A research report released by two veteran advocacy groups has given a boost to compensation claims made by Vietnam-era vets who served on Guam. [more]
Released 5/13/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
Military.com's Patricia Kime features the latest findings of National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School (VLSC) white paper confirming the likely exposure to toxic herbicide agents including Agent Orange of veterans who served … [more]
Released 5/13/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
Connecting Vets Reporter Abbie Bennett highlights the findings of NVLSP and Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School (VLSC) new white paper, "NVLSP And VLSC White Paper Confirming That Veterans Who Served in Guam from 1962-1975 Were Likely Exposed to Dioxin-Containing Herbicide Agents … [more]
Released 5/11/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Executive Director Bart Stichman joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the latest developments in Wolfe v. Wilkie and for veterans seeking reimbursement for emergency medical care they received at non-VA facilities. [more]
Released 4/24/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
KARE-11 Investigative Reporter A.J. Lagoe interviews NVLSP Executive Director Bart Stichman on the recent action from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) which ordered the VA to begin on April 13, 2020 to send corrective notices to one million veterans whom VA misinformed … [more]
Released 4/23/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
The New York Times reports on the latest development in the National Veterans Legal Services Program ongoing legal challenge with the Pentagon over the posting of past decisions of the Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Boards for Correction of Military Records (BCMRs) that the Pentagon removed … [more]
Released 4/15/20 | Tags:
A veterans group is continuing to sue the Pentagon over access to military discharge records despite a federal judge’s recent dismissal of the case. [more]
Released 4/14/20 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits
Leo Shane covers the recent order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims which compels the VA to begin mailing on April 13 more than 1 million corrective notices to veterans who had applied for reimbursement, but whom VA had misinformed about what emergency medical expenses the VA can … [more]
Released 4/13/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Senior Staff Attorney David Sonenshine offers his insights on discharge upgrade issues. [more]
Released 3/30/20 | Tags: Discharge Upgrades, PTSD, Veteran's Benefits
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Pentagon has reneged on its agreement to reopen a vast records database that helps service members who are appealing a less-than-honorable discharge, a veterans group said Tuesday. [more]
Released 2/19/20 | Tags: