Veterans Affairs

If you are a Veteran with a service-connected injury, you likely are already receiving disability benefits through the VA. Maybe you’re only rated 60% or 70% disabled when you’re actually closer to 100% disabled? Did you know that you could increase this disability rating based on your employability? Here we’ll discuss all the details of […]

Congress recently passed and the President just signed what is being labeled as the largest VA healthcare benefit expansion in VA history. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Act to Support Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances, also known as the PACT Act, creates some pretty significant changes in benefits available to Veterans who

Lately we’ve been getting a lot of questions about Veteran spousal programs. Veterans want to know that their spouse or children will be okay if something happens to them. Spouses or children are also curious whether they are entitled to any benefits if something has happened or could happen to their Veteran loved one. In

On a previous blog we discussed the new Veteran legislation in Congress regarding burn pit and toxic exposures for service members. That Veteran legislation has recently become contentious due to some accounting issues. The politicians are fighting over the money being spent in the bill and how to account for all the spending. The Promise

We’ve talked about Veteran and spousal benefits in many of our previous blogs, but have never really addressed Veteran caregivers. So I wanted to use this blog as an opportunity to discuss several programs that the VA has for family caregivers of Veterans. These programs can be very useful for Veteran caregivers and can also

We get asked quite often about the VA 5 Year Rule and if the VA can indeed change your disability rating and subsequently your benefits over time. So I wanted to use this blog as an opportunity to explain the VA 5 Year Rule as it relates to Disability Indemnity Compensation. We’ll also discuss some

Did you know that you can lose your VA Aid and Attendance (aka VA pension) award after receiving benefits for several years? Did you know that you could also owe the VA significant sums of money if you do lose your pension? It’s true. We see it happen all the time as a result of

I wanted to use this blog as an opportunity to share some recent news regarding VA benefits and a new Burn Pit Bill that is being passed through Congress currently. This new “Burn Pit Bill” includes provisions that will allow more Veterans to receive disability benefits for conditions they are suffering as a result of

We receive quite a few questions on our YouTube channel and emails regarding VA spousal benefits. Many of these questions are from Veterans who are currently receiving DIC (disability indemnity compensation) or VA pension (Aid & Attendance). These Veterans are concerned about their husband or wife receiving VA spousal benefits if something happens to them.

Are you a Veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom? If so, there are new benefits available to those Veterans who were exposed to Iraq burn pits during their service. Thankfully, we know much more about respiratory diseases and cancers today than we did even 20 years ago. And the VA has now recognized that

We recently received a couple of letters through our dearvaguy@gmail.com email service regarding benefits for spouses of deceased Veterans. Spousal VA benefits are often very complicated and we frequently have to go through every exception possible to obtain those benefits for spouses of deceased Veterans. Hopefully the letters and responses below will help you determine

In a previous blog, we’ve discussed obtaining PTSD disability benefits through the VA. This benefit is called Disability Indemnity Compensation or DIC. Obtaining DIC benefits for PTSD can be tricky, but it is especially tricky if you were involved in Special Operations during your military service. Below we’ll provide some examples and tips for obtaining

Submitting an application for VA pension benefits can be overwhelming for most. There is a considerable amount of information that you have to provide to VA, but being as thorough as possible is to your benefit. The VA will usually try to find any reason at all to reject your application or request more information

We recently received an email from a woman who had some questions regarding VA pension benefits for the surviving spouse of a Veteran. She had seen one of our YouTube videos on the subject and we’re so glad that we are now able to help her obtain the benefits that she deserves as a result

We had a comment on one of our videos a couple weeks ago asking about survivor benefits for spouses and dependents of Veterans. They wanted to know specifically what VA survivor benefits are available to them, and how they would they ensure that they continued to receive the VA benefits after their Veteran had passed.

What is a Veteran? What are the Veteran Qualifications as determined by the VA? You make think that’s a pretty simple question, but it can actually be pretty complex. There’s obviously the common usage of the term “veteran” that we use in everyday conversation. But I want to specifically discuss how the VA defines a

One of the primary goals of our blogs and videos is to keep you updated on changes in policies that will affect you or your loved ones. We’ve recently been made aware of some upcoming Medicare premium changes that will affect those receiving VA benefits, Social Security, and Medicare. These include cost of living adjustments

Through our dearvaguy@gmail.com email service, we frequently receive letters from widows or divorced couples who are concerned about their VA Pension eligibility and changes as a result of death or divorce. Below are some recent letters that we have received. These are common questions that our office receives on a regular basis. We hope you

VA Aid and Attendance, also known as Veterans Pension, is a benefit available to couples or widowed spouses of veterans that served during a qualifying wartime period and need assistance with the activities of daily living. Your qualification for this benefit will depend on the level of assistance you require, your income, and your assets.

Are you a veteran or the spouse of a veteran? If so, you may be eligible for Disability Indemnity Compensation or Aid and Attendance benefits to assist with the costs of daily living. These benefits can be obtained based on specific qualifications that you must meet. Those qualifications are set by the US Department of

There are currently approximately 27,600 veterans living in Southwest Georgia, and these men and woman have sacrificed life and limb for this Country and our freedom. You have heard the problems with the Veterans Administration healthcare system and it has a long way to go to improve the quality of care that our veterans deserve. I

Below is a very frequent situation we see regarding post traumatic stress disorder and the effect it can have on the life of a veteran who served our country so honorably. Life Before Vietnam You grew up in a small town with your brothers and sisters. Your parents could not afford much, but you were

Herbicide exposure during the Vietnam War is a significant problem for aging veterans that served during that time. Agent Orange is a toxic herbicide that was used heavily during the Vietnam War. Many of the Thai military bases had signifiant foliage that was used to provide cover against enemy forces. The agent orange herbicide was