Posted on Nov 13, 2023
Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
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Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
By Leo Shane III
Nov 13, 01:13 PM
Troops and veterans learn about veterans benefits during a Transition Assistance Program class at the Family Readiness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on March 26, 2012. (Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Air Force)
When Navy veteran Melissa Washington wanted to reapply for an increase in her disability benefits, she selected a for-profit firm — Veterans Benefits Guide — to cut down on the paperwork and preparation she’d have to do herself.
“I knew a lot of people who had already been through the process, and I wanted to try for myself,” said Washington, who runs the Women Veterans Alliance in Sacramento, Calif. “It was all laid out clearly: the fees, the procedures. They helped me get up to a 100% rating, and it was all very professional.”
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Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
By Leo Shane III
Nov 13, 01:13 PM
Troops and veterans learn about veterans benefits during a Transition Assistance Program class at the Family Readiness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on March 26, 2012. (Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Air Force)
When Navy veteran Melissa Washington wanted to reapply for an increase in her disability benefits, she selected a for-profit firm — Veterans Benefits Guide — to cut down on the paperwork and preparation she’d have to do herself.
“I knew a lot of people who had already been through the process, and I wanted to try for myself,” said Washington, who runs the Women Veterans Alliance in Sacramento, Calif. “It was all laid out clearly: the fees, the procedures. They helped me get up to a 100% rating, and it was all very professional.”
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see)] Sgt (Join to see) PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC (Join to see) SGT Ruben Lozada PO2 Marco Monsalve Maj Kim Patterson] SFC Ralph E Kelley SPC (Join to see) SSG William Jones Maj Ronald Scarpa SSG Paul Endes PO1 Lyndon Thomas CPL Douglas Chrysler SPC (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence Lt Col Charlie Brown
Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
Posted from armytimes.comPosted in these groups: 
Veterans Affairs (VA)
Disability
Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Veterans are an easy target to get roped into with the promise of outrageous payments for service connected disabilities. There-in lies the problem. If Congress really cared about Veterans they would pass a law limited the amount these law firms can collect from their clients.
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