New changes in the law allow for previously unreported sexual assaults to be investigated by the VA and, in some cases, can lead to an increase in veterans benefits. The VA is now encouraging those … Read More »
Proper filing of Veterans Disability claims can you get through appeals faster. In our previous blogs, we discussed the difference between a claim and an appeal as well as VA regional office appeals. To wrap … Read More »
The purpose of this blog is to discuss ways that a veteran without a 100% VA disability rating can use Total Disability/Individual Unemployability (TDIU) to achieve the same results. Although many veterans seek to qualify … Read More »
Anyone who has filed for disability payments through the VA knows how easy it is to become overwhelmed by the jargon, abbreviations, and sheer amount of information that gets sent back to you. When you’re … Read More »
So far, in our previous blog posts, we have covered the life cycle of a VA claim from the initial filing at the regional office (RO) to the beginning stages of the appeals process. We … Read More »
Now that we have shed some light on the basic differences between claims and appeals, we can now focus more on the appeals process itself. To refresh, a veteran starts the process by filing a … Read More »
There are almost 49,000 homeless veterans in the United States[1]. Allowing our bravest citizens to fight for our country and then go homeless is shameful. One state, Virginia, has finally declared victory against the scourge … Read More »
Veterans Day is almost here – Wednesday, November 11 – and our entire team at George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers would like to thank the courageous men and women who served our country! As a … Read More »
Veterans who were told their wait time for care from the VA would decrease may actually be facing even longer wait times well into the foreseeable future. A recent 4,000-page report conducted for the Department … Read More »
