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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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SCOTUS Grants Cert. in Kisor v. Wilkie
By sberenson
The broad question involves whether federal courts must defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous regulations. The case involves a veteran’s attempt to reopen a denied VA benefits claim based upon new and material evidence.
Penn State Veterans Clinic Wins Disability, Large Back Pay Awards For PA, NJ Veterans
By sberenson
The Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic at Penn State Law School has a number recent, impressive victories. Read more about them here:https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/news/veterans-clinic-wins-disability-large-back-pay-awards-pa-nj-veterans
Does the VA Have a Duty to Interpret Scientific Evidence Uniformly When the Same Toxin Harms Veterans at Different Sites?
By sberenson
From Michele Vollmer at Penn State:Penn State Law Veterans Clinic students think so. They have made that argument with success, winning service connection and 100% disability ratings in 2018 for three Vietnam Veterans diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). AML’s…
Judge Certifies Class in Navy Discharge Upgrade case
By sberenson
Earlier this week, United States District Court Judge Charles Haight, Jr. granted class certification to the plaintiffs in Manker v. Spencer, 3:18-cv-372 (CSH). Roughly stated, the nation-wide class is composed of Navy and Marine Corps veterans who received other than honorable…
Welcome Back Veterans Law Prof Blog
By sberenson
Greetings folks. After a too long hiatus, the Veterans Law Prof Blog is back and better than ever. This time around, content will be generated from the Scholarship Committee of the National Veterans Law School Clinic Consortium (NVLSCC). If you…
Choosing to Medicate PTSD Instead of Direct Intervention
By ssimcox
The debate on the VA’s habit of prescribing drugs to veterans dealing with severe PTSD symptoms and providing treatment or hospitalization as an after-thought has been raging for quite some time. Clay Hunt’s mother, Susan Selke, tells poignantly that it…
New Policies and an Apology for Iraq Veterans Exposed to Chemical Weapons
By ssimcox
Changes in the DoD’s policy towards veterans exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq are in the works. Many servicemembers in Iraq injured by chemical weapons were exposed to the substances when road side bombs containing the agents went off near…
Is Jon Stewart’s Comedy Central Show Impacting Policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs?
By ssimcox
Within six hours of Jon Stewart’s comedy news show airing a piece on the impact of the VA’s rule requiring veterans to live 40 miles “as-the-crow-flies” from a VA Medical facility to use the choice care plan, the VA changed…
The VA Changes Its Rules – Filing a Claim
By ssimcox
This week the Department of Veterans Affairs dramatically changed the rules for filing new claims and appealing decisions of the VA. On March 24th the VA implemented a new rule that prohibits veterans from filing what had been referred to…