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,…
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…
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…
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…
August 20, 2019, McClatchy News, Tara Copp As cancer kills another Biloxi Air Force reservist, his unit demands answers Current and former Air Reserve Technicians at Keesler Air Force Base, in Biloxi, Mississippi, are raising the alarm that chemicals they were exposed to may be tied to a number of deaths and…
Veteran Prevails on VA Claim Appeal January 23, 2019, Washington, DC – Bergmann & Moore attorneys prevailed on behalf of a disabled Veteran who sought disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for more than ten years. In August 2008, the Veteran filed her claim with the local VA…
January 18, 2019, Military.com, Richard Sisk VA Renews Opposition The Department of Veterans Affairs shows no signs of backing off opposition to extending Agent Orange health care and benefits to “Blue Water Navy” Vietnam Veterans, setting up another major battle this year with Veterans groups and overwhelming majorities in the House and…
Puerto Rico Vietnam War Veteran January 14, 2018, Washington, DC – Bergmann & Moore prevailed on behalf of a Vietnam War Veteran who sought disability compensation benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In March 2015, the Army Veteran, who served as an interrogator of enemy prisoners of war, reopened…
Widow of Washington State Vietnam War Veteran December 2018, Washington, DC – Bergmann & Moore (B&M) attorneys prevailed on behalf of a disabled Vietnam War Veteran, and then his widow, who sought benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for more than 12 years. In May 2006, the Navy Veteran…
December 13, 2018, Washington, DC 2018 Bergmann & Moore (B&M) prevailed on behalf of a peacetime Veteran who sought disability compensation benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In December 2014, the Army Veteran reopened his claim for schizotypal personality disorder, a mental health condition, with his local VA Regional…
