VA Expands Disbaility Benefits

By attorney | March 22, 2017 |

Former servicemembers who were exposed to contaminated water at a North Carolina Marine Corps base are now eligible for veterans disability benefuts, the government announced.

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VA To Be Mostly Immune From Federal Hiring Freeze

By attorney | February 3, 2017 |

President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats reached a compromise that may affect disability benefits for thousands of veterans, as the Department of Veterans Affairs clarified that the administration-imposed federal hiring freeze would not affect public safety positions. Acting Secretary Robert Snyder said this phrase is broadly defined to include nurses, doctors, counselors, and most other healthcare jobs.…

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Invisible War Wounds

By attorney | December 14, 2016 |

Before World War I, all the world’s armies used picric acid in their cannons and shells, a compound similar to the one common in modern-day fireworks. In 1902, the German army became the first military force to use TNT, and for the most part, TNT is still in use today. So, the difference between a battle in 1900…

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