Benjamin Krause, Esq.

Jan 14 2011May 30, 2019

How To Get A Higher VA Disability Rating

202 Comments / Disability Compensation / By Benjamin Krause

Whether fighting for a higher disability rating or filing your disability claim with Dept. of Veterans Affairs, this article has insider tips that win. How To Manage Your VA Claim …

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Jan 14 2011March 29, 2018

Disabled Veterans Sample FOIA Letter

84 Comments / Disability Compensation, Must Read, Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

Here are two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) letters. The first one I borrowed from a law firm for disabled veterans requesting copies of their disability claim folder (which will …

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Nov 22 2010November 1, 2016

How To Get Denied VA Voc Rehab

16 Comments / Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

Go straight to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. There are 3 main ways that qualified disabled veterans fail to get approval to use the benefit. The …

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Nov 13 2010

2011 VA Voc Rehab Stipend Rates

5 Comments / Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

VR&E Training Programs Subsistence Allowance Rate Increase As of October 1, 2010 In some cases, a veteran requires additional education or training to become employable. A subsistence allowance is paid …

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Oct 6 2010

False: 12-Year Time Limit To Use Chapter 31

22 Comments / Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

More Voc Rehab BS… No more for me please, I’m full. Every couple months, a few disabled veterans email me about the 12-year time limit to use VA Vocational Rehabilitation …

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Oct 1 2010

Flight Instruction Denied: Clark v Brown

Voc Training, Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

United States Court of Veterans Appeals. George T. CLARKE, Appellant, v. Jesse BROWN, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee. No. 94-1087. Jan. 10, 1997. Veteran sought entitlement to vocational rehabilitation subsistence …

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Oct 1 2010

Vocational Rehabilitation: Davenport v. Brown

2 Comments / Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

United States Court of Veterans Appeals. Robert R. DAVENPORT, Appellant, v. Jesse BROWN, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Appellee. No. 91-1665. Argued Jan. 13, 1995. Decided March 30, 1995. Veteran appealed …

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Sep 30 2010August 15, 2012

VA Disability Rates 2010

7 Comments / Disability Compensation / By Benjamin Krause

Veterans Compensation Benefits Rate Tables – Effective 12/1/09 There will be no COLA for 2010 so the VA disability rates are the same as last year. Basic Rates – …

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