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In 2021, the VA extended the presumptive period for Gulf War conditions to Dec. 31, 2026 for veterans experiencing qualifying chronic disabilities to claim VA disability compensation and receive presumptive consideration that their disabilities were caused by burn pit exposure. Now the extended deadline is fast-approaching. What does this mean for Gulf War veterans? The December 31, 2026 deadline is for symptoms to appear or become severe enough to rate. It…
Attorney Michael Quatrini represented a Marine Corps Veteran who appealed a denial of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) benefits. Although the Veteran did not meet the standard criteria, QLG proved he qualified for extra-schedular consideration because his service-connected lung cancer prevented him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board of Veterans’ Appeals granted…
For the Win Friday Attorney Erika Dowd successfully represented an Army veteran who served as a 92M mortuary Affairs Specialist and was initially denied benefits due to lack of “documented exposure” to traumatic events. In just 6 months, Erika helped secure a 100% permanent rating, along with 2 years of backpay, correcting the VA’s failure…
#MondayMoment. 🌟 We are honored to stand beside those who served our country. After decades of frustration, this Marine finally received the benefits he earned.
Erika Dowd will present a CLE for Allegheny County Bar Members on Wednesday, May 14th entitled Advising Veteran Clients on Available Benefits. For more information or to register, visit the ACBA website. If you’re a veteran with questions about eligibility or claims, our attorneys can help you pursue veterans disability benefits.
The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act was signed into law by President Biden on January 2, 2025. The new law contains more than 90 sections, making improvements to veterans’ long-term care, caregiver programs, mental health resources, education, job training and the modernization of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has determined that certain cancers will be assumed to have a service-related connection for Gulf War and Post-9/11 veterans. This lowers the burden of proof for veterans to receive benefits and gives them access to free health care for their condition. The list of presumptive diseases include: acute and…
For the Win Friday After a veteran fought for 30 years to obtain a 50% disability rating form the VA for his physical conditions, Attorney Erika Dowd successfully secured service connections for his mental health conditions. Within less than five months of initially filing the claim, she achieved a 100% permanent and total rating for…
With the passage of the Honoring our PACT Act in August 2022, Veterans Affairs has added new presumptive conditions which qualify individuals for Disability Compensation and will allow both service members and civilians harmed by exposure to Camp Lejeune water contamination to seek compensation. Camp Lejeune With the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice…
The Department of Veterans Affairs decided in 2018 to modernize the health record system of the country’s largest hospital network. Under the best possible circumstances, this would increase efficiency and speed of care for the nine million veterans it served by 1,500 hospitals and clinics. It is a highly complex rollout scheduled to take ten…
