For more than 15 years the Navy Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) unlawfully denied military medical retirement benefits to thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans by refusing to treat Category II conditions as unfitting by assigning them a disability rating. This policy unjustly deprived those … [more]
Released 4/30/24 | Tags:
NVLSP, Swords to Plowshares Comments on VA’s Long-Overdue Character of Discharge Final Rule -After Nearly Nine Years and Several Lawsuits, VA COD Rule Still Falls Short- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA— Today, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) … [more]
Released 4/25/24 | Tags:
Released 12/13/23 | Tags: PTSD, Veteran's Benefits
Decorated Veteran Sergeant Benjamin Hayhurst Wins Long-Overdue Disability Ruling Case shines a light on the continued injustice associated with PTSD in the military discharge process Washington – December 13, 2023: Sgt. Benjamin J. Hayhurst, a Purple Heart recipient injured in the Iraq War, … [more]
Released 9/12/23 at Military.com | Tags:
NVLSP Senior Staff Attorney Esther Leibfarth spoke with Military.com Reporter Patricia Kime regarding NVLSP's recently issued FAQs to provide guidance to Navy and Marine Corps veterans who may now be eligible for a medical retirement as a result of the Torres v. Del Toro case. The Torres … [more]
Released 8/5/23 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits
Washington Post Reporter Casey Parks offered a thoughtful article on the lawsuit filed this week on behalf of veteran Ashley Sheffield who was denied access to IVF treatment. NVLSP's Director of Litigation Renee Burbank provided her insights on the case. You can read the article … [more]