Many successful Veterans Administration claims are approved with the help of Vietnam Veterans of America-affiliated veteran service officers (VSOs) nationwide. Recently in Indiana, a veteran was awarded 100% disability based on a claim that his Parkinson’s disease was the presumptive result of Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. His wife was ecstatic; the veteran previously had never filed a claim or received VA health care.

Success Stories

Indiana Survivors Get Benefits

Veteran service officers can often help the spouses and children of a deceased veteran access survivors’ benefits. Indiana VSOs posted several “wins” for veteran family members last year. One woman received Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC) six years after her husband, a Vietnam veteran, died of a presumptive service-connected condition. Another accessed DIC following her […]

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 […]

A Thank-You to My VSO

I retired from the Navy after over 20 years of service, having served as a Senior Chief and Seabee. During my service, I always ensured that those under my leadership and guidance were taken care of and held accountable for their actions. We had a job to do, and we always did it to the […]

Agent Orange Claim Approved