What do I offer you that my competition does not?

What do I offer you that the competition does not? It’s a question easily answered in many situations and it’s something you need to think…

How to Get the Best Representation for Your Veterans Disability Claim

Is your representative an attorney? This seems to be a silly question but often those who we meet with either do not know or mistakenly…

Agent Orange Claims

If you are a veteran who served in Vietnam or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone during Vietnam and you suffer from the following: Ischemic Heart…

Spouses, children, and parents of Servicemembers and Veterans who are deceased or totally and permanently disabled by a service-connected disability may be eligible for VA dependent and survivor benefits, i.e., DIC compensation. These benefits can also include pension, health care, education, home loans, and burial. Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is a tax free monetary...

By David Magann

Often we see clients who have had military records lost and sometimes those records are attributable to the fire in St. Louis, but more often or not, the records do still exist and need to be requested from another location. The following may clear up what was lost in the great fire and what form...

By David Magann

Under 38 USCS Section 110 states: “A total rating of 100% (or other permanant rating) that has been in continous force for twenty years shall not be reduced.” Until then you are subject to whatever exams for rating purposes the VA desire. However, barring no reduction, permanent and total service connected disability is a 100%...

By David Magann

Those new to the VA claims process may come to believe that the VA is “pro claimant” or will, without a doubt, provide every possible assistance to support your disability claim. This belief is a dangerous pitfall based upon Congressional mandates and case law which is often ignored by a bureaucracy that is understaffed, undertrained,...

By David Magann

When your receive the initial decision from the VA you have one year to file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD). When you file your NOD you should request the Decision Review Officer (DRO) hearing. This “non-traditional” method of appeal allows a “de novo” review, meaning a “new review” of the claim. The traditional NOD appeal...

By David Magann

Effective June 20, 2007, veterans are allowed to retain an attorney after the first denial by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at the Notice of Disagreement stage. Since the passage of Congressional Legislation in 2007 allowing Veterans access to an attorney once the VA claim has been denied, a growing number of Veterans finally have...