Attorneys Shana Dunn and Travis West attended the fall conference hosted by the National Organization of Veterans Advocates in Portland, Oregon from September 12-14, 2019. The National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc. (NOVA) is a not-for-profit educational membership organization incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1993. NOVA is a national organization of attorneys and […]
Get ready to Jump Around! The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it is giving away free tickets to the Wisconsin Badgers Salute to Veterans football game. Watch the Badgers take on the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Camp Randall Stadium. Veterans and service members can register to receive
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John “Jack” M. Bruce formally joined the Two Rivers office of WD on August 1, 2019. Jack’s practice involves municipal and land use law, including riparian rights disputes, as well as general civil and commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He has also represented clients in hearings held before administrative agencies such as the Wisconsin
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Only July 1, 2019, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ordered the Veterans Benefits Administration and Board of Veterans Appeals to stay proceedings with respect to all claims for disability compensation that are based on service in the offshore waters of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Secretary
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A recent paper published by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research confirms what veteran’s advocates have long known to be true – BVA’s claimed 90-95% accuracy rates are, at best, misleading. In this study, researchers looked at data on nearly 600,000 BVA appeals over a 15 year period to determine whether BVA’s quality review process reduced appeals or
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently had the opportunity to address the issue of whether a police officer can ask a motorist, during a routine traffic stop, if the motorist possessed a valid concealed carry (CCW) permit and whether there were any fireams in the vehicle. A discussion of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and Court of Appeals treatment of this issue
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VA has finalized regulations which change the Rating Schedule relating to Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders and Nutritional Deficiencies. This schedule includes the rating criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). VA proposed major changes to these diagnostic criteria, to include adding a list of diagnoses (current or past) that would exclude the diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), including sleep
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In most circumstances a veteran filing a claim for service connected disability benefits must submit evidence that demonstrates that his or her disability was caused by something that occurred during service. However, for veterans that served on the ground during the Vietnam War, VA will presume that certain illnesses and conditions were caused by dioxin
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There are a number of benefit programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, but the most well known is the program that pays veterans for disabilities incurred in service. This benefit is commonly referred to as service connected compensation. In order to prove entitlement to this benefit, a veteran must demonstrate: 1) an in-service event,
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