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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act
The VA appeals process is going through its biggest change since the 1980s. In 2017, Congress passed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act. This act takes apart the current appeal system and replaces it with a new process aimed to improve the experience for all involved in the process. First, let’s recap what the […]
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA (MST) CLAIMS
RECORDS AVAILABLE FROM MILITARY ARCHIVES We have talked about the definition of MST, some of the difficulties faced with these cases, and various ways you can help to prove your claim using credible secondary evidence. The following contains information regarding how you might locate records pertaining to MST events previously reported on military bases that […]
SS Video Blog – Fully Favorable Decision
Natalia Jofre: Hello, and welcome to the Hill and Ponton Social Security Disability Blog, I’m Natalia Jofre, the Social Security Section Director. Shelly Mark: And I’m Shelly Mark. I’m the Senior Social Security Attorney. Natalia Jofre: So in our last blog we talked about after you go to the hearing, what happens. Shelly Mark: Right. […]
Five Common Mistakes When Filing A VA Disability Claim
Here at Hill and Ponton, we know that the process of filing VA disability claim can be very frustrating and confusing. Any veteran who has not yet started the VA claims process has probably heard about the delays and lengthy appeals process. For any veteran who needs help making their way through this process, there […]
What You Should Know About RAMP
If you’re a veteran with a pending appeal, and you’ve received a RAMP letter, you may be confused by what it means. In August 2017, Congress passed a VA Appeals Reform Package called the VA Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017. This appeals reform package will completely change the way VA appeals are handled. […]
Substance Abuse Among Veterans: Is It Secondary to Mental Health?
In 2015, over 1.3 million veterans were receiving disability compensation for a mental related condition such as PTSD, general anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, etc. These conditions, either directly service connected or secondary to another service connected condition represented almost 7% of the total of all disability compensation claims paid out by the VA at […]
