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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…
Join Attorneys Erika Dowd and Tereasa Rerko in an introduction of benefits available through Social Security Disability programs, and through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, as well as the process for obtaining these benefits. Topics will also include guidance on representing clients in various practice areas who are applying for or already receiving these benefits.…
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.
By Michael V. Quatrini, Esquire and Erika N. Dowd, Esq. 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…
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…
By Erika N. Dowd, Esq. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is an all-too-common mental health disorder which impact those who have experienced stressful, frightening, or shocking events in their lives, and is especially common among those who have suffered a life-altering injury or illness. Attorneys at our firm frequently see individuals who…
