On April 4, 2025, University of Baltimore School of Law hosted the 16th Annual Veterans Legal Assistance Conference & Training in partnership with conference organizers Veterans & Military Law Section of the Federal Bar Association, Maryland Legal Aid, Maryland State
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Veterans Law Prof, published by the Law Professor Blogs Network, focuses on legal issues affecting veterans, including veterans benefits law, discharge characterizations, and regulatory updates from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The blog covers topics such as veterans disability compensation, appeals processes at the Board of Veterans' Appeals, caregiver program regulations, and legal assistance conferences. It also addresses challenges faced by veterans in accessing benefits, workforce and policy changes impacting veterans services, and advocacy efforts. The content is aimed at legal professionals, advocates, and scholars involved in veterans law and policy.
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VA Issues Proposed Rules Regarding the Caregiver Program — Comments due Feb. 4, 2025 (by Jennifer R. Morrell, Delaware Law School)
By ssimcox
VA issued proposed rule changes regarding its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (“caregiver program”). Comments are due February 4, 2025.VA has proposed some potentially impactful changes to its caregiver program. The most substantial proposed change pertains to the…
VA Issues Proposed Rules Regarding Ratings for Neurological and Convulsive Conditions — Comments Due Jan. 13, 2025 (by Jennifer R. Morrell, Delaware Law School)
By ssimcox
VA issued proposed rules this fall regarding the part of the Schedule for Rating Disabilities that pertains to neurological conditions and convulsive disorders. Comments are due January 13, 2025.According to VA, the proposed changes are intended to incorporate medical advancements,…
Veterans Clinic Consortium Hosts Third National Boot Camp (by Jennifer Morrell, Delaware Law School Veterans Law Clinic)
By ssimcox
On September 15, 2023, The National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium held its third National Boot Camp, a training event for new and returning interns at clinics serving veterans. The event, themed “Visualizing Practice,” was attended by over 100 law
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LSU hiring Veterans Legal Clinic Director (By Missy Lonegrass, Professor at Louisiana State University)
By ssimcox
The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire a faculty member to teach and serve as director for our Veterans Legal Clinic. This position is a twelve-month faculty appointment on the Law Center’s Professional Practice faculty track (long-term…
Federal Circuit Interprets Scope of 38 U.S.C. § 1110 Language in Spicer (by Emma Wimberly and Teco Proffitt, Student Attorneys at the University of Georgia School of Law’s Veterans Law Clinic)
By ssimcox
On March 8, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided Spicer v. McDonough. This decision provides veterans with a strong new tool for obtaining secondary service connection when a service-connected condition functionally worsens or impedes treatment of…
New, Clinic-Focused Veterans Law Textbook Published by Two Long-Standing Members of the NLSVCC By National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium
By ssimcox
After roughly five years of intensive research and writing, Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox, Stetson University College of Law, and retired William & Mary Law School Professor David E. Boelzner have published Veterans Benefits: Law, Theory, and Practice, a unique…
SCOTUS Squashes Equitable Tolling for Disability Compensation Claims (by Augusten Lupianez, Intern at Delaware Law School Veterans Law Clinic)
By ssimcox
Adolfo Arellano’s journey to the Supreme Court finally ended on January 23, 2023. After years of trying to obtain retroactive benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs based on his disability, Arellano was denied at the highest court in the…
Veterans Law Clinics Highlighted in NLSVCC Congressional Testimony (By Holly L. Christian, Detroit Mercy Veterans Law Clinic)
By ssimcox
On May 11, 2022, Judy Clausen, Legal Skills Professor and Director of the Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic at the University of Florida, testified on behalf of the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium in front of the House Committee…
NLSVCC Holds Biennial Conference, Elects Three New Board Members (by Jennifer Morrell, Delaware Law School Veterans Law Clinic)
By ssimcox
On June 23 and June 24, the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium held its biennial conference, the first since before COVID. The event, held virtually, was free for members and law students, and featured two prominent keynote speakers—Judge William…