Many veterans have experienced a traumatic brain injury or TBI, but aren’t aware of the lasting effects such an injury can have, even years later. There are a lot of ways veterans incur TBIs: car
Read Full ArticleMost people have at least heard of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, especially when we think about combat veterans or survivors of sexual assault. When we think about the symptoms of PTSD, a lot of
Read Full ArticleIf you acquired a psychiatric disorder during your time in America’s military, you could be entitled to disability benefits from the VA. However, it helps to understand how the VA rates acquired psychiatric disorders and
Read Full ArticleThe U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) in DeLuca v. Brown, 8 Vet. App. 202 (1995), held diagnostic code (DC) 5201 does not subsume 38 C.F.R. § 4.40, and 38 C.F.R. § 4.14
Read Full ArticleEvelyn Todd brought argument on behalf of her deceased husband, Robert M. Todd, for entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) under the theories of both schedular evaluation and extra-schedular evaluation. The Court
Read Full ArticleApplying for veteran disability compensation can become an arduous process. A veteran who claims disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) learns the VA claims process often includes several stages of claim, denial,
Read Full ArticleGenerally speaking, there are four different ways you can get earlier effective dates for VA disability benefits compensation claims. The general rule for effective dates is the date the VA received the claim, or the
Read Full ArticleThe Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) decision in Murphy v. Shinseki, 26 Vet.App. 510 (2014), gives veterans and VA claimants legal precedent to respond to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when VA
Read Full ArticleAccording to 38 USCS section 1114(s), if a veteran has a service-connected disability rated as total and has additional service-connected disability or disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more, the monthly compensation will be
Read Full ArticleEvery Veteran hopes to receive VA disability benefits as quickly as possible after filing a benefits claim. Unfortunately, the Department of Veterans Affairs has to deal with hundreds of thousands of claims each year, many
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