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
Federal Court Orders United States Government to Pay Full Amount of Combat-Related Special Compensation to Approximately 9,000 Veterans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -December 17, 2021 WASHINGTON – On December 16, 2021, a federal court in Texas ordered the government to make retroactive payments … [more]
Released 12/17/21 | Tags: Class Actions, Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC), Veteran's Benefits
Released 3/10/17 at Legal Newsline | Tags: Class Actions, Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
The federal government was named as defendant in a class action filed March 2 by the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) on behalf of combat-disabled veterans who say they were not given their fair share of disability benefits. [more]
Released 3/9/17 at Top Class Actions | Tags: Class Actions, Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
A retired Marine says the military has been short-changing veterans on retroactive Combat-Related Special Compensation benefits. Plaintiff Simon Soto, who served two tours in Iraq in the Marine Corps, claims branches of the U.S. military have been misapplying a limitations statute to improperly limit veterans’ entitlement to CRSC benefits.The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) filed this class action lawsuit on behalf of Soto. The NVLSP is a non-profit organization dedicated to making sure both veterans and those actively serving in the military get the “federal benefits they have earned through their service to our country.” [more]
Released 10/20/12 at Defense Tracker | Tags: Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC), Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR)