John Smith- Army Veteran that served from 02/15/1972 to 02/15/1975 Married to Jane Smith The Smith’s have signed over their deed to their daughter for the house they are living in. Income $1,020  John’s Social Security $1,080  Jane’s Social Security $700     Jane’s settlement from an accident that runs out in November Assets Home is…

The American Rescue Plan was signed into law on March 11th, 2021.  How will this affect our Veterans? $1 billion for debt forgiveness related to copayments or other cost sharing that Veterans paid for VA health care, and to reimburse Veterans who paid a copay or other cost sharing for care and prescriptions provided from…

Despite the coronavirus crisis there are a lot of things happening for Veterans right now. Bladder cancer has been added to the presumptive illness list for Agent Orange Veterans.  The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is holding a speaking engagement for experts in the field to update Veterans on what this means for them.  This speaking…

The option to fax applications to the VA has given all of us who practice in this area an instant confirmation, but this is going away after January 1st. I am hoping that the VA will add an upload option to the much anticipated Veteran benefit application. The VA has been given a deadline to…

  Develop a rapport with your client by being less clinical and having more of a discussion. Are you listening to your client? A proper intake is the most important step in nurturing a relationship with a future client.  The intake process supplies you with the information needed to file a claim on behalf of…

Tester led 45 Senators in urging leadership from the Senate and House Armed Services Committees to adopt his amendment requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans suffering from conditions related to Agent Orange exposure in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. In July, Tester successfully secured his landmark Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act in…