Veterans Appeals

Not all evidence for your VA Disability Claim needs to be from a doctor or your service record.  A statement from a friend, family member, or someone you served with can be very effective evidence

Were you denied VA disability benefits? It is common for an application to be denied regionally and at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA). If you choose to appeal the BVA’s decision, the next step

https://youtu.be/5J5oycTTEAU Should I hire a VA appeal lawyer? It's a question many veterans trying to receive VA compensation ask themselves. The simple answer is, it depends. Some veterans are able to handle an appeal on

Veterans will often receive a rating decision from the VA that is later overturned. The question is then whether a Veteran can get paid starting from the date of the original claim, which might be

When you are seeking VA disability benefits, there are a number of levels in the appeals process, and each one is slightly different. Here is a brief overview of what you might expect with the

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,

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

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

Berry Law often refers veterans to talented County Veteran Service Officers ("CVSO's") to assist veterans in the initial stages of filing claims with the VA for disability compensation. Most CVSO's are successful advocates on behalf

Recently, in Jones v. Shinseki, ___ Vet.App. ___ (Case no. 11-2704) (2012) , the Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims considered whether the ameliorative effects of medication on symptoms of a service-connected disability justified a