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White Paper Demonstrates That Over Last Five Decades, Positive Statistical Association, Not Causation, is Predominant Standard for Service Connection Presumptions
NVLSP, Burn Pits 360 Report: VA Imposes Unduly High Standard For Determining Which Diseases Merit Presumptive Service Connection Due to Toxic Exposures from Burn Pits in SW Asia White Paper Demonstrates That Over Last Five Decades, Positive Statistical Association, Not Causation, is Predominant … [more]
Released 5/13/22 | Tags:
Federal Court Issues Initial Ruling in Favor of Veterans Seeking Back Awards of Combat-Related Special Compensation over $10,000 -Court Denies U.S. Motion to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 25, 2022 WASHINGTON – On April 14, 2022, the United States Court … [more]
Released 4/22/22 | Tags:
NVLSP joined more than 60 veterans and military service organizations in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to advance the passage of the comprehensive Honor Our PACT Act (H..R. 3967).
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Released 4/15/22 | Tags:
CVLC and NVLSP Sue the U.S. Navy For Due Process Violations and Failure to Give Black Veterans a Fair Chance at Discharge Upgrades - The Navy Refuses to Consider Racial Discrimination as a Basis for Discharge Upgrade Applications and Prevents Applicants from Reviewing All the Evidence - … [more]
Released 4/5/22 | Tags: Discharge Upgrades, Veteran's Benefits
Covington and NVLSP Sue the U.S. Navy For Thwarting Navy and Marine Corps Reservists Access To Disability Retirement - The Navy Breaks Promise To Hundreds Of Reservists By Denying Them Access To The Disability Retirement System Process And The Vital Benefits It Bestows - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: … [more]
Released 3/10/22 | Tags:
National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Service Women’s Action Join NVLSP in Urging Court to Reverse Federal Court Decision that Bars Veterans’ Opportunity for Relief
NVLSP and Veterans Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief Calling on U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure Veterans Can Challenge VA Decisions Based on Plainly Unlawful Regulations National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Service Women’s Action Network Join … [more]
Released 3/7/22 | Tags:
NVLSP joined over 40 veterans and military service groups in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy seeking bipartisan support to pass the burn pits legislation, Honoring Our PACT Act (H.R. 3967).
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Released 2/24/22 | Tags:
NVLSP and Veterans Services Organizations File Amicus Brief Calling on U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Antidiscrimination Rights of Service Members and Veterans Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America Join NVLSP … [more]
Released 2/7/22 | Tags:
NVLSP, Public Counsel and Paul Hastings LLP Announce Launch of Appeals Process Website For Veterans and Family Caregivers -VA Has Begun Mailing Court-Ordered Notice to Hundreds of Thousands of Veterans and Caregivers as a Result of Beaudette v. McDonough Class Action- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – … [more]
Released 12/22/21 | Tags:
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