Bergmann & Moore in the News: Suicide Prevention Should Include Fast and Accurate VA Claim Decisions

Suicide Prevention Remains a Top National Priority for VA September 25, 2019, The Hill, Rory E. Riley-Topping September is National Suicide Prevention month. Accordingly, as it does nearly every year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report this month…. “An accurate and timely VA decision is…

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Veterans speak out about fight to claim VA benefits after military sexual assault

Veterans speak out about fight to claim VA benefits after military sexual assault: For Veterans who were victims of sexual assault, the process of claiming benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder through the Veterans Administration can be extremely difficult. Kate Snow hears from service members who say it took years, and sometimes decades,…

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Procopio v. Wilkie

Court Victory for Vietnam War Blue Water Navy Veterans Procopio v. Wilkie Welcome to the Bergmann & Moore, LLC web site.  On January 29, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Fed. Cir.) extended the presumption of exposure to herbicides to cover Veterans who served in the territorial sea of the Republic…

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VA Urged to Expand List

September 15, 2019, The Daily Advocate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) A member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has joined his colleagues in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to take action on behalf of thousands of Veterans across the country living with chronic health conditions, by expanding…

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VA delivers more than 90,000 appeals decisions to Veterans in FY 2019

September 12, 2019, Blogs.va.gov On September 10, VA’s Board of Veterans’ Appeals exceeded its goal Three weeks ahead of schedule, to deliver 90,050 appeals decisions regarding disability benefits and services to Veterans in fiscal year 2019. This is approximately 9,000 more decisions than the previous year.  The Board also hit a record…

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