Category Archives: Veteran’s Benefits
Gift To Law School Will Help Veterans, Give Widow Some Peace
It was a triumph over a tragedy both personal and national. In a heartwarming story out of Columbus, Ohio, the widow of a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq six years ago found a way to honor his memory and help others. Jenna Grassbaugh, herself a veteran, made a donation to Ohio… Read More »
Among Needs Of Homeless Veterans: Legal Assistance
They came home, but they have no home. Although homelessness is a sad thing in any segment of the population, from children to families to people with mental health problems, it is especially sad to see it among military veterans, and depressingly prevalent among returning soldiers, sailors and Marines. Fortunately, the Veterans Administration, not… Read More »
Investment Scams Increasingly Target Veterans
There is no free lunch. “There are thousands of ‘free lunch’ seminars that attract large audiences,” Elliot Raphaelson of Tribune Media Services wrote in a story published Dec. 19. “In 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority scrutinized 110 securities firms that presented free lunch seminars. Their report found… Read More »
Veterans With Disabilities Have Several Legal Protections
Serving one’s country sometimes comes at a heavy price. “In recent years, the percentage of veterans who report having service-connected disabilities, i.e., disabilities that were incurred in, or aggravated during, military service, has risen,” according to the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. “About 25 percent of recent veterans report having a service-connected disability, as compared… Read More »
Veterans Administration, Finally, Takes Measure To Cut Red Tape
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 »
Trademarking Could Prevent Some GI Bill Scams
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 »
It’s Time To Get Veterans Off The ‘Hamster Wheel’
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 »
Benefits for Veterans Ought to be Automatic
It practically amounts to denying veterans of the benefits they deserve. “More than half of America’s veterans say they have little or no understanding of the benefits due them, despite efforts over recent years to match returning soldiers with the help and services they need,” according to a recent story by Chris Adams of… Read More »
Veterans Often ‘Need an Attorney for This Journey’
The men and women who fought for their country shouldn’t have to fight for what their country owes them. The sad fact is, though, that all too often they do. The laws and regulations governing the benefits for veterans have become so byzantine that it’s a road few want to travel alone. As singer-songwriter… Read More »
Specialized Courts for Veterans Can Help Reclaim Lives
Justice may be blind, but that doesn’t mean the people who administer courts can’t see the distinctions that exist between those who find themselves in legal difficulties. In the past two decades or so, specialized courts have been created to deal with drug offenders, those with mental illness and even prostitutes. After all, most… Read More »