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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Veterans Administration, Finally, Takes Measure To Cut Red Tape

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The reaction was pretty universal: What took so long? The recent announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs that a bit of burdensome annual paper work would be eliminated was greeted with relief. Eligibility Verification Reports will no longer have to be filled out each year. “VA will implement a new process for confirming… Read More »

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Trademarking Could Prevent Some GI Bill Scams

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, which has come to be known as the GI Bill, was intended to offer a heartfelt thanks to the man and women who fought for freedom in World War II by funding their higher education. All too often, it has been used to dupe the very people it… Read More »

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It’s Time To Get Veterans Off The ‘Hamster Wheel’

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

They say that justice delayed is justice denied. The same holds true for the benefits the men and women who served in the military are owed by this country for the sacrifices they made. The unconscionable backlog for the Department of Veterans Affairs to deal with disability claims and compensation amounts to denying those… Read More »

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Visits With Aging Parents May Spur Concerns

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

When the holidays bring families together, sometimes worry is a byproduct of all that warmth. For the adult children of parents getting up there in years, a seasonal gathering might provide something of an unwelcome wake-up call, but one they need to heed nonethless. “Little things you can’t learn in a phone call can… Read More »

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When it Comes to Wills: Details, Details, Details

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

When it comes to deciding who gets what in a will, no detail is too small. That includes silly little knicknacks and items of kitsch that mom and dad may have accumulated over the years, as families sometimes discover to their lasting dismay when no instructions exist on divying such things up among the… Read More »

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