https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-veterans-affairs-and-the-veterans-service-officers-refuse-to-assist-a-veteran-after-a-lawyer-gets-involved <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have a fellow Veteran who told me that the Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Service Officer stopped assisting with her service connected claim because she asked for help from a friend with a law degree. I would like to know why this would happen. Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:13:01 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-veterans-affairs-and-the-veterans-service-officers-refuse-to-assist-a-veteran-after-a-lawyer-gets-involved <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have a fellow Veteran who told me that the Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Service Officer stopped assisting with her service connected claim because she asked for help from a friend with a law degree. I would like to know why this would happen. SPC Darin Taylor Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:13:01 -0400 2014-09-13T11:13:01-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-veterans-affairs-and-the-veterans-service-officers-refuse-to-assist-a-veteran-after-a-lawyer-gets-involved?n=239462&urlhash=239462 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What a paradox. So if a vet is a prior military paralegal to a JAG officer, would he or she be denied all help then? Something&#39;s not right there or there might be more to the story than we know PO1 Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:15:57 -0400 2014-09-13T11:15:57-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-the-veterans-affairs-and-the-veterans-service-officers-refuse-to-assist-a-veteran-after-a-lawyer-gets-involved?n=6457972&urlhash=6457972 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I filed a claim back in the 90&#39;s and again in 1997 and again in 2003-2004. Now in 2017 wow such a long process. SSG Billie Dalton Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:35:36 -0500 2020-11-01T06:35:36-05:00 2014-09-13T11:13:01-04:00