South Carolina Veterans and active-duty military personnel now have a new service in the Palmetto State to assist them in gaining the federal benefits to which they are entitled. The South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs (SCDVA) is now partnering with the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP). [more]
Released 2/22/21 | Tags:
NVLSP Seniort Staff Attorney Esther Leibfarth interviewed by Steve Walsh for NPR story, Wounds Of War Must Be Considered For Veterans Discharged For Misconduct. She addresses the need to revisit the policy on misconduct discharges. [more]
Released 12/30/20 | Tags: PTSD, Veteran's Benefits
Reporter Steve Walsh interviews NVLSP Senior Staff Attorney Esther Leibfarth for this challenging story, One Camp Pendleton Marine Is Fighting To Stay In The Corp. [more]
Released 12/24/20 | Tags:
Patricia Kime reports in Yahoo! News on NVLSP and Sidley Austin LLP/s pro bono case representing a former Navy SEAL , his wife and not-for-profit Veteran Warriors Inc. in a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs over new restrictions that make it harder for caregivers of post-9/11 veterans … [more]
Released 12/2/20 | Tags:
Military Times Harm Venhulzen reports on the joint pro bono effort of the National Veterans Legal Services Program'and Sidley Austin LLP' to represent a former Navy SEAL and a veterans not-for-profit in suing the Department of Veterans Affairs for restricting disabled veterans’ … [more]
Released 12/2/20 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits
A U.S. District Court in California ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reevaluate thousands of denied benefit claims for exposure to Agent Orange filed by so-called Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans, service members who were stationed on ships in deep waters off the coast of Vietnam during the war. [more]
Released 11/17/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP's Success: Military.com's Richard Sisk reported on that the Department of Veterans Affairs has no plans to challenge a court ruling last week ordering it to make retroactive payments to a small class of "Blue Water Navy" Vietnam veterans and their survivors who were wrongly denied … [more]
Released 11/16/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
A recent court order could give up to 15,000 Vietnam veterans previously denied disability benefits an average of $28,000 in backdated payouts, but federal officials could still yet try to appeal the ruling in coming weeks. [more]
Released 11/16/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
Connecting Vets Reporter Abbie Bennett reports on NVLSP's fourth victory in the Nehmer case securing retroacitve benefits for Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans. [more]
Released 11/11/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
National Veteran Legal Services Program Executive Director Bart Stichman offers his insight on veterans emergency medical expenses in this Consumer Reports article. [more]
Released 9/29/20 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits