Thousands of service members returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI). So many, in fact, that TBI is called the “signature injury” of these wars. This has been attributed in part to the common use of roadside bombs (IEDs), fire bombs, and other explosives by insurgents. Traumatic brain injury is characterized by both physical and … Read More

Anyone can experience musculoskeletal pain. It is most often caused by an injury to the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or nerves. This can be caused by jerking movements, car accidents, falls, fractures, sprains, dislocations, and direct blows to the muscle. Musculoskeletal pain can also be caused by overuse. Pain from overuse affects 33% of adults. The fact that such … Read More

Agents and attorneys may not charge or be paid for services with respect to services provided before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed with respect to the veteran’s case. 38 U.S.C. § 5904(c)(1). This provision of law went into effect in June 2007 and applies to all cases where there is a notice of disagreement after … Read More

There are different types of claims at the VA. There are first time claims. There are reopen claims. There are appeals. When it comes to the world of appeals there are also two types. There are appeals to the BVA and there are appeals to the Regional Office. An appeal occurs whenever a veteran files the appeal within 1 year … Read More

The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act is designed to assist veterans in the appeals process. It takes six years on average for veterans to resolve an appeal for a disability claim with the VA. Any time a veteran files a claim for disability that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rejects, they have the right to appeal. But the … Read More