Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
I hear complaints, often, from Veterans about the frequency and redundancy of Compensation and Pension Examinations (C&P) that they have to attend. This is not an issue that is being ignored. The House VA Disability Assistance and Memorial affairs Subcommittee...
Anyone who deals with the VA on a daily basis knows that the VA’s backlog of cases is a problem. The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA - the arm of the VA that adjudicates disability compensation claims) has processed more than 1 million filings this year and says...
The Social Security Administration has announced that effective September 30, 2025, it will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payment. In March of 2025, President Trump signed an executive order mandating the movement to electronic payments for federal benefits...
Injured contractors working overseas for the U.S. government are covered under the Defense Base Act (DBA). This law ensures that workers who are injured while on a U.S. government contract abroad can receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, the process of...
The Compassionate Allowances program from the Social Security Administration was started in response to long wait times many Claimants see after having applied for Social Security disability. The Compassionate Allowances program allows those with certain severe...
Since Social Security began its appointment-only policy for in-office visits, it has created longer wait times for appointments and scheduling. Additionally, many disabled individuals or chronically ill patients are unable to navigate Social Security's requirements...
While the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act) covers some instances of toxic exposure at domestic military bases, such as Camp Lejeune, there are other enormous gaps in recognition. Veterans have...
Since the Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented an appointment-only policy in November of 2024, SSA has encouraged people to utilize phone and online services; however, there are long wait times, and many disabled individuals are unable to navigate online...
The VA’s Specially Adapted Housing Program (SAH) provides grants to Veterans and service members with certain service-connected disabilities to buy or change a home to meet their needs. Created in 1948, the SAH program administers grants to Veterans with certain...
I’ve written before about the report made last year by the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), which found the VA spent $1.4 million on unnecessary C&Ps from April through September 2023. Now, the OIG has released a new report regarding the VA’s Calculator for...