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gET THE DISABILITY BENEFITS YOU DERSERVE!

    There are close to 20 million Veterans in the United States. Many Veterans have been denied VA benefits or received a low rating.  If you have been denied or received a low rating, you may want to pursue your right to appeal. The VA is designed to be a “non-adversarial” process, and the law requires the VA to have a “Duty to Assist” veterans. However, year after year, the VA denies an unprecedented amount of valid claims. If you served at least 90 days of active duty and received a discharge of other than dishonorable, and your injury or disease was caused while serving, you may be entitled to disability compensation. 


   The disability claimed must have not been a result of your own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol and drugs.  As of January 1, 2023, disability compensation for a Veteran, spouse and one child is as much as $3,971.78 for disabilities rated at 100 percent.  This does not include special compensation(s) and multiple children. We handle all types of veteran disability law claims and exclusively practice veteran disability law. To get started, click on the case evaluation tab. 

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What impairments are eligible for Veteran benefits?

Common claims

This list is by no means all the case types we handle. This list is used to give you an idea of what issues you may be suffering with and perhaps not realizing that it could be service connected. Veterans definitely do not exit service the same person they were when they first enlisted. 


  • Agent Orange
  • Physical Conditions
  • Cancer
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Heart Disease
  • Mental Conditions
  • Mesothelioma
  • Physical Conditions
  • PTSD
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • Widow Claims
  • Student Loan Discharge Assistance

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The benefits of working with actual attorneys and doctors

     VA disability appeals require quality and attention to detail. When you work with us you are also working with fellow Veteran Attorneys who have have been through the VA process and has exclusive relationships with top doctors with an array of specialties.  We understand from personal experience that your case is personally important to you. Therefore, you are assigned an attorney from day one! This approach allows the attorney to fully understand and create an effective action plan.  There is an advantage to working with an attorney who is also a Veteran. Your assigned Veteran attorney has been through the daunting VA process and knows firsthand what you have dealt with. 

Veteran Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act

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Supplemental Claim

  • At this level a VA Form 20-0995 is filed
  • You have one year to file this claim after you receive a rating decision letter; or
  • You can use this form when reopening previous denied claims. 
  • New evidence that is new and relevant can be submitted
  • VA works to make a decision within 125 days
  • If you lose, you can submit new evidence and resubmit a new supplement claim within one year, or you can request a higher level review or the Board of Veteran Appeals lane
  • We use this lane when we have new and relevant evidence such as medical docs, nexus statements, service records, buddy statements, miscellaneous evidence, etc. 

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Higher Level Review

  • At this level a VA Form 20-0996 is filed
  • You have one year to file this claim after you receive a rating decision letter
  • New evidence cannot be submitted
  • De Novo is applied which means the review shall not give weight to a previous decision
  • If you win, your original effective date of filing is preserved. 
  • If you lose, you can either file a supplemental claim or an NOD to the BVA
  • Many times we use this lane when there is a clear mistake in the decision and/or we have existing evidence that was not reviewed or applied incorrectly

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Board of Veteran Appeals Review Lane

  • At this level a VA Form 10182 is filed
  • There are three lanes at this level to choose from
  • You can file a fully developed appeal that is ready for immediate decision with no additional evidence, you can file for a hearing request in which you can request to submit additional evidence and finally a request to not have a hearing 
  • If you lose, you can file a supplemental claim within one year or you can file a Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims within 120 days
  • If you win at either level, your original effective will be preserved

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