military and suffered a disability, you may be able to obtain veterans disability benefits. These benefits are available to those who were injured and disabled but were not dishonorably discharged from the military. The amount of money you can...
Our office deals with many different types of disability cases involving Veterans who have lasting mental and physical disabilities resulting from injuries that occurred during their service to our country. Often, the Veterans Administration (VA) fails to properly...
What Is Permanent and Total Disability? While a Veteran can be both totally disabled or permanently disabled at a less than total evaluation, the VA’s finding that a Veteran is entitled to a permanent and total disability (P&T) rating is one of the most favorable...
Our office deals with many cases involving prostate cancer, especially those that are presumptively service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange. Often, the VA fails to address the multitude of issues that a Veteran is experiencing due to his prostate cancer. ...
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability applications from Social Security Administration under a special program called Wounded Warriors. To qualify for the expedited process, military service members must have become disabled while on...
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...
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,...
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) is a benefit established through statue that is paid in addition to the basic rates of compensation payable under the Schedule for Rating disabilities. SMC is paid to compensate veterans for service-connected disabilities that...
Some Veterans may be eligible for a one-time grant of up to $21,488.29 from the VA to purchase an adapted automobile. This grant is paid directly to the seller. In order to be eligible for this grant, a Veteran must be entitled to compensation due to one of the...