NVLSP Statement on the Passing of Lee Cosens
Released 4/26/23 | Tags: Burn Pits, Toxic Exposures
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NVLSP On President Biden’s Executive Order To Improve Access to Home-Based Care For Veterans
NVLSP Statement On President Biden’s Executive OrderTo Improve Access to Home-Based Care For Military Veterans and their Families The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on April 18 increasing … [more]
Released 4/19/23 | Tags: Caregivers, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP, Veterans Groups File Amicus Brief, Urge Supreme Court Review Federal Circuit’s Skaar Decision
NVLSP and Veterans Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Review Federal Circuit’s Decision Blocking Veterans From Seeking Justice Through Class Actions Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans of America Join NVLSP in Requesting Supreme Court Intervention … [more]
Released 4/6/23 | Tags: Class Actions, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Releases Its 2022-2023 Veterans Benefits Manual -With Special PACT Act Supplement
National Veterans Legal Services Program Releases Its 2022-2023 Veterans Benefits Manual -With Special PACT Act Supplement - For Immediate Release: January 31, 2023 WASHINGTON – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) today announced the release of the 2022-2023 edition of its … [more]
Released 1/31/23 | Tags: Burn Pits, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
VA Admits NVLSP Nehmer Class Action Forced Over $201 Million Retroactive Payment to Vets, Survivors
VA Admits NVLSP Nehmer Class Action Required Payment of Over $201 Million in Retroactive Benefits to More Than 6,900 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Their Survivors in 2021-2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2023 WASHINGTON – As a result of the November 5, 2020 Order of … [more]
Released 1/30/23 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
Federal Circuit Invalidates Liberal Consideration Denial for Medical Retirement Application of Vet
Federal Circuit Invalidates Denial of Liberal Consideration for Medical Retirement Application of Vietnam Era Navy Veteran -Court holds liberal consideration statute and guidance apply to veterans seeking relief based on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023 ARLINGTON, … [more]
Released 1/26/23 | Tags:
NVLSP Issues PACT ACT, Camp LeJeune Resources for Veterans
NVLSP Issues PACT ACT, Camp LeJeune Resources for Veterans - NVLSP’s Free Burn Pits Claims Assistance Program Now Focused on Helping Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits for Toxic Exposure Conditions Not Among Presumptive Service-Connected Conditions in PACT ACT- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- January … [more]
Released 1/26/23 | Tags:
NVLSP Hosts Fourteenth Annual Benefit “Delivering on Our Promise”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 16, 2022 WASHINGTON – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)’s “Delivering on Our Promise” Fourteenth Annual Benefit Reception will be held this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The annual benefit raises … [more]
Released 11/16/22 | Tags:
IACVAC Sues VA to Gain Access to Hidden Adjudication Tool for Blue Water Veterans
Illinois Association of County Veterans Assistance Commissions Sues VA to Gain Access to Hidden Adjudication Tool for Blue Water Veterans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2022 WASHINGTON—Today, the Illinois Association of County Veterans Assistance Commissions (IACVAC) filed a complaint … [more]
Released 11/10/22 | Tags: Agent Orange, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Win: Federal Court Invalidates Reg Prohibiting VA Reimbursing Vets Certain Emergency Expenses
Federal Court Invalidates Regulation Prohibiting VA From Reimbursing Veterans For Certain Emergency Medical Expenses at Non-VA Facilities Not Covered By Veteran’s Health Insurance - VA Directed to Process Reimbursement Claims and Pay Eligible Expenses - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-October … [more]
Released 10/27/22 | Tags: Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits