Veterans who were in the military and now suffer from an emotional, mental or physical disability might be eligible to receive disability benefits from the Veteran’s Administration. Disability benefits lawyers can assist them in obtaining the benefits they’re entitled to. There are two primarily categories of VA disability benefits, and a disability benefits lawyer can…
The Veterans Administration is patting itself on the back for reducing the backlog of disability applications to under 100,000. They claim this is the lowest number in the history of the department. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, however, chides the department for sending out congratulatory emails despite promising there would be no backlog by the…
Did you apply for SSI disability and got rejected, or are you considering making a fresh application? There will be a long list of procedural requirements you may have to go through before your claim is considered. In addition, reports of slow application processes, frozen payouts for disability benefits and other complications have all but…
The early stages of American involvement in Vietnam primarily consisted of the deployment of Agent Orange defoliants under Operation Ranch Hand. While the chemical was supposedly effective in reducing vegetation cover for Viet Cong insurgents, health issues have persisted on both sides. Securing VA benefits for Air Force personnel affected by Agent Orange may be…
President Obama recently signed a new VA Bill that’s going to help a lot of veterans. For too long, many of the country’s veterans have been subjected to traveling long distances and waiting in long queues in order to receive care. What the new bill does is give veterans the permission to go to a…
Although things may look difficult for veterans with disabilities, they can offset them by applying for disability benefits from the government. Claiming them, however, can be a long process. Each claim goes through rigorous checks to ensure that only the deserving get them. This requires an applicant to fulfill all the conditions required, including complete…
Recent news have reported a growing number of veteran disability claims filed in the last five years. Military veterans with service-related disability may qualify for up to $3,100 in monthly benefits, provided they pass the eligibility requirements. Veterans who would like to claim for veteran disability benefits should be advised on the necessary steps they…
They stand on street corners and live in alleys, sometimes dressed in military regalia holding up signs which read “HOMELESS, ANYTHING HELPS”. This is the plight of almost 50,000 homeless veterans in America. How is it that this many men and women can fall into despair after rendering military service to one of the world’s…
Title 38 of the United States Code identifies a veteran as a “person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.” The information from the service records that veterans will present to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should satisfy these…
Unfortunately, not all injured or unwell veterans are eligible for veterans’ disability benefits. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) follows strict guidelines on determining a veteran’s eligibility, which starts from measuring the disability’s service-connection. The applicant must prove through the documents he submits that the injury or illness that he sustained were directly service-related.…
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