Veterans Disability Benefits: What is the new VA eBenefits System?
At a recent Veterans Law conference, I had the opportunity to hear a presentation by the VA Compensation Director, Thomas J. Murphy. One of the many topics that Director Murphy touched on was the...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: “Hey VA – why doesn’t Nehmer apply to Korea and Thai Vets...
So if you are a veteran of the Vietnam era, you have most certainly heard of the “Nehmer” Rules. For those that haven’t heard of “Nehmer” rules, they are a set of rules that require the VA to consider...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: How does the VA rate Parkinson’s Disease?
I am frequently invited to speak at various functions around the country on topics relating to Veterans. While preparing for one of these talks (I’m going to have 254 Judges from Texas as my captive...
View ArticleDon’t get ripped off by bad Veterans’ Charities.
Veteran’s Day is just around the corner – I know that a lot of you choose Veteran’s Day as the day you will donate money to a Veteran’s charity. Before you donate to a Veteran’s charity this year, be...
View ArticleVeterans’ Benefits: What on earth is the RBA?
So you’ve battled the VA for years, possibly decades…you’ve finally made it to the first level of judicial review – the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC). After paying your filing fee (or...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: VA can’t reduce your rating because of medicine, says the...
Once you’ve fought and beat the VA on service connection of your injury, the next battle is fighting to get the right impairment rating and the proper effective date in your VA benefits claim. Last...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: How does a same sex marriage that is lawful in a...
If you came looking for an answer to this question, you won’t find it here — yet. On November 29, 2012, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) will hear oral arguments in Cardona v. Shinseki,...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: How’s the VA doing as of Monday, October 29, 2012
Every Monday Morning, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) releases its Monday Morning Workload Reports (MMWR). So how is the VA looking at the beginning of last week, October 29, 2012? 67.7% of...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: DIC and Remarriage
We had a request recently to discuss what happens to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits when a surviving spouse remarries. So, let’s start from the top. What is Dependency and...
View ArticleVeterans Benefits: Why I like the VA’s Decision Review Officer (DRO) Process.
This past week, I had the opportunity to visit on the phone with a Decision Review Officer (DRO) from the Houston VA Regional Office on one of my client’s cases. We spent about 2o minutes discussing...
View ArticleVeterans Disability Benefits: Are Surviving Spouses of Vietnam Veterans...
The Attig Law Firm has recently helped 2 surviving spouses of Vietnam Veterans prevail in their claims for benefits to the VA. Both cases resulted in substantial past-due benefit payments to the...
View ArticleVeterans Disability Benefits: Court ruling aids Surviving Spouses of deceased...
A recent precedential decision of the CAVC (Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) yields many positive results for Veterans. I won’t discuss all of them in detail here, but will point out the major...
View ArticleFacebook Fundraiser: February 2013
The Attig Law Firm wants to use its Facebook page to raise funds – and awareness – for local community based Veterans Non-Profits, particularly those in Texas and the DFW Metroplex. This Month’s Target...
View ArticleVeterans Disability Benefits: BVA reversed in Surviving Spouse DIC Claim for...
The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) frequently issues “single-judge” decisions that are not precedential. In other words, other Veterans and their lawyers cannot rely on the decisions for...
View ArticleVeterans Disability Benefits: What Duty to Assist does the VA owe a surviving...
Today’s post discusses how the Duty to Assist works in a claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) filed by the surviving spouse of a deceased Veteran. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals...
View ArticleVeterans Disability Benefits: What is the Rule of Prejudicial Error?
In any case before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), the Rule of Prejudicial Error could well come into play. What is this rule? Congress has written the so-called “harmless error”...
View ArticleVA will pay over $300,000 to Vietnam Veteran’s widow: Attig Law Firm wins 22...
A client of the Attig Law Firm recently prevailed in her claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) to the VA. What made this case interesting is that the VA has been denying the claim...
View Article$319 raised for Combat Vets: Support Heroes on the Water
Attached is a copy of the letter showing that the Attig Law Firm, PLLC, delivered a donation of $319 to the Heroes on the Water Organization today. Please, consider contributing to this wonderful...
View ArticleVA Announces “cure” to backlog: Provisional Claim Granting.
I have to confess, I think that the idea of granting claims “provisionally” is a fantastic way to clear out the claims backlog. The problem is nobody really knows how it will work. Here’s what...
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8 Things you Need to Know When Choosing a Lawyer for your Veteran’s...
The more C-Files I review for possible representation, the more I realize how important it is to choose the correct representative. Here is a list of 8 things that will help you choose the best...
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