Veterans Benefit Legislation

Do You Qualify For VA Benefits Under the PACT Act?

The PACT Act is a recent law that aims to provide more extensive health care and benefits to Veterans who…

11 months ago

What’s the Appeal? A Successful Case Handled by the GAD VA Benefits Team

The Board of Veterans’ Appeals denied the veteran’s claims for entitlement to an increased rating for a right foot condition…

1 year ago

VA Healthcare Legislation

In the wake of the scandalous revelations of extraordinary wait times and falsification of records at VA Medical Centers, Congress…

10 years ago

Changes at VA do not bode well for claims handling

All the media and congressional attention drawn to the VA lately as a result of the medical center scandal, beginning…

10 years ago

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

2013 Disability Compensation Rates

VA’s disability compensation rates for 2013 include a 1.7 cost of living increase. You can see the 2013 table here…

11 years ago

The Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee

On June 4, 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that its Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation will hold a…

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

VETERANS’ ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTICE CARE

On June 6, 2011, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced a bill which specifically requires VA to have a doctor of…

13 years ago

Increase VA Compensation Rates Automatically

On May 5, 2011, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the benefits…

13 years ago