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2009 Veterans Benefits Titles
What's New in the 2009
Edition
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New advice on what to do during the 19 months that it takes on average for VA to forward an appeal to the BVA after the filing of the Substantive Appeal;
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How to maximize the disability rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) under the October 2008 VA disability rating schedule for TBI;
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The special language that advocates should now use to avoid malpractice when filing a claim for service connection—in light of recent court decisions allowing VA to ignore disabilities that should be considered;
- A new section explaining the complex rules that exist for determining the appropriate effective date for TDIU as a result of recent favorable court decisions;
- Why it is now more difficult to obtain medical opinions from VA physicians and how to obtain a persuasive private medical opinion;
- How to take advantage of the new law that applies when a veteran dies while a claim is pending, so that VA quickly decides whether a surviving family member is entitled to the benefits the veteran had sought;
- An expanded analysis of Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC)—the program that allows some veterans to receive both military disability retirement payments and VA disability compensation;
- Discussion of the new VA rules making it easier for veterans diagnosed with PTSD in service to obtain service connection for PTSD;
- An analysis of the new VA disability rating schedule for scars;
- How to take advantage of the new law that makes it easier to obtain reimbursement for non-VA emergency treatment;
- How to determine if a veteran qualifies for free VA health care and medications under the enhanced health care program for combat veterans;
- An explanation of the new rights claimants have as a result of the recent scandal involving mass shredding of documents in VA claims files by VA employees;
- How frail, chronically ill veterans can qualify for free VA home care; and
- A detailed explanation of the steps attorneys must take to become accredited and maintain accreditation to represent VA claimants.
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