By: Leo Shane III A federal court for the first time will allow a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs to move ahead, a move that legal experts said opens the doors for a host of similar cases against the bureaucracy. The decision, which could affect thousands of veterans, came late last week in the…
The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act (Pub L. 115-55) became law in August of 2017 and went into affect last month. So how does this affect the appeals process for our clients? The goals of the new appeal process are to modernize the current claims and appeals process, include three review options for disagreements…
Veterans that have finally been awarded their VA benefits are finding themselves in a financial nightmare. The VA has been making errors on payout amounts for veterans, then expects prompt payment when they realize the error. As of now the VA is allowed to take 100% of a veterans monthly benefit until the repayment is…
Vietnam war veterans were expecting an appeal to be filed by the Office of Veteran Affairs over the January win for Blue Water Veterans. A week before the Vietnam Veteran 50th Anniversary Commencement, VA officials announced that they were unlikely to appeal the decision. Blue Water Veterans were an overlooked group of veterans that served…
16 confirmed positions filled by the Senate VA Committee that were previously empty long term. 25 major pieces of legislation passed that are now law. Here are some of the highlights: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care…
30 hearings have been held by the Senate VA Committee on the implementation of the VA Mission Act, current state of the VA, and to consider important nominations. What changes come with the VA Mission Act? According to the joint VA committee the VA Mission Act’s purpose is to bring more care to more veterans…
