Navigation What Is Permanent and Total Disability? While a Veteran can be both totally disabled or permanently disabled at a less than total evaluation, the VA’s finding that a Veteran is entitled to a permanent and total disability (P&T) rating is one of the most favorable decision that the VA will issue. The designation of “total” […]
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Requirement that the VA must consider reasonably raised conditions that are 2nd to Prostate Cancer
Our office deals with many cases involving prostate cancer, especially those that are presumptively service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange. Often, the VA fails to address the multitude of issues that a Veteran is experiencing due to his prostate cancer. Many times, the VA will only rate for a voiding or renal dysfunction, […]
Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability applications from Social Security Administration under a special program called Wounded Warriors. To qualify for the expedited process, military service members must have become disabled while on active military service on or after October 1, 2001, regardless of where the disability occurred. To be found disabled […]
COVID, CLOSINGS, AND CONFUSIONS
Three words I hear a lot these days when dealing with a Social Security Disability claim are Covid, closings, and confusions. The days of getting in your car and driving to the Social Security office to file a claim or get information ended last year. And the reopening date for Social Security offices is unknown. […]
Medication Side Effects and Secondary Service Connection
When it comes to VA disability benefits there are two main theories of service connection provided by the Veteran and their attorney: direct service connection and secondary service connection. Direct service connection can be granted when the Veteran suffers an injury, disease, disability, or disorder in-service that has continued to the present. Secondary service connection […]