STRIPES - Separating the bad actors from the good when navigating the VA | Stars and Stripes
If even a former insider like me gets a smack upside the head for years on end, it’s no surprise so many veterans feel hopeless and turn to outside groups.
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - Army scales back legal services for soldiers in disability evaluation process | Stars and Stripes
The disability evaluation process determines whether soldiers can continue to serve or whether they should receive medical retirement benefits.
DAILYCALLER (Geoffrey Ingersoll) - INGERSOLL: We Badly Need To Address The 100% Disabled Veteran Bullsh*tters
Sorry to say, but the door needs to be shut on future claims
STRIPES - The Department of Veterans Affairs is headed in the wrong direction if the goal is to help veterans | Stars and Stripes
There are a lot of fee-based scam artists, but the court’s ruling means that I couldn’t start a small practice to help families navigate their claims.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Take Care of America’s Veterans Act divides veterans groups | Stars and Stripes
Opponents of the bundled legislation said the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act because it would slash future benefits for up to 1.5 million veterans.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Thousands of veterans’ disability claims erroneously denied on appeal will get another look | Stars and Stripes
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to hold fairness hearing on proposed class settlement over computer error denying disability claims.
STRIPES - CHOICE Act gives veterans more options when navigating VA claims process | Stars and Stripes
Veterans still need help, transparency and confidence that whatever assistance they choose is operating in their best interest.
STRIPES - I was willing to die for my country; I never expected to be betrayed by it. | Stars and Stripes
What happened to me wasn’t an injury sustained in battle — risks U.S. service members accept. This was medical malpractice that left me permanently disabled.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - ‘We worked in secrecy’: Cold War-era veterans exposed to radiation demand easier access to VA benefits | Stars and Stripes
Incomplete or lost records have hindered efforts for radiation-exposed veterans to collect benefits after a diagnosis of cancer or other diseases.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Class action case challenges DOD benefits restrictions for Reserve and National Guard members | Stars and Stripes
The lawsuit claims qualifying Guard and Reserve members are unlawfully denied TAMP benefits when their orders are not coded with specific language.