Each veteran’s VA disability claim is unique. The circumstances of your service-related injury, the way in which that injury or condition impacts your daily life, and your and your family’s needs are all unique to you. The VA disability process, including the appeals process, is supposed to take the individualized nature of veterans’ claims into…
Are you a veteran in the Cincinnati, OH area? Do you believe you are eligible for disability compensation via the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs? The criteria to be eligible for VA disability benefits can be complicated and many veterans want to know – what injuries, illnesses and medical conditions qualify for VA disability –…
The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, and some who were afflicted with the virus, are still experiencing lingering symptoms. Though the cough and fever may be long gone, other symptoms that can last for months or more are being attributed to COVID-19 in a condition referred to as long COVID. Is long COVID recognized by…
Having your VA disability claim denied can be a disheartening experience. Different personalities will react to this unfortunate news in different ways. Some may become angry or indignant and commit themselves to obtain the favorable decision they seek by any means necessary. These “other means” may include, in their minds, redoubling their efforts, starting over,…
If you have just received notification that your VA disability claim has been denied, you are likely anxious about the appeals process. You know you need and deserve disability benefits for your service-related condition. You also know that those benefits can be paid retroactively to the time you filed your claim, and even before then…
Cincinnati is no stranger to legacies and dynasties. From the Cincinnati Reds’ “Big Red Machine” of the 1970s to the Cincinnati Bengals of the 1980s who won the AFC championship in 1981 and 1988 (and the current roster of the Bengals, who are headed to their second AFC championship game in two years), there are…
It is unusual for the U.S. Supreme Court to agree on much of anything these days, with the Court’s conservative-leaning justices aligning on one side of most controversies and the progressive-leaning justices on the other. Unanimous decisions, while not uncommon, are worthy of attention because when they happen, the two camps of the Court are…
The federal government is a bureaucratic nightmare to navigate. Even submitting your income taxes each year can require you to fill out several forms, not all of which are easy to find or complete. As a veteran needing disability benefits, you (and perhaps your representative) already had to complete several forms and submit them as…
Following honorable service to this country, you are entitled to receive assistance for injuries you sustained in connection with your service. While the largest source of available benefits comes through the Veterans Administration (VA), Ohio veterans also have additional resources available to them as well. An experienced and knowledgeable veterans law attorney can help you…
You have served your country honorably and have developed a disabling condition related to your military service. To you, the connection between your service and your condition could not be more apparent and your eligibility for disability benefits obvious. Yet you receive notification in the mail that your claim has been denied. Now you wonder…