Appeal Nets Veteran Six Years of IU Compensation

Last April, two veteran service officers (VSOs) with the Vietnam Veterans of America’s State of Michigan Council helped a veteran achieve individual unemployability (IU) status on appeal to the Veterans Administration. 

The veteran’s case arose after the Military Order of the Purple Hearts shuttered in the area and the council took over its caseload. VSO Rob Lichy handled the appeal hearing, and the veteran was ultimately awarded a grant of IU dating back to March 2017, resulting in more than six years of back payments. 

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