Expanded Agent Orange Presumption for Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans
by Casaundra Johnson | Feb 18, 2020 | Social Security and Disability Compensation
The Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 went into effect on January 1, 2020, and extended the presumption of herbicide exposure to Veterans who served in the offshore waters of the Republic of Vietnam and Cambodia, or in the Korean Demilitarized zone (DMZ)....read more >>
The New Claims Process for VA Appeals
by Casaundra Johnson | Aug 06, 2019 | Social Security and Disability Compensation
Congress passed the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) in 2017, in an effort to modernize the claim and appeals process, improve notification of VA decisions, speed up the processing of claims, and decrease the number of backlogged appeals. A pilot program for the new claims process was implemented after Congress passed the AMA and allowed veterans to opt into the new claims process before it went into effect on February 19, 2019....read more >>
Are food additives leading to a serious illness in workers?
by Kara Dolan-West | Feb 10, 2015 | Workers' Compensation
When you hear the phrase “safe for human consumption,” what do you think of? Do you think of a product that is completely safe and shouldn’t be worried about? Or do you think of a product...read more >>
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