Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
Starting in 2019, the VA began processing appeals through a new system called the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA). The AMA replaced the traditional Legacy process that required Veterans to file a Notice of Disagreement and a VA Form 9 in response to a VA Rating...
If you have served in the military and have sustained injuries while on active duty, you may be entitled to an expedited claim with the Social Security Administration. A case is designated as critical under Military Casualty/Wounded Warrior (MC/WW) status with the...
The Veterans Readiness and Employment Program (or VR&E) was created by the VA as an alternative to the GI Bill for disabled veterans. For veterans who are disabled due to service-related injuries, the VR&E assists those transitioning, discharged, and...
In a press release issued on April 4, 2022, Social Security announced the reopening of local offices beginning April 7, 2022. In-person services have resumed, including for people without an appointment. Due to a high volume of customers with health vulnerabilities,...
I began a series of blogs dealing with the various forms of special monthly compensation that are available to certain disabled Veterans in specific situations. This “Special Monthly Compensation” is applied because the level of compensation for the particular...
The Social Security Administration has acknowledged that those beneficiaries of Supplemental Security Income may have more difficulty filing appeals during the COVID-19 pandemic due to closure of field offices and delays with mail delivery. In a Emergency Message,...
Veterans with military service in the Southwest Asia Theatre of Operations have been plagued by a variety of chronic medical conditions. Collectively known as Gulf War Syndrome or Gulf War Illness, it has affected an untold numbers of Veterans. As a result, the...
VA’s congressional overseers are requesting that the VA put a stop to its implementation of a multibillion-dollar medical supply chain management system that has fallen short of expectations at this point in the process. VA adopted the new system known as Defense...
The Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) was created in 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which was signed into law March 11, 2021. Over $386 million was set aside to initiate a COVID–19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program that...
The Social Security Administration has a specific Listing section 14.00 for Immune System Disorder for Adults. A few of the most seen sections of Immune System Disorders I encounter in representing Claimant are outlined below. 14.02 for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus...