VA Compensation Benefits – Page 2 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jun

Federal Appeals Court Finds VA Failed To Provide Timely Care And Benefits To Veterans

June 22, 2011

In a scathing 104-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled...

Jun

Presumption Of VA Service-Connection Extended To Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia And Small-Cell Lymphocytic Lymphoma

June 2, 2011

In order to receive service-connected compensation benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in...

May

VA Petitioner Wins Right To Challenge Secretary’s Appointment Of Fiduciary

May 17, 2011

In Freeman v. Shinseki, No. 10-1462 (U.S. Ct. App. Vet. Claims April 26, 2011), 2011...

Apr

Overview of Veterans Benefit Act of 2010

April 19, 2011

The Veterans Benefits Act of 2010, Public Law 111-275, made a few relatively minor changes...

Feb

Agent Orange Exposure Among Naval Aviation Veterans of the Vietnam Era

February 17, 2011

(This article is from the February 2011 Edition of the Compensation and Pension (C &...

Feb

“Presumptive” Disability Benefits Available For Certain Veterans

February 7, 2011

What is the Medical Nexus Requirement? As I wrote in a blog post in 2009,...

Feb

New VA Fiduciary Website

February 5, 2011

On January 6, 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched an internet website for...

Dec

Recent Case Provides Latest Description Of The VA’s Duty To Assist Veteran In Obtaining Evidence To Support A Claim For Benefits

December 9, 2010

Under the statutes, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) has a duty to assist a...

Nov

Top 10 Veterans Service-Connected Disability Compensation Benefit Cases Decided By The Federal Circuit In 2009 – 2010

November 29, 2010

A disability compensation benefit is paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a...

Nov

Department of Veterans Affairs – News Release

November 24, 2010

November 1, 2010 Washington, D.C. VA Begins Paying Benefits for New Agent Orange Claims VA...

Nov

Who Is A Veteran For Benefits Purposes?

November 14, 2010

The two monetary benefits available to disabled veterans are Service-Connected Compensation and Non-Service Connected Pension....

Oct

Recent Inspection Of Disability Claims Filed By Veterans At VA Regional Office In Newark, NJ Reveals Significant Errors

October 6, 2010

The Benefits Inspection Division is part of the Office of Inspector General (IG) in the...

Sep

VA Publishes Final Regulation on “Presumptive” Illnesses for Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

September 29, 2010

Today, a final regulation was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 59968 ) making...

Sep

Overview of the VA’s Adjudication System

September 26, 2010

(I recently ordered a free DVD from the American Bar Association (ABA). That’s right; it...

Sep

Will A Veteran Approved For VA Pension Also Receive Free Or Discounted Prescriptions?

September 16, 2010

Following is an exchange posted on a electronic bulletin board devoted to the discussion of...

Apr

Dissent Calls Majority Opinion “Indefensible”, Creating A “Kafkaeque Adjudicatory Process” Preventing Disabled Veterans From Getting Benefits

April 7, 2010

David L. Henderson joined the military in 1950, and was discharged while on active duty...

Mar

200,000 Veterans Expected to File Agent Orange Claims Over Next Two Years

March 11, 2010

Following is a news release about the Department of Veterans Affairs new initiative to fast...

Jan

Certain "Blue Water" Navy Vietnam Veterans Now Eligible For Agent Orange Presumptive Service-Connected Compensation Benefits

January 23, 2010

Agent Orange was an herbicide sprayed in Southeast Asia and other locations during the Vietnam...

Jan

Groundbreaking Decision In VA Case Establishes The Patently Obvious: A Veteran Has A Right To A Fair Adjudication Of A Claim For Benefits

January 7, 2010

Believe it or not, until a few months ago not a single court had ever...

Nov

Important News for Vietnam Veterans and Their Surviving Spouses

November 29, 2009

On October 13, 2009, Secretary Eric K. Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

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