Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006

In December 2006, Congress repealed the 144-year-old law that prohibited attorneys from charging a fee for representing veterans in VA benefits claims. The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Section 101 of Public Law 109-461) took effect on June 20, 2007. The law now allows attorneys to represent veterans much earlier in the VA claims process, and permits them to charge reasonable fees for the representation.

Help Veterans and Expand Your Practice in 3 Easy Steps

Expand your successful Social Security disability, elder law, workers’ compensation or employee benefits practice to include this exciting and important new area of the law, while helping veterans obtain crucial benefits that they have earned, and that they deserve.

STEP 1: TRAINING Purchase and review the Veterans Benefits Advocacy DVD and Training Notes.

STEP 2: ACCREDITATION Use the DVD to complete the steps required to obtain accreditation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

STEP 3: BEGIN YOUR PRACTICE Purchase the Veterans Benefits Manual and other resources to begin your practice.

State CLE Credit

The Veterans Benefits Advocacy DVD is currently approved for self-study CLE credit in several states.

Training Tools
Veterans Benefits Advocacy DVD
A Training Guide to Representing Veterans in VA Benefits Claims

The training provided by this DVD meets the VA’s attorney accreditation requirements. Filmed before a live audience in high quality digital format, Veterans Benefits Advocacy provides an introduction to, and comprehensive training on, this complex new area of the law. Presented by Ron Abrams and Bart Stichman, co-directors of NVLSP, and the country’s premier veterans benefits attorneys, this 6-hour DVD offers legal, administrative, and practical guidance on why and how attorneys can consider expanding their practice to represent veterans before the VA. It also covers the criteria for entitlement to VA disability benefits and the governing rules of practice and procedure.

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Practice Tools
Thorough, authoritative treatment of benefits and law
for attorneys and other veterans advocates.

	Veterans Benefits Manual For more than fifteen years, the Veterans Benefits Manual has been recognized as the premier tool for attorneys and veteran service officers.	More Information See Sample Section (PDF file, 106K) Compare Practice Tools Money-Saving Sets
	Federal Veterans Laws, Rules, & Regulations An affordable, handy, independent desk reference and companion book to the Veterans Benefits Manual.	More Information See sample section (PDF file, 63K) Compare Practice Tools Money-Saving Sets
	Veterans Benefits Manual & Related Laws & Regulations on CD-ROM Find all of the Veterans Benefits Manual on the CD, as well as the Federal Veterans Laws, Rules and Regulations.	More Information Compare Practice Tools Money-Saving Sets
	LexisNexis ® Automated Veterans Benefits Forms on CD-ROM Forms automation technology with superior functionality in a single source for all the most important and updated forms.	More Information Compare Practice Tools Money-Saving Sets