Tricare is the healthcare program serving U.S. military personnel, retirees, and their dependents. It provides medical coverage to its members. The program is managed by the Department of Defense and offers several different plans to meet the varying needs of…
In the United States, a protected class refers to a group of people who are legally safeguarded from discrimination and harassment based on certain characteristics, such as race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, and in some jurisdictions, sexual…
We know that Veterans sometimes (often) do not get the rating they want from the VA. If you truly feel that you didn’t get the rating you should have due to a mistake by the rater, there are three ways…
BLUF – Bottom Line Up Front VA disability compensation is generally not taxable. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), VA disability benefits are tax-exempt and should not be included as income on your federal tax return. You don’t have…
One of the areas of veteran’s benefits that seems to cause confusion is Aid and Attendance with a Veterans pension. Today we will examine what Aid and Attendance is and who is eligible to receive it. Pension A Veteran’s Pension…
We’ve mentioned Agent Orange on a number of occasions, mostly in conjunction with the PACT Act. The locations of Agent Orange exposure have generally be in articles dealing with many different illnesses and conditions. Today, we want to focus solely…
My C&P examiner talked about everything else, asked about other conditions, but didn’t address the disability I was being seen for. What can I do? After the fact, you can write a personal statement to include in the claim. That…
One of the questions we have received in email on many occasions is what a veteran’s wife would be eligible for when the veteran passes away. The simple and unhelpful answer is ‘it depends’. Today we will break down the…
For many veterans, the effects of their service-connected disabilities can make it difficult or impossible to maintain employment. That’s where Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) comes in. TDIU is a type of disability compensation that provides monthly benefits to veterans…
For veterans filing a disability claim, the effective date, which is crucial for determining when benefits begin, is generally the date the VA receives the claim or the date when the entitlement to the benefit arose, whichever is later. There…
