Recent Client Victories
The outcome of each legal case depends upon many factors, including the specific facts of the case, and no attorney can guarantee a positive outcome. Here’s some cases where our clients were extremely happy with the results we helped them achieve.
$251,212.80
Client granted an increased rating for PTSD from 50% to 100%, effective 2011. Client also granted an increase in rating for pes planus and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC).
$200,518.87
Client granted a combined rating of 100% for a slew of disabilities (including degenerative arthritis, radiculopathy, and coronary artery disease) and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC)
$196,486.62
Client granted entitlement to retroactive concurrent retirement and disability pay (CRDP) compensation back to 2011.
$155,514.02
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) back to 2014.
$150,319.00
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD effective 2010 and entitlement to special monthly compnesation (SMC) effective 2015.
$119,332.54
Client granted an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for loss of use of hands and entitlement to an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC)
$104,252.19
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective 2013.
$131,190.40
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability and special monthly compensation (SMC) due to an increased rating for acne vulgaris and peripheral neuropathy.
$219,831.17
Client granted 100% service connection for chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) effective 2013 and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC)
$154,543.29
Client granted a 100% rating for PTSD and entitlement to an earlier effective date for individual unemployability (TDIU)
$152,546.50
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability due to an increased rating for PTSD and sleep apnea
$175,114.77
Client granted 100% service connection for bilateral hearing loss, 10% service connection for hearing loss, and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC).
$110,483
Client granted 70% service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder with an effective date of November 2013.
$112,984
Client granted 40% service connection for fibromyalgia and entitlement to special monthly compensation effective October 2013.
$137,751
Client granted entitlement to retroactive concurrent retirement and disability pay (CRDP) compensation.
$130,798.92
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on a 70% rating for PTSD.
$273,731
Client granted entitlement to 100% service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder with an effective date of March 2014.
$147,975
Evaluation of herpes simplex 11, which was previously rated 10% disabling, was increased to 30 percent effective April 2012.
$176,414
Client granted entitlement to an earlier effective date for individual unemployability with a new effective date of February 2008.
$208,209
Client granted 70% service connection for major depression effective November 14 and entitlement to individual unemployability with an effective date of November 2014
$150,120
Previous denial of service connection for reflux (previously claimed as Iraq Burn Pit) was confirmed and continued along with a previous denial of service connection for restrictive lung disease due to kyphoscoliosis.
$107,524
Service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was granted with an evaluation of 50 percent effective April 2011
$193,451.20
Client granted entitlement to 50% for headaches, effective December 1972.
$116,054
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD, 10% service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left sacroiliac joint, and 10% service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right sacroiliac joint
$234,826
Reduction of disability rating for PTSD from 70% to 50% effective November 2015 determined improper and 70% evaluation restored. Client also granted 20% service connection for osteoarthritis, entitlement to individual unemployability, and entitlement to an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation.
$112,333
The VA determined the Veteran was eligible for disability benefits and granted full benefits based on determination that the Veterans’s character of service did not bar them from receiving VA benefits.
$159,977
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability with an effective date of March 2012.
$132,481
Client granted an increase in service connection due to a Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) and an earlier effective date
$102,046.00
Client granted entitlement to 100% disability for ischemic heart disease (IHD) effective 1997 to 2007. Client also granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) from 1997 to 2005.
$106,836
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability based on an increased rating for post traumatic stress disorder from 50% to 70%.
$140,873
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability , effective 2010.
$139,687
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability based on an increased rating for PTSD, which was increased from 10% to 70%
$162,311
Client granted 30% service connection for PTSD, 20% service connection for a left shoulder strain, and 20% service connection for a right shoulder strain
$169,544
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD, leading to the granting of entitlement to individual employability with a backdate of November 2018.
$101,964
Client granted an increase in service connection for PTSD to 70%, along with multiple conditions related to Agent Orange exposure rated at 30%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20%
$116,660
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD and entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 2016.
$164,431
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability, effective 2012.
$106,203
Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) with an effective date in 2005. Client granted entitlement to special monthly compensation, service connection for urinary problems, service connection for difficulty swallowing, service connection for speech changes, service connection for lower extremity bradykinesia with tremor and muscle rigidity, service connection for loss of automatic movements, and service connection for stooped posture
$133,652
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability (effective 2012), increase in rating for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and entitlement to special monthly compensation
$159,838
Client granted entitlement to an earlier effective date for individual unemployability and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$117,682
Client granted 100% service connClient granted 100% service connection for persistent depression (mental health problems), entitlement to special monthly compensation ection for persistent depression (mental health problems), entitlement to special monthly compensation
$279,043
Client granted 100% service cClient granted 100% service connection for a mental health disorder and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistanceonnection for a mental health disorder and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$194,590
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$162,700
Client granted an increase for bilateral hearing loss from 0% to 80%, service connection for Type 2 diabetes, service connection for ischemic heart disease, and service connection for tinnitus
$106,657
Client granted an earlier effective date and enitlement to individual unemployability, based on an increase in rating for a back injury
$107,236
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC)
$117,819
Client Granted 100% service connection for PTSD, including depression, and entitlement to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$112,587
Client claim remanded based on Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) and increased rating for herpes from 0% to 60%, effective 2011. Client also granted entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation (CUE) for the multiple time periods over the last 7 years.
$129,405
Client granted 100% service connection for bilateral hearing loss, entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC), and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$134,622
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD and 60% service connection for hypertensive heart disease
$103,528
Client granted 60% service connection for kidney disease, 20% service connection for type II diabetes, 40% service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and 40% service connection for knee amputation
$105,843
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD based on a decision at the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA)
$159,050
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on a 30% service connection for bilateral cataracts, 20% service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and a 20% service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
$134,554
Client granted 60% service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and 10% service connection for fibromyalgia
$162,627
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability due to an increase in coronary artery disease rating (claimed as heart disease due to Agent Orange exposure) from 30% to 60%
$102,133
Client granted 70% service connection for a psychiatric disability by Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA)
137990
Client granted 50% service connection for bipolar disorder, 10% service connection for a lumbosacral strain, and 10% service connection for pelvis osteoarthritis
$116,254
Client granted full disability compensation for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) based on a decision at the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA)
$130,146
Client granted an earlier effective date for PTSD, special monthly compensation (SMC), and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$197,165
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD and entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 2010.
$111,143
Client granted 50% service connection for sleep apnea, 40% service connection for fibromyalgia, 40% service connection for angioneurotic edema, 30% service connection for renal dysfunction, and 20% service connection for type II diabetes
$108,751
Client granted 60% service connection for coronary artery disease due to Agent Orange exposure and 20% service connection for type II diabetes
$223,816
Client granted 60% service connection for osteoarthritis, 70% service connection for a mental health disorder, and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$110,508
Client granted 70% service connection for a mental health disorder and 50% service connection for sleep apnea.
$100,768
Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$109,972
Client granted 100% service connection for bladder cancer associated with Agent Orange exposure.
$138,996
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD
$285,717
Client granted 100% service connection for a mental health disorder effective April 2012
$115,044
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Education Assistance
$117,716
Client granted retroactive CDRP compensation payment effective in 2015.
$426,201
Client granted a retroactive CRDP compensation payment for incorrect retirement/disability pay from May 1, 2008, to May 31, 2020.
$221,124
Client granted 100% service connection based on a clear and unmistakable error (CUE)
$108,492
Client granted 60% service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, 30% service connection for hypothyroidism, 10% service connection for arthritis of the spine, and 10% service connection for radiculopathy of the right leg.
$147,917
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD, 30% service connection for a left groin disability, 20% service connection for a right shoulder injury, 20% service connection for osteoarthritis of the hip, 10% service connection for a knee injury, 10% service connection for an ankle injury, and 10% service connection for a lower back injury.
$151,089
Client granted an increase from 50% to 70% for PTSD, 30% service connection for neuropathy in right arm, 20% service connection for neuropathy in left arm, 20% service connection for neuropathy in left leg, and 10% service connection for tinnitus.
$158,124
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$115,795
Client granted 100% service connection for asthma, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic bronchitis with an earlier effective date
$108,698
Client granted entitlement to individual unemplyability and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$110,799
Client granted 100% service connection due to Agent Orange exposure.
$152,087
Client granted 100% service connection due to Agent Orange exposure, 20% service connection for type II diabetes due to Agent Orange exposure, 60% service connection for chronic kidney disease, and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
$102,099
Client granted 50% service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$306,530
Client granted 100% service connection due to Agent Orange exposure.
$162,899
Client granted individual unemployability due to disabilities arising from Agent Orange exposure.
$153,147
Client granted an increase in PTSD rating from 50% to 70%, allowing them to receive individual unempoloyability. Client also granted eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$208,116
Client granted 100% service connection for an unspecified mental health disorder and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$216,962
Client granted 100% combined total service connection.
$220,705
Client granted individual unemployability for PTSD and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$121,093
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability with an earlier effective date in 2013.
$119,916
Client granted 100% service connection for coronary artery disease and an earlier effective date for multiple conditions.
$100,545
Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability and an earlier effective date for multiple conditions
$215,036
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD at an earlier effective date.
$114,142
Client granted 100% service connection for mental health disorders and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$130,780
Client granted 50% service connection for an unspecified anxiety and depressive disorder, 20% service connection for type II diabetes due to Agent Orange exposure, and 10% service connection for neuropathy on both lower extremities.
$146,825
Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$349,438
Client granted 100% service connection for Agent Orange exposure at an earlier effective date.
$171,225
Client wins appeal to Higher Level Review as an error was discovered in the VA’s duty to assist
$240,543
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability with an earlier effective date in 2008.
$161,882
Client granted individual unemployability with an earlier effective date and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$151,839
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD, and an increased rating at an earlier effective date.
$155,160
Client granted an earlier effective date for multiple service connected conditions
$327,809
Client granted 100% service connection for scleroderma with an earlier effective date and entitlement to special monthly compensation with an earlier effective date.
$141,200
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and a traumatic brain injury at an earlier effective date.
$120,899
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$128,327
Client granted 100% service connection for coronary artery disease and entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective in January 2014
$100,640
Client granted 100% service connection for prostate cancer, entitlement to special monthly compensation, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$116,961
Client granted 100% service connection for adenocarcinoma of the lung and an earlier effective date for claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
$104,028
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD at an earlier effective date.
$211,283
Client granted 100% total rating based on an increase in service connection related to Parkinson’s disease.
$163,554
Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability for a traumatic brain injury at an earlier effective date.
$251,425
$122,470
Client granted 80% service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on a clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
$129,272
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD, entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, and basic eligibility to dependents’ educational assistance.
$112,498
Client granted individual unemployability, 70% service connection for PTSD, and 30% for GERD with an earlier effective date for all claims.
$126,846
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Education Assistance.
$145,041
Client granted 100% service connection for end stage renal disease, entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, and basic eligibility to dependents’ educationl assistance.
$137,690
Client granted 100% service connection for Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) on previous PTSD claim.
$132,829
Entitlement to an earlier effective date for individual unemployability and Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$120,559
Client granted retroactive CRDP for military retirement pay.
$232,128
Client granted 100% service connection for Hepatitis C with cirrhosis and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$180,924
Client granted 100% service connection entitlement to Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$119,824
Client granted retroactive CRDP for military retirement pay.
$98,310
Client granted 50% service connection for PTSD with an effective date of June, 2010.
$118,455
Entitlement to an earlier effective date for individual unemployability and Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$103,807
Client granted 100% service connection based on individual unemployability, entitlement to an earlier effective date, service connection for skin cancer, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$159,399
Client granted 100% service connection based on individual unemployability, entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC), and entitlement to an earlier effective date.
$181,716
Client granted 70% service connection PTSD and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC)
$235,455
Client granted 100% service connection for T-cell lymphoma effective October 2010
$121,227
Client granted 100% service connection for TDIU, entitlement to special monthly compensation, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$101,152
Board of Veterans Appeals Win: Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability and entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grand of Dependent’s Educational Assistance
$156,259
Client granted 70% service connection for bipolar disorder with an evaluation of 70%
$139,206
Client granted 20% service connection for a right knee injury, 10% service connection for arthritis of the knee, 20% service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis, 10% service connection for radiculopathy, among other 10% ratings. All ratings were given an effective date in 2007.
$386,778
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.
$133,420
Client granted 100% service connection for TDIU, entitlement to special monthly compensation, service connection for bilateral hearing loss at 40%, and an increase in rating for coronary artery disease from 30% to 60%.
$268,085
Client granted 100% service connection related to agent orange exposure, entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC), and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$220,368
Client granted 100% service connection for TDIU and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$251,270
Client granted individual unemployability, an increase in right foot injuries to 30%, an increase in left foot injuries to 30%, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$107,583
Client granted an increase in arthritis from 10% to 20% in both shoulders, service connection gor GERD at 30%, service connection for lumbar disc replacement at 20%, service connection for carpal tunnel at 20% in both hands, service connection for ankle injury at 10%, service connection for deQuervain’s syndrome at 10%, service conection for radiculopathy at 10% for both lower extremities, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$137,508
Client granted entitlement to 100% service connection for total disability based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$129,716
Client granted service connection for PTSD at 70%.
$123,959
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD, 10% service connection for GERD, 10% service connection for tinnitus, and special monthly compensation.
$130,114
Client granted an increase in PTSD from 50% to 100%, eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assitance, and entitlement to special monthly compensation.
$185,347
Client granted 100% service connection for gout, entitlement to an earlier effective date, and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC)
$151,834
Client granted service connection for PTSD at 100%, service connection for gastrointestinal conditions at 10%, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$153,598
Client granted 100% service connection for Parkinson’s disease, loss of use of bilateral upper extremeties, loss of use of bilateral lower extremeties, bowel dysfunction, esophageal dysfunction, bladder dysfunction, and dysphagia.
$109,339
Client granted an increase in acquired psychiatric disorder from 50% to 100%, including total disability based on individual unemployability, and entitlement to an earlier effective.
$169,825
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD with an earlier effective date.
$122,240
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD.
$298,273
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Education Assistance.
$162,760
Client granted a clear and unmistakable error in the effective date of service connection, entitlement to individual unemployability, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$109,748
Client granted 100% service connection due to renal carcinoma associated with herbicide exposure, entitlement to an earlier effective date, service connection for sleep apnea at 50%, service connection for cataracts at 20%, and entitlement to special monthly compensation.
$105,425
Client granted 50% service connection for rhinosinusitis.
$113,048
Client granted individual unemployability and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$109,175
Client granted 100% service connection based on individual unemployability.
$277,105
Client granted 100% service connection for PTSD and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$146,093
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability, an earlier effective date, and eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$199,737
Client granted total disability based on individual unemployability, PTSD increased from 50% to 70%, and eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance.
$102,048
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$284,571
Client granted entitlement to individual unemployability, an increase in anxiety disorder from 50% to 70%, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance.
$114,268
Client granted 50% service connection for bipolar disorder.
$121,427
Client granted entitlement to individual uneployability and eligibility to Dependents Education Assistance.
$129,454
Client granted 70% service connection for PTSD and entitlement to an earlier effective date.
$166,859
Client granted individual unemployability due to seizure disorder and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$101,722
Client granted 50% service connection for PTSD with an effective date of March 2011 and an increase in PTSD from 50% to 70% effective June 2016.
$105,547
Client granted entitlement to individual uneployability, entitlement to special monthly compensation, and entitlement to an earlier effective date.
$108,702
Client granted entitlement to individual uneployability, PTSD increased from 30% to 50%, right foot sprain increased from 10% to 20%, and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance
$138,941
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