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
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), veterans advocate Jon Stewart, 9/11 activist John Feal, former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, and many veterans advocates, held a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol to announce new landmark legislation, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020. The bill would streamline the process for veterans to obtain VA benefits for illness due to exposure to burn pit and other toxic exposures. Approximately 3.5 million veterans have been exposed to burn pits that spewed toxic fumes and carcinogens into the air. [more]
Released 9/15/20 | Tags: Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
Matt Simon of WHIO-TV reported on the latest efforts to help secure the long overdue reimbursement for Mr. Richard Staab's emergency expenses. Simon highlightes NVLSP's legal efforts and the recent introduction of S. 4149, the Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2020 by Senators … [more]
Released 9/11/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a district court’s finding that the federal judiciary had improperly covered certain expenses with PACER fees in a class action lawsuit challenging the user fees charged for access to court records. [more]
Released 8/10/20 | Tags:
An appeals court has ruled it’s fair game for the federal judiciary to charge the public for online access to court records, but that those fees can’t be used as a revenue stream to fund millions of dollars in unrelated IT projects. [more]
Released 8/10/20 | Tags:
Federal judiciary is overcharging for access to public records online
The federal judiciary is overcharging for public access to online court records, an appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that could result in lower fees to search and download case documents. [more]
Released 8/10/20 | Tags: