Cheyenne counts close to 6,000 veterans, and the Census records 2,457 of them as having no service-connected rating. If the VA wrongly rejected a claim that deserved approval and left you in that group, Hill & Ponton can step in and make things right.
Around 3,702 more Cheyenne veterans do hold a rating, but plenty of those decisions came back lower than the condition genuinely warrants. Maximizing veterans benefits is central to our law practice.
Our VA-accredited disability attorneys will size up your case at no cost: you pay us nothing unless we prevail. If the VA has shut you out, reach out and we will map the route back with you.
How We Help Cheyenne Veterans
- Disability Compensation: We press for every benefit dollar your service-connected condition justifies, plus the back pay owed from the date your eligibility actually began.
- VA Disability Appeals: When the VA answers with a denial or a rating that is too low, we carry the appeal from beginning to end, reopening the file and tracking down the records and medical opinions it skipped over.
- Rating Increases: Conditions change over time. If a disability has worsened since the VA’s prior decision, we capture that change and argue for the higher rating (and the bigger monthly payment) you now deserve.
- Special Monthly Compensation: The most severe losses, such as blindness or the loss of use of feet, may qualify for Special Monthly Compensation, paid on a scale beyond the ordinary ratings.
- Individual Unemployability: When service-connected conditions leave you unable to hold down steady work, TDIU lifts your pay to the 100% level even though the combined number falls short. We pull together the medical and employment proof behind it.
- Survivor Benefits: Should a veteran’s death trace to a service-connected condition, we help the spouse, a child, or a parent, to win Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and other survivor benefits.
What a VA Disability Rating Pays
The VA rates every service-connected condition between 10% and 100%, in increments of ten, and that number determines your tax-free monthly check.
These ratings do not stack by simple addition; the VA blends them under a combined-rating formula that usually lands lower than veterans anticipate, so accuracy on each one counts.
To get a sense of your combined figure, enter your ratings into the VA disability calculator.
At present, an unmarried veteran with no dependents draws these monthly amounts:
- 10%: $180.42
- 20%: $356.66
- 30%: $552.47
- 40%: $795.84
- 50%: $1,132.90
- 60%: $1,435.02
- 70%: $1,808.45
- 80%: $2,102.15
- 90%: $2,362.30
- 100%: $3,938.58
Adding dependents increases the total, and the annual cost-of-living adjustment pushes it higher each year.
Federal compensation is not all veterans receive. Cheyenne locals are also eligible for Wyoming state benefits, which can include a property tax break and other forms of financial relief for disabled veterans.
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F.E. Warren and Toxic Exposure Claims
Few cities hold a major military Superfund site inside their own borders, but Cheyenne does. F.E. Warren Air Force Base, a cornerstone of the country’s nuclear missile program for generations, has a long record of environmental contamination, and those who served there and later developed illness may hold a valid claim.
Added to the EPA’s National Priorities List in 1990, the base had documented exposure to trichloroethylene and other degreasing solvents from missile upkeep, metals including lead and arsenic, and PFOS and PFOA traced to firefighting foam that have fouled the soil and groundwater.
Cheyenne veterans may have also been exposed to toxins elsewhere: to Agent Orange in Asia, to the open-air burn pits in the Gulf of Persia, or to the tainted drinking water at Camp Lejeune. Whenever a toxic exposure links to your diagnosis, a past denial need not be the end of the road. Our VA lawyers have spent many years successfully tracing illnesses back to the chemicals responsible.
What Does It Take to Get Your Claim Approved?
Each claim must satisfy the same three requirements, and falling short on even one tends to end in a denial.
- A current diagnosis – a physician, VA or civilian, states on paper that you currently have the condition.
- An in-service cause – your service record must tie it to an injury, illness, event, or exposure that happened while you served.
- A medical nexus – a qualified clinician joins the two, finding the condition “at least as likely as not” a product of service. This is the link that decides most claims.
Our VA disability attorneys understand the way the VA reviews a file, the points where claims break down, and how to assemble one that captures the reality of your everyday life.
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When It Pays to Hire a VA Disability Lawyer
Filing the initial claim alone makes sense, and many Cheyenne veterans go that route. What changes things is a denial, or a rating that fails to reflect how much harder daily life has gotten, and that is the moment experienced counsel proves worthwhile.
Our law firm was built to help veterans navigate a system that can feel rigged against them. We track every change in VA disability law, from fresh regulations to rulings from the appeals courts, and turn it toward the higher ratings, unemployability pay, and special compensation that may be yours.
VA Resources in Cheyenne
- Cheyenne VA Medical Center – The center of VA health care for southeastern Wyoming, providing primary, specialty, and mental health care along with programs for homeless veterans. 2360 East Pershing Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Phone: 307-778-7550
- Cheyenne Vet Center – Free, confidential support for PTSD, military sexual trauma, and the return to civilian life, kept separate from your VA medical records. 2617 East Lincolnway, Suite C, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Phone: 307-778-7370
- Cheyenne VA Regional Office – Wyoming’s office for filing and appealing VA disability claims, located on the medical center campus. 2360 East Pershing Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82001. National benefits line: 800-827-1000
- Wyoming Veterans Commission – The state agency whose service officers assist Wyoming veterans with preparing and pursuing VA claims at no charge. 5800 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82009. Phone: 307-777-8152
- Laramie County Veterans Service Officer – A county officer who helps area veterans and their families file VA benefit claims and handle the paperwork. 5800 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82009. Phone: 307-256-1778
Housing Assistance for Cheyenne Veterans
VA Cheyenne health care oversees homeless-veteran services across the region, pairing HUD-VASH vouchers, case management, Health Care for Homeless Veterans, and Grant and Per Diem transitional housing with treatment for mental health and substance use and support returning to the workforce.
But many veterans who are not yet without a home risk sliding into homelessness because of a benefit the VA denied or stalled. That is why Hill & Ponton prioritizes veterans facing unemployment and housing insecurity.
If a VA ruling left you rejected or underrated, we are ready to take up the fight, with nothing owed at the outset and payment due only if the appeal wins. Reach out for a free case review and information on your options.
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