VA Admits NVLSP Nehmer Class Action Required Payment of Over $201 Million in Retroactive Benefits to More Than 6,900 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Their Survivors in 2021-2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2023 WASHINGTON – As a result of the November 5, 2020 Order of … [more]
Released 1/30/23 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
Federal Circuit Invalidates Denial of Liberal Consideration for Medical Retirement Application of Vietnam Era Navy Veteran -Court holds liberal consideration statute and guidance apply to veterans seeking relief based on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023 ARLINGTON, … [more]
Released 1/26/23 | Tags:
NVLSP Issues PACT ACT, Camp LeJeune Resources for Veterans - NVLSP’s Free Burn Pits Claims Assistance Program Now Focused on Helping Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits for Toxic Exposure Conditions Not Among Presumptive Service-Connected Conditions in PACT ACT- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- January … [more]
Released 1/26/23 | Tags:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 16, 2022 WASHINGTON – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)’s “Delivering on Our Promise” Fourteenth Annual Benefit Reception will be held this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The annual benefit raises … [more]
Released 11/16/22 | Tags:
Illinois Association of County Veterans Assistance Commissions Sues VA to Gain Access to Hidden Adjudication Tool for Blue Water Veterans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2022 WASHINGTON—Today, the Illinois Association of County Veterans Assistance Commissions (IACVAC) filed a complaint … [more]
Released 11/10/22 | Tags: Agent Orange, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
Federal Court Invalidates Regulation Prohibiting VA From Reimbursing Veterans For Certain Emergency Medical Expenses at Non-VA Facilities Not Covered By Veteran’s Health Insurance - VA Directed to Process Reimbursement Claims and Pay Eligible Expenses - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-October … [more]
Released 10/27/22 | Tags: Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Secures Federal Court Win for Thousands of Navy and Marine Corps Veterans Who Were Wrongfully Denied Disability Retirement - More Than 3,700 Navy and Marine Corps Veterans Awarded New Military Disability Retirement Processing- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2022 WASHINGTON—On … [more]
Released 9/29/22 | Tags: Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Applauds VA Interim Final Rule To Extend PCAFC Program For Legacy Veterans & Caregivers Until Sept. 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 15, 2022 WASHINGTON—The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans … [more]
Released 9/15/22 | Tags: Caregivers, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Receives Grant Award from Disabled Veterans National Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-September 15, 2022 WASHINGTON – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is honored to announce it has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) for $20,000. … [more]
Released 9/15/22 | Tags:
Based on the recently passed Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is providing the following frequently asked questions (FAQs) to address the changes to entitlement … [more]
Released 8/26/22 | Tags: Agent Orange, Burn Pits, Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC), Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits