FAQs
Are you responsive to clients?
We regularly stay in touch with clients and return all calls within 24 hours if possible.
Do Iraq and Afghanistan veterans get priority for VA disability claims?
No. However, the veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have been filing more and more claims as expected and this is causing an increase in the backlog of claims and appeals.
Can veterans’ disability advocates delay cases to increase their fees?
NO! As most veterans are aware, the VA has created and absurdly long appeal system and has made it worse by allowing a backlog of claims of nearly 1 million. The only group motivated to slow down the case is the VA since it can delay the payment of money. Moreover,...
Since VA appeals take a long time should I just re-file a new disability claim?
First, and most importantly, if a veteran withdraws the appeal and re-files a new claim they may lose significant back pay because they may lose the right to have the effective date of any subsequent win go back to the date the earlier claim was filed. Instead, the...
Will hiring an advocate slow down my VA benefits case?
NO! The VA’s own Director of Compensation and Pension recently stated that hiring an advocate helps cases move quicker. A veterans disability advocate knows how and where to obtain the evidence needed and has an organized system of doing it. Additionally, an...
Will hiring an advocate speed up my veterans disability case?
Many cases are denied because claimants don’t know the legal standards or the evidence needed to win. This can cause ongoing delays in obtaining and sending in information. An experienced VA disability advocate cannot speed up the appeal process itself but can help...
Will hiring a veteran disability advocate increase my chances of winning?
Yes, according to the most recent report from the VA’s Board of Veterans’ Appeals, using a advocate increases the chance of winning an appeal more than using Disabled American Veterans (DAV) or other service organization representative, or not using any...
Why should I hire a Veterans Disability advocate?
Hiring a veteran disability advocate increases your chances of winning. According to the VA’s most recent statistics, using an advocate will increase your chances of winning an appeal more than using a service organization representative like Disabled...
Does the VA make mistakes in its decisions?
As recently as 2012, the VA’s Inspector General, the auditing arm of the VA, reported that in the Cleveland VA Regional Office alone 26% of veterans disability claims were inaccurately processed. That’s 1 in 4 that were incorrectly decided.
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