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Firm Now Handling Veteran's Benefits Claims.
Because of recent changes in Vetarans' Administration procedures, Fusco, Brandenstein & Rada’s thirty years of experience in the various areas of disability law is now available to assisting disabled veterans in claims before the Veterans Administration. If you are a veteran and are totally or partially disabled and you served in the active military, naval, or air services (including the Coast Guard), you may be entitled to benefits (or a benefit increase) through the Veterans Administration.
The two most common benefits are:
- Service-connected Compensation
- Pension (non service connected)
Service-connected Compensation benefits (anywhere from $117.00 per month to $2,527.00 per month) are payable to veterans who have a current disability, which can be shown to have been caused by or aggravated by an in-service event.
Proving that a current disability was caused by or aggravated by an in-service event can be a difficult proposition. Having an attorney familiar with the requirements of the Veterans Administration can be crucial to establishing this “nexus” between your disability and your military service.
Certain medical conditions are presumed to have been caused by military service. If a veteran served in Vietnam, and later develops certain types of cancer, or diabetes mellitus, these conditions can be entitled to certain legal presumptions that they were caused by exposure to Agent Orange. These same presumptions exist for veterans who can prove exposure to ionizing radiation while serving in the Pacific theater during WWII.
Also, any disabling condition that occurred within 12 months of discharge is presumed to be service-connected. Proving the date of onset in such cases is critical and may also require the assistance of an experienced disability attorney.
Further, if a Veteran has a condition that was treated during service, and can show evidence of continuing treatment for that condition through the present, such a condition can also be presumed to be service-connected, despite the lack of any specific “incident” during service.
Non-Service Connected Disability Pension benefits are needs-based. To be eligible, a Veteran must show a relatively low level of income and assets. In addition, the Veteran must have served during wartime. To receive Non-Service Connected Disability Pension benefits, the Veteran’s disability does not need be connected or related to the veteran’s military service.
If you have previously been denied benefits through the Veterans Administration, that decision may be subject to reopening. If you are already receiving compensation benefits through the Veterans Administration, and your condition has worsened, you may be entitled to an increase in your benefit rate. Compensation benefits can even be payable if you are still working.
If you would like to discuss these benefits, please call ou
toll-free #, 1-800-416-5454 and ask for Nick Parisi our VA Benefits Coordinator, or email him at NParisi@fbrlaw.com.
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