Veterans Benefit Claims

VA Must Ask Army Rather Than Assume What DD 214 is

Where a veteran had gone AWOL for a period and then reported back to his unit, his DD Form 214…

10 years ago

Exposure to Dioxin from Contact with Aircraft

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Research  indicates that military personnel who flew in dioxin-contaminated aircraft used to…

10 years ago

5 New Illnesses Linked to Traumatic Brain Injuries

Effective January 16, 2014, VA has amended 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 to add five illnesses found to secondarily related to…

10 years ago

New Conditions in “Veterans and Agent Orange”

As many veterans are aware, there are a special set of regulations that provide for “presumptive service connection” for certain…

10 years ago

Proposed Changes in the Regulations to File a Claim or Appeal

In an attempt to combat the backlog, the VA has recently proposed several changes to the claims process. While the…

10 years ago

Did You Serve at Camp LeJeune?

Over the past several years, there has been considerable attention in the media to the past contamination of the water…

11 years ago

VA beginning to make progress in reducing backlog

A recent Washington Post article shows signs of progress in VA’s efforts to reduce the more than 800,000 claim backlog.…

11 years ago

Why do VA claims take so long?

Virtually every veteran claimant has a similar frustration with the slow pace of the VA  claims process. The picture is of…

12 years ago

New judges for the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

On May 24, 2012, the Senate confirmed two new judges for the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The Court…

12 years ago

Filing a New Claim with VA

VA Form 526 is used to initiate a new claim. Use this form if you wish to file a new…

13 years ago