VA Disability Blog
Board Grants Appeal For Service Connection For TBI and PTSD
The Board of Veterans' Appeals recently granted an appeal filed by Veterans Help Group on behalf of a veteran for...
Threshers Military and Veterans Appreciation Game Night
On Saturday night Veterans Help Group was honored to sponsor the Threshers Military and Veterans Appreciation Game for...
House Passes Veterans Appeals Improvement Bill That Claims to Speed Up VA Appeals
By unanimous vote of 418 to 0, the House of Representatives recently passed legislation, titled the Veterans Appeals...
VA Takes Back Millions in Former Military Pay From Disabled Veterans But Can’t Defend Why
The VA has taken away close to half a billion dollars from nearly 25,000 veterans from 2010 to 2015. Using this...
Trump Budget Cuts Benefits to Retirement Age Veterans
In an about face on his promise to help veterans by making veteran friendly changes at the VA, President Trump's new...
CAVC Update – Bankhead v. Shulkin, Docket No. 15-2404
PTSD, depression, and other acquired mental health disorders are rated based on the severity of the veteran’s...
According to GAO Study Three out of Five Veterans Discharged for Misconduct Had Mental Issues like PTSD and TBI
According to a new GAO study, three out of every five service members in the armed forces that are discharged for...
Applying for VA Disability Compensation For Headaches
Migraines and headaches are another disability recognized by the VA. When filing for VA disability compensation for...
Ralph Bratch Lectures at Army JAG School on VA Disability
Ralph Bratch of Veterans Help Group was recently honored to be a guest lecturer for the second consecutive year at the...
VA Extraschedular Rating
There are several ways to get to 100 percent VA disability rating. An extraschedular rating can be one of those ways....
Disabled Veterans Start Winning Okinawa Agent Orange Exposure Cases
In 1981, LTC Kris Roberts and his Marines were ordered to dig-up hundreds of steel barrels that were leaking chemicals...
VA Disability Claim Backlog is Climbing Again
The VA disability claim backlog has grown by 30,000 cases since last fall. After staying around 70,000 cases a year,...
Calls for “Hiring Surge” to Tackle VA Backlog
The VA’s backlog of appeals is continuing to quickly grow again. Veterans wait an average of 5 years for appeals...
VA Appeals Process Reform Proposed in New Senate Bill
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate proposes VA appeals process reform that should speed up the appeal process....
Choosing an Advocate Representative for VA Appeals Can Increase the Chance of Success by Over 16%
Recently, our blog explained why securing representation for your disability claim makes the process easier. Now is a...
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