NVLSP Announces Three New Members Elected to Board of Directors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 22, 2021 WASHINGTON—The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is pleased to announce that three prominent attorneys have been elected to join NVLSP’s Board of Directors to help advance … [more]
Released 1/22/21 | Tags:
NVLSP's Pro Bono Program Lawyers Serving Warriors® Hosts Virtual Information Session on Jan. 13, 2021. Know Your IDES Rights and Responsibilities. Avoid missing out on a military medical retirement. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84741161102... Meeting ID: 847 4116 1102 … [more]
Released 1/2/21 | Tags:
NVLSP Statement on the VA Inspector General Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 12, 2020 WASHINGTON - National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) Executive Director Bart Stichman issued the following statement regarding the report from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the … [more]
Released 12/12/20 | Tags:
NVLSP Offers 50 Percent Discount on Recorded Webinars-Limited Time Offer NVSLP would like to thank those who help our veterans as their advocate. For a limited time only, NVLSP is offering a 50% discount on all recorded webinars! Please use the following coupon … [more]
Released 12/12/20 | Tags:
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) today released its 2019 Review of Pro Bono Program, Lawyers Serving Warriors®. In 2007, NVLSP created the trailblazing pro bono program, Lawyers Serving Warriors® as an extension of our mission and to leverage our expertise and magnify … [more]
Released 12/10/20 | Tags:
Veteran Warriors Sues VA Challenging the Amended Rules Governing the Caregivers Program Adopted by VA Under the VA MISSION Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-December 1, 2020 WASHINGTON – On November 30, 2020, Veteran Warriors, Inc. together with Andrew and Kristie Sheets, filed a complaint in the … [more]
Released 12/1/20 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)’s “Fighting for Equity and Justice” Twelfth Annual Benefit on November 19 honored three outstanding champions who have made significant contributions to improving the lives of our veterans and their families. [more]
Released 11/23/20 | Tags:
On November 10, Dechert LLP, in coordination with the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), filed a class action complaint in the United States Court for the District of the District of Columbia, on behalf of former members of the Navy and Marine Corps who were subject to an unlawful Navy practice that resulted in the denial of military disability retirement benefits to more than 16,000 Navy and Marine Corps veterans for more than 15 years. Military disability retirement benefits are critical to veterans who are injured during their military service, and who depend on them for access to healthcare and other benefits for the service member and his or her family. The complaint, brought under the Administrative Procedure Act, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief to correct these veterans’ military records to accurately reflect their full disability rating as required by law. [more]
Released 11/10/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
Court Orders VA To Redecide Thousands of Benefit Claims Denied for Agent Orange-Related Diseases Filed by Veterans Who Served in the Territorial Sea of Vietnam- -Decision Marks Fourth Time Court Has Found That VA Violated 29-Year Old Class Action Consent Decree- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November … [more]
Released 11/6/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
National Veterans Legal Services Program Announces Nov. 17 Panel Discussion, “The New Era of Class Actions in Veterans Law” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 22, 2020 WASHINGTON - On November 17, 2020, the National Veterans Legal … [more]
Released 10/22/20 | Tags: Class Actions