A recent case from the Federal Circuit on VA disability benefits has held that pain alone can be the basis for a veteran’s disability rating nullifying a long-standing Veterans’ Appeal Court precedent. See Saunders v. Wilkie,
Traumatic brain injuries (“TBI”) are among the most common for veterans. Statistics show that 19 percent of veterans may have TBI and that over 260,000 veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been diagnosed
The Individual Unemployability (“IU”) benefit program is a Veteran’s Administration (“VA”) disability program that allows for veterans to be paid VA benefits at the 100 percent disability rate, even if the veteran has not been
One man’s story provides us with an accurate example of what kinds of battles can erupt over veterans’ disability claims, and why working with an experienced attorney—especially during the appeals process—is vital. A veteran of
Veterans are more likely than anyone else to experience disabilities at all ages. Those who have served recently, in particular, are more likely to have a disability due to improvements in medicine increasing survivability over
