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NBC News Pentagon and Military Reporter Courtney Kube interviews National Veterans Legal Services Program Executive Director Bart Stichman and lead petitioner in Wolfe v. Wilkie Amanda Wolfe regarding the VA OIG report on Non-VA Emergency Care Claims Inappropriately Denied and Rejected . The story also covers Ms. Wolfe's situation. [more]
Released 8/16/19 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
Stacey Tromble from the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) explains how the organization helps Veterans, military members, and their families receive their benefits. So far the nonprofit helped them secure over 5.2 billion dollars in benefits. The 4th annual Row for Warriors Dragon Boat Race and silent auction is an event that raises money for the NVLSP, it's happening Saturday August 3rd at The Wharf DC. [more]
Released 7/31/19 | Tags: Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
Important News: A major change in law occurred in 2019 that should enable thousands of veterans who served on ships in the waters offshore Vietnam to obtain VA disability benefits for diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange. The change in law should also enable survivors of … [more]
Released 7/25/19 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
President Donald Trump has signed into law the "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act," requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide disability benefits to veterans who served in the waters off the coast of Vietnam. [more]
Released 6/27/19 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims could accelerate adjudication of thousands of veterans' disability claims appeals, but only for cases awaiting certification from the VA. [more]
Released 6/21/19 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
On June 13, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) certified its first class action. The case, styled Godsey v. Wilkie, was a petition for extraordinary relief brought by Covington & Burling LLP and the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP). [more]
Released 6/18/19 | Tags: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
A lawsuit seeking relief for veterans facing long wait times for disability benefits appeals was allowed to move ahead, a federal court ruled. It’s the first time a class-action lawsuit against the VA has been allowed by the court. [more]
Released 6/18/19 | Tags: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
A federal court for the first time will allow a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs to move ahead, a move that legal experts said opens the doors for a host of similar cases against the bureaucracy. [more]
Released 6/18/19 | Tags: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
Veterans who seek to appeal the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' denial of their benefits claims often fall into a multiyear black hole of bureaucratic inaction, waiting an average of three years for the agency to simply move their case forward, let alone rule on it. [more]
Released 6/17/19 | Tags: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. The bill intended to guarantee disability benefits to 90,000 veterans is now headed to the president's desk for a signature. [more]
Released 6/13/19 | Tags: Agent Orange, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits