VA’s Access Sprints - VA Healthcare On March 26, 2024, VA announced the new initiative to expand access to care by offering access to clinics on nights and weekends. “Our mission is to provide world-class health care to our Nation’s heroes. When a Veteran comes to VA, we must be able to…
Veterans To Protect Themselves From Scams This Tax Season Veterans are often the target of scams and must stay vigilant to protect their identities and their benefits. VA News recently released an article with great resources for Veterans to protect themselves and their benefits from scams during tax season. It is important…
February 29, 2024 Bergmann & Moore Wins 17-Year Long Appeal for Veteran Earlier this month, Bergmann & Moore won a case at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA), which resulted in more than 12 years of retroactive benefits for the Veteran. The appeal for entitlement to Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability…
Common Levels of Special Monthly Compensation – SMC-K, SMC-S, & SMC-L Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) is an additional tax-free monetary benefit paid by VA to Veterans who have a service-connected disability (or disabilities) that is so severe it results in symptoms outside of the normal rating criteria. SMC doesn’t have ratings like…
VA Expands VA Healthcare to More Veterans Exposed to Environmental Hazards On Monday, February 26th, during a VA Secretary press conference, it was announced that VA healthcare would be expanded to eligible Veterans exposed to environmental hazards. This will go into effect on March 5, 2024. During the press conference, Dr. Shereef…
Are Adult Children of Deceased Veterans Eligible for VA Benefits? One of the most common questions we receive is whether adult children of deceased Veterans are eligible for benefits from the VA. VA defines a “child” of a Veteran as one of the following: An unmarried person under the age of…
Legion conducts educational webinar for 150 service officers Over 150 American Legion accredited service officers attended the most recent meeting on policy changes, new technology to speed up service delivery and more. Our very own Glenn Bergmann and Paul Sullivan spoke during this event. Read the full press release here.
VA Plans to Expand Presumed Areas of Exposure to Herbicides February 9, 2024 the Department of Veteran Affairs issued an outlined plan to expand the locations and time frames of VA presumptive exposure to herbicides. “If this proposed rule becomes final, VA will implement a new presumption of exposure to locations where…
Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) Deadline August 10, 2024 Camp Lejeune Justice Act Deadline On August 10th 2022, the PACT Act legislature was signed into law. The PACT Act was designed to increase the presumptive locations and medical conditions for various toxic exposures.The Camp Lejeune Justice Act was created as part of…
Veteran Record Request Backlog Caused by COVID-19 Has Cleared The National Archives was able to clear the backlog of 600,000 record requests. This backlog was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic when staff were not able to complete these requests. “The National Archives plays a critical role in ensuring that our veterans and…
