VA Disability Housing Grants
The VA offers disability housing grants to Veterans who qualify in order to secure the Veteran a better quality of life. With the housing grant, Veteran are able to either buy a home to meet their needs, or modify their…
Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
You are a Veteran. You served your country for however long you signed up for and now you have transitioned to civilian life. Now what? The truth is that many military transition to civilian life and don’t walk into their…
How to File a VA Disability Claim
Filing a disability claim with the VA is not extremely difficult. However, it is interesting how many Service Members leave service without a clear idea of what to do. It is unfortunate that often times the Transition Assistance Program does…
VA Debt Management
As of October 2021, the VA has started sending out debt collection letters again. The VA paused the letters last year due to COVID 19. However, they have started sending them out again as of October 1. Today we will…
Where Can I Find my DD214?
Where can I find that? Let’s face it. As Veterans, we have a lot of information that we need to keep up with. We also have a lot of records we have to keep and, unfortunately, we sometimes misplace that…
What Disability Can I File For?
What can I file for? We hear this a lot. Veterans will walk in with a stack of medical records, lay them on one of our desks, and ask what they can file for. Other times they walk in with…
What You Should Know About VA Pension
The two main compensations that the VA provides are VA disability and VA pension. We have seen Veterans and Surviving Spouses ask questions about the difference. They want to know if they are eligible for a pension. They want to…
VA Disability and Discharge Characterization
What is the connection between VA disability and discharge characterization? I got out with less than honorable, can I still get VA disability? How can I upgrade my discharge? What benefits am I eligible for with a ______ discharge? All…
What is a Higher-Level Review
Should you seek a higher-level review? Let’s face it. The VBA does not approve every claim. Many Veterans receive that letter which informs them their claim has been denied. For others, the VBA does not find their condition is service-connected….
What Are Supplemental Claims
What are supplemental claims and why do we file them? Can’t I just file a request to re-open an old claim with new evidence? The short answer is, that is exactly what the Supplemental Claim is meant to do. Veterans…