Download or read book Va Handbook for Veterans and Advocates written by Tyson Manker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VA Handbook for Veterans and Advocates was written by a service-connected combat veteran and licensed attorney for fellow veterans and advocates who want to file a claim with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) for disability compensation, health care and other benefits. Advocates and family members will also find it useful. The Handbook provides an A-to-Z explanation of the claims process, from gathering records and speaking with accredited individuals to filing a claim for benefits and appealing improper denials. It explains the hierarchy of veterans law, how to understand and apply decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the significance of the M21-1 Manual, and more. VA Handbook also breaks down the modernized appeals system that went into effect in February 2019, with a detailed look at each option that is now available to veterans in the updated appeals process. It should be required reading for all veterans and advocates. If you are going to file a claim for VA benefits, get VA Handbook for Veterans and Advocates.
Download or read book Federal Benefits for Veterans Dependents and Survivors written by The US Department of Veterans Affairs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An official, up-to-date government manual that covers everything from VA life insurance to survivor benefits. Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). If you’re looking for information on these benefits and services, look no further than the newest edition of Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors. The VA operates the nation’s largest health-care system, with more than 1,700 care sites available across the country. These sites include hospitals, community clinics, readjustment counseling centers, and more. In this book, those who have honorably served in the active military, naval, or air service will learn about the services offered at these sites, basic eligibility for health care, and more. Helpful topics described in depth throughout these pages for veterans, their dependents, and their survivors include: Vocational rehabilitation and employment VA pensions Home loan guaranty Burial and memorial benefits Transition assistance Dependents and survivors health care and benefits Military medals and records And more
Download or read book Veterans Benefits Manual 2015 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 2094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Discharge Upgrade Legal Practice Manual written by Margaret Kuzma and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Manual addresses a practice area of great importance to hundreds of thousands of individuals who have served in the United States armed forces, but are often denied the title of "veteran" and excluded from the benefits and services usually offered to veterans"--
Download or read book Veterans Administration Claims written by Asknod and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written to help Veterans make their way through the maze of VA regulations, written and unwritten, that prevents them from attaining service connection. The VA, like any governmental entity, is difficult to work with. They do everything on paper and have not advanced to electronic files yet. Only 12-15 percent of VA claims are approved due to red tape and a misunderstanding of what is required. VA prefers you use Veterans Service Organizations to file your claims. I feel Veterans are not very well served by this method and advocate a do it yourself approach. This works well until you get to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims(CAVC) at that point, you would be best served by having a good attorney and nothing less.
Download or read book 47 Secret Veterans Benefits for Seniors Benefits You Have Earned But Don t Know About written by Victoria L. Collier and published by . This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 47 Secret Veterans Benefits for Seniors is written for Veterans and their advocates. You will learn insider secrets the VA doesn't want you to know, learn how you can get tax free income to pay for private health care, and learn how to push your claim effectively through the system, and much more! This book will discuss certain VA benefits that are most beneficial to senior citizens, specifically, VA service connected compensation, VA health care, and VA pension benefits.
Download or read book Agent Orange Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Benefits for Veterans Dependents and Survivors written by Hal Moroz and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Process & Benefits Available for U.S. Military Veterans, their Dependents, & Survivors” by Judge Hal Moroz.VA Benefits ...VA Claims ... Federal Tort Claims ...THIS BOOK COVERS THEM ALL!"...this book's sections form a comprehensive guide to the process and benefits available for U.S. military veterans and their families. "And the beauty of this book is that it is a compact, portable reference for veterans and/or their family members when the need to know something about Veterans Law or VA benefits arises. More often than not, people contact me or other attorneys or veterans advocates for help on such matters, but many times those services incur costs. This book is a low-cost, simple guide to understanding the process and the bureaucracy. It does not eliminate the need for competent counsel on such matters, as this is not the purpose of this work. This book is designed to educate laymen on veterans matters, and better prepare them to ask questions of the VA or legal counsel, should the need arise. In the words of Sir Francis Bacon, 'Knowledge is power.'" This book is powerful!~ Judge Hal Moroz, U.S. Army Retired, from the Preface
Download or read book Federal Benefits for Veterans Dependents and Survivors written by Harold R. Moroz and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "And the beauty of this book is that it is a compact, portable reference for veterans and/or their family members when the need to know something about Veterans Law or VA benefits arises. More often than not, people contact me or other attorneys or veterans advocates for help on such matters, but many times those services incur costs. This book is a low-cost, simple guide to understanding the process and the bureaucracy. It does not eliminate the need for competent counsel on such matters, as this is not the purpose of this work. This book is designed to educate laymen on veterans matters, and better prepare them to ask questions of the VA or legal counsel, should the need arise. In the words of Sir Francis Bacon, 'Knowledge is power.'" This book is powerful! -- Judge Hal Moroz, U.S. Army Retired, from the Preface.
Download or read book You Deserve It written by Brian Reese and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You SERVED. You DESERVE. Brian Reese was good at masking his PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. He even told himself he did not "deserve" benefits, which he later discovered was complete bullshit. As an air force officer deployed to Afghanistan, he embodied the motto of "service before self." Unfortunately, like many veterans, his service came at his own expense, and abusing alcohol and drugs to cope with mental health issues nearly ended his life. But by the grace of God and the power of pure vulnerability, Brian began a transformational journey of overcoming social stigmas and persevering through adversity. This journey has become a global movement of Veterans Helping Veterans Worldwide(TM). In You Deserve It, Brian provides veterans with a step-by-step blueprint to help them obtain virtually unknown federal and state benefits. With years of personal experience and more than ten thousand hours devoted to helping veterans get the benefits they're entitled to, Brian provides readers with the unparalleled insight and expertise that forms the foundation of his SEM Method. Whether you served thirty days or thirty years, this book will educate and inspire you to reap the rewards for your honorable service to our country.
Download or read book Veterans Benefits Manual written by Barton F. Stichman and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhaustive manual is an indispensable guide for advocates who help veterans and their families obtain benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.User-friendly, well-indexed, and packed with practical information, it includes sample forms and briefs, flowcharts, checklists, citations to legal authorities, and other documents designed to streamline the claims process and save you and your veteran client valuable time.Written by practicing lawyers at the National Veterans Legal Services Program, this manual contains valuable insight and analysis from a team of experts on the front line of veterans law. Use their first-hand experience fighting for veterans' rights and their insider's view of the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain the benefits your client earned.The Veterans Benefits Manual contains dozens of effective, battle-tested advocacy tips for veterans and advocates along with all the latest developments in veterans law.2020-2021 Edition Editors:National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)Barton F. Stichman, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Veterans Legal Services ProgramRonald B. Abrams, Special Counsel and Former Joint Executive Director of the National Veterans Legal Services ProgramRichard V. Spataro, Director of Training and Publications of the National Veterans Legal Services ProgramStacy A. Tromble, Director of Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Litigation of the National Veterans Legal Services ProgramThe 2020-2021 Edition of the Veterans Benefits Manual has been thoroughly updated with the important developments in veterans law over the past year. Highlights of these updates include advocacy essentials such as:A new section about how to find out the status of a VA claim (Section 12.5.7);A new section on how to avoid losing months of retroactive disability compensation when you aren't sure whether you should file an initial claim form or supplemental claim form (Section 12.2.4);Tips for the use of Disability Benefits Questionnaires following the VA's removal of these forms from VA's Website (Sections 12.5.5 and 17.9.5.1);Information about the VA's new Appeals and Reviews Manual, M21-5 (Section 12.1.3, and throughout Chapter 12);Information about changes to VA policy and procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic (throughout);A new section explaining the effective date rules for Blue Water Vietnam Veterans and their survivors for claims for service connection for a particular Agent Orange-related disease (Section 8.11);A new section about the strong evidence that currently exists that veterans who served in Guam between 1962 and 1975 were exposed to toxic herbicides like Agent Orange (Section 3.8.1.1.2.2);Updated advice on what a claimant must do to challenge a particular VA medical examination report or opinion because the examiner was not competent to analyze the medical issues (Sections 3.2.1 and 3.4.5.2);A discussion of the Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act and its implications for veterans who seek to use their Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to pursue on-the-job training and apprenticeship program (Section 11.2.4.1);Discussion of the VA's proposed changes for rating cardiovascular conditions by eliminating ejection fraction and congestive heart failure as indicators, in favor of METs testing (Section 5.2.7);A detailed description of a significant new class action ruling in favor of veterans who seek reimbursement of emergency medical expenses incurred in non-VA facilities (Section 10.18.2); andAll new guidance about reviewing the Record Before the...
Download or read book Medical Evidence in Veterans Disability Rating David Anaise MD JD and Sharon Anaise Benham MD written by David Anaise and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: medical evidence in veteran disability rating. PTSD, sleep apnea, TDIU, unemployability, negligence orthopedic, spine, knee, tinnitus,
Download or read book Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 4 million U.S. service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing mental health problems. Given the stressors associated with war, it is not surprising that some service members developed such mental health conditions as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorder. Subsequent epidemiologic studies conducted on military and veteran populations that served in the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq provided scientific evidence that those who fought were in fact being diagnosed with mental illnesses and experiencing mental healthâ€"related outcomesâ€"in particular, suicideâ€"at a higher rate than the general population. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. It includes an analysis of not only the quality and capacity of mental health care services within the Department of Veterans Affairs, but also barriers faced by patients in utilizing those services.
Download or read book Directory of Veterans Service Organizations written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Next Battle written by John S Berry and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Army veteran and attorney John S. Berry maps a road toward successful VA disability claim appeals by guiding readers step-by-step through the three most common battles veterans fight with the VA. You earned your VA benefits, but you might have to fight for them. If you become discouraged and fail to appeal, it may be more difficult for you to win your disability claims in the future. The time to act is now.
Download or read book Patriot Debates written by John Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Referred to as the best source for a truly fair and balanced debate on the USA PATRIOT Act, this book summarizes the provisions of the Act that are due to expire at the end of 2005 as well as several other issues that are likely to be part of the renewal debate. Gathering some of the brightest minds in national security and privacy laws, (21 authors) this book provides a series of point and counter-point essay exchanges devoted to civil and informed debate on these provisions. Stuart Taylor of the National Journal calls the book the best imaginable introduction to the PATRIOT Act. It explains the more important and contentious provisions and juxtaposes the best arguments for and against them, presented by opposing experts in a readable and civil fashion. The book focuses attention on the sometimes difficult tradeoffs between liberty and security that Congress should weigh in the balance as it considers possible amendments.
Download or read book VA Disability Claim Approved written by Rick Blair and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the rules governing VA disability benefits and the VA disability ratings process often seem unfairly stacked against you, the purpose of this book is to educate you on what is needed and how to properly prepare the NEXUS letter of your Veterans benefits claim so you can level the playing field and WIN YOUR VA DISABILITY BENEFITS CLAIM! As you know, in order to be successful with your VA disability benefits claim, you must meet three specific criteria:* You must have a current, chronic disability; AND* the disability must have been caused by, the result of, or aggravated by your military service or a secondary condition that was caused by an existing service connected disability; AND* there must be a NEXUS or link between the first two criteria. This book explains the goals and anatomy of a NEXUS letter, addresses potential concerns that doctors might have in writing the NEXUS letter and demonstrates how to craft a compelling NEXUS letter that the VA can't deny. As an added bonus, this book will also show you how to locate missing records and utilized creative ways to find information in support of an incomplete claim. My name is Rick Blair and I served nearly 27 years in the U.S. Air Force and then another 10 years in my "second career" as a Veterans Service Officer (VSO.) Now for my third and hopefully final "career," I plan on taking it easy and writing books to continue my advocacy for Veterans, because the knowledge I gained during those 10 years as a VSO, I believe, is far too important NOT to continuing sharing with other disabled Veterans.As a VSO, I spent four years advocating for Veterans benefits at the St Petersburg VA Regional Office, another four and a half years working with patients at the James H. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, and then the last year and a half providing community-based advocacy for our Veterans in and around Sumter County Florida. As a result of this experience, I not only became familiar with VA law and the VA disability claims and appeals processes, I learned the procedural matrixes the decision makers (Raters, Decision Review Officers, and Judges) utilize to adjudicated disability claims. As a result of that experience, I discovered that by approaching the Veterans benefits process from the perspective of what could be granted, instead of focusing on what would be denied, I could help Veterans become VICTORS instead of victims. As I assessed the numerous self-help books out there related to VA disability claims and appeals, I found several that do a pretty good job addressing the claims and appeals process and how to submit a claim, but I could not find very much specific information on how to address and develop the NEXUS or link necessary for a VA disability claim. This will be the first book of what I am calling "The Veterans Benefits Series." Subsequent books in this series will address such topics as how to submit a fully developed claim, how to prepare for your Compensation and Pension Examination, additional benefits you didn't know you were entitled to, VA benefits for surviving spouses and children, and more. So whether you are seeking a reconsideration of a recent disability claim or your disability claim is currently in the appeals process, this information is vital to ensuring you have the knowledge necessary to win the veterans benefits you deserve!
