New VA Disability Deadline Rules
Prior to a recent Supreme Court decision, disabled veterans’ appeals were usually not considered after the 120-day filing deadline passed. In Henderson v. Shinseki, decided...
Sample Disability Compensation Letter – Sinusitis, Sleep Apnea, Rhinitis
This quick disability claim letter to VA Comp & Pension from my own claim for sinusitis, sleep apnea and allergic rhinitis should help get...
How To Get A Higher Disability Rating
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...
Disabled Veterans Sample FOIA Letter
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...
VA Disability Rates 2010
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...
Top 5 Individual Unemployability Misconceptions Veterans Need To Know
I recently talked with an evaluator for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
The VA examiner, a friendly chap, had some confusion about what the Dept...
Disabled Veterans: From Disability to a Square Deal
What's the Square Deal all about with Voc Rehab?
Oh the elusive Square Deal for disabled veterans. Some of you have asked me to explain...
Compensation & Pension
How to manage your VA claim for disability compensation
I’ll start by explaining what I did and why it was wrong. Another case of do...
