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Evelyn 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

Applying 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,

Generally 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

The 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

According 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

Every 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

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution reads in relevant part  " . . . [n]o person shall be be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."  The 14th Amendment

The following excerpts were taken from a Dallas Morning News article entitled "Study of Vietnam vets finds those with worst PTSD improve little over the years" posted August 7, 2014: Most veterans who had persistent

The Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) sets forth VA's Duty to Assist VA claimants to establish service connection for their disabilities. Congress required VA to assist VA claimants (veterans) by notifying them of

It is ironic that the 4th of July is celebrated by our nation with fireworks, but many soldiers who paid the price for the freedoms we enjoy suffer as a result of the explosions from fireworks and