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xsquid
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 Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject: Veterans' Right to an Attorney Act |
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What does everyone think of this? I like it personally.
| Quote: | | A critical bill affecting veterans is sitting in the Veterans Benefits Subcommittee. H.R. 3492 would allow Disabled Veterans to pursue needed disability benefits by allowing them to obtain an attorney to represent them while filing claims for disability benefits. The Veterans' Right to an Attorney Act would prohibit a fee from being charged, allowed, or paid for attorneys' services with respect to veterans' benefits claims at any time before the date on which the Board of Veterans' Appeals first makes a final decision in the case. |
Yoiu can sign a petition through a link on this site.
http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/0,12914,VR_Action_071204,00.html?ESRC=vr.nl
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coldwarvet
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Be careful not to feed the bears.
Every summer the national park rangers post signs “do not feed the bears” every summer the tourist’s come, ignore the signs and feed the bears. Every fall the tourist quit coming to the parks and thus quit feeding the bears. Every winter park rangers collect the dead bears within the park that have lost the ability to hunt for themselves.
I heard a preacher a few years back tell this story and it has just sort of stayed with me.
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xsquid
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I guess there's a point there, but I don't get it.
From what I have learned in many years the VA is run by idiots and a$$holes, they could give a rats backside if you are taken care of or not. I have some screwed up stuff with the VA and I can't get any answers at all, neither can any of the groups like dav, american legion, etc. I would consider an attorney to be a worthwhile evil in this case. I read all of the time in dav or american legion magazines about how someone has been screwed for years and years and it's finally righted. If the veteran could use an attorney there would be one hell of a lot less people screwed when first applying.
The local agent (dav) told me that it's almost useless to appeal, she said they just got one back after 12 years of being on appeal and it's not uncommon. If an attorney can cut through that crap then I'm all for it, right now though it's screwed up.
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