The Salisbury (North Carolina) VA Medical Center is apparently helping other hospitals in the VA’s Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network catch up on their C&P Exams.

The VA Medical Center is using a technique they call a “blitz” – setting aside time from general care appointments for C&P exams.

Of course, the possibility that the VA could get caught up on its significant backlog of C&P (Compensation and Pension) is positive news. Getting caught up is only half [...]

A few weeks ago, we posted a blog entry about the case of Henderson v. Shinseki.

On March 1, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in this Veteran’s benefits claim. More will be posted on this decision later, but in a nutshell, the Supreme Court held that veterans who miss the 120-day deadline are not automatically disqualified from filing an appeal with the CAVC.

The high court’s decision was unanimous in favor of the Veteran (with [...]

Federal Disability Retirement attorney Chris Attig announces the Firm’s success in securing disability retirement benefits for a FERS employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).