Success Stories

VSO Helps Veteran Access Benefits Lawyers Couldn’t

Lawrence Rasberry is 74 years old and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Karen. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1969–1974. Represented before the Veterans Administration (VA) by a private law firm, his claims for veterans benefits were moving slowly, generating multiple denials and incurring high legal fees.  Vietnam Veterans of America […]

How to Get Help With a VA Claim

If you need assistance accessing the benefits to which you or a family member is due as a veteran or eligible dependent, get the assistance of a Veterans Service Officer (VSO). VSOs help veterans and their families in multiple ways.  VSOs can: (1) advise, educate and answer questions about what benefits are available from federal, […]

Prevent and Avoid DBQ Fraud

The VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is asking for help in identifying public Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) fraud schemes that target veterans. Public DBQs are medical forms veterans submit to their healthcare providers in order to help VA evaluate disability benefit claims. DBQ fraud schemes include attempts to obtain payment from veterans for assistance in […]

Veteran Gets Retroactive Payment of $92K

“Greg” is a Vietnam veteran living in the southeastern U.S. who has been unable to work for more than a decade due to the symptoms of his disability. He had been seeking an earlier effective date for his individual unemployability (IU) designation for years, meeting with multiple denials. By performing an exhaustive review of Greg’s file, […]