Vets For Full Representation

12/10/2014

Attorneys Do It In Their Brief? VA Hearing verses A Brief http://wp.me/p2RvUg-qh

Veterans have a right to a hearing in front of a Decision Review Officer after a Notice of Disagreement is filed, and in front of a Veterans Law Judge after a Form 9 is filed after the second denial. Although decisions clearly explain the right to a hearing, it is not always clear to the veteran. Historically although not always, traditional representatives have at times discouraged a veteran from appealing a claim and/or having a hearing. [ 719 more words. ]

12/09/2014

VA whistleblowers were praised at ceremony, but what about those managers who tried to punish them?

12/09/2014

Explore resources for Veterans and learn more about effective ways to address anxiety.

12/09/2014

The Veteran Art Project seeks to capture the experience of Americans who return home but who carry their service with them long afterward.

11/26/2014

The United States is preparing to increase the number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap left in the NATO mission by other contributing nations, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

09/17/2014

In honor of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, a young boy and his father traveled to the American Cemetery at Normandy, France, where the 11-year-old spent several days teaching visitors about the paratroopers buried there. On June 6th, police denied the boy entry to the cemetery. Rather than give up,…

09/11/2014

check out this video about the 1st Cavalry Division's patch.

08/06/2014

VA Evidence Intake Centers http://wp.me/p2RvUg-pt

The VA is going paperless; good or bad. There are now two VA Evidence Intake Centers, one in Newnan, GA and the other in Janesville, WI. All appeals and any evidence submitted to the VA must go to these Evidence Intake Centers rather than the local… [ 234 more words. ]

08/05/2014

VA Evidence Intake Centers http://wp.me/p2RvUg-pq

The VA is going paperless; good or bad. There are now two VA Evidence Intake Centers, one in Newnan, GA and the other in Janesville, WI. All appeals and any evidence submitted to the VA must go to these Evidence Intake Centers rather than the local… [ 234 more words. ]

08/05/2014

VA Evidence Intake Centers

The VA is going paperless; good or bad. There are now two VA Evidence Intake Centers, one in Newnan, GA and the other in Janesville, WI. All appeals and any evidence submitted to the VA must go to these Evidence Intake Centers rather than the local Regional Offices (RO) around the country no matter what the evidence is; medical records, buddy or laymen statements, military records, anything having to do with a veteran’s claim get sent to the Evidence Intake Centers. Going paperless may seem like a good idea for expediency. However, there are some potential problems and pitfalls starting with more vulnerability for veterans on the issue of privacy as well as computer errors which could result in a catastrophe for thousands and thousands of veterans.

There’s also the issue of sending documents to just theses locations to be scanned and uploaded. What if the scanners are behind or if for some reason, the document does not get scanned: accidentally or otherwise misplaced. What about the many duplicate documents in the claims file? Is the paperless program is going to be able to figure out on its own if the document’s already been scanned into the system? Moreover, a paperless program is only worth what is scanned in the system. If a document is mischaracterized, the document can be more difficult to find than if there was a paper claims file. I’m not sure where the paperless claims file program is going in behalf of veterans, but I do know this, it sure is scary.

07/07/2014

Paperless VA Claims Files http://wp.me/p2RvUg-pa

Are paperless claims files good for the veteran’s claims process? Many Veterans Affairs Regional Offices have been changing their claims files into a paperless file. This may appear to be quicker and faster especially if attorneys, at some point, can push… [ 191 more words. ]

07/01/2014

Something else to watch from our friends at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Federal investigators are probing a whistleblower's claims that applications for veterans seeking health care benefits may have been improperly purged from the VA's Health Eligibility Center in suburban Atlanta.