Veterans Benefits for Aid & Attendance to Adopt Tougher Eligibility Requirements starting October 18, 2018
On September 18th, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) passed a ruling that creates a three year look-back period for asset transfers, prior to the date of application for benefits. This new policy goes into effect on October 18th. According to the VA, veterans and their survivors, who are eligible for a VA pension and... Read More
What do Combat Veterans and NFL Football Players have in common? CTE – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
September 2018 – As reported by 60 Minutes earlier this year and again this month, science is shedding new light on the impact of blasts and other blows to the head suffered by combat veterans. The degenerative brain disease known as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) is more closely associated with football players who have experienced... Read More
Agent Orange – U.S. Navy & Coast Guard Ships Exposed to Toxic Agents During Service in Vietnam
August 2018 – Veterans benefits eligibility for the presumption of Agent Orange exposure requires that a Veteran’s military service involved “duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam” between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975. Service includes being within the country of Vietnam itself or aboard a ship that operated on the inland waterways... Read More
VA Denied Sexual Trauma Claims by Veterans in Error
WASHINGTON – August 21, 2018 – According to a recent investigation by a VA Inspector General, the Department of Veterans Affairs denied hundreds of military sexual trauma (MST) claims improperly. The result of mishandling these claims could have affected thousands of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), leaving them without disability benefits. In 2017,... Read More
Veteran Affairs Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) … What is it exactly?
The law firm of Gordon & Doner P.A. strongly recommends AGAINST opting in to this program. If you have any questions or would like further clarification, after reading the article below, please feel to contact us. We are here to help those who fought for us. The Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) was launched in... Read More
Has Congress Forgotten about Military Veterans Burn Pit Problems?
JULY 2018 – Burn Pit exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan and the health issues surrounding them could become another “Agent Orange” in the military community, but Veterans Affairs (VA) leaders and administration officials have promised they won’t let it. Unfortunately, a few lawmakers and several veterans advocates fear it already has. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), an... Read More
Benefits Bill for ‘Blue Water’ Veterans Passes House and Goes to Senate
June 25th, 2018 – By a vote of 382 to 0, the House approved a bill that extends disability benefits for approximately 90,000 “blue water” veterans who were exposed to dangerous & toxic chemicals during the Vietnam War, but were denied any benefits due to their location during the war. U.S. Military members who were... Read More
New Rule Allows VA Healthcare Providers to Treat Veterans Across State Lines
June 2018 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that a new federal ruling provides VA doctors, nurses and other healthcare practitioners the authority to provide care to disabled Veterans via “telehealth” (i.e. virtual technology) no matter where the Veteran resides or where the provider is located within the United States. Prior to... Read More
VA Announces Whole Health Flagship Sites
May 2018 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs designated 18 facilities as VA Whole Health Flagship Sites. These facilities are located across the country, within the VA health-care system, and their focus is on empowering & educating injured veterans on how they can take charge of their health and well-being. Previously, the VA health-care... Read More
90,000 Vietnam War ‘blue water veterans’ could be Eligible for New Benefits
WASHINGTON — During the Vietnam War, nearly 90,000 veterans who served in ships off the Vietnam coastline could become eligible for disability benefits under a new congressional agreement unveiled on Friday, May 4th, 2018. Next week members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will vote on a plan to provide benefits for so-called “blue water... Read More
