ptsd Thoughts On Hiring A Lawyer

[Rob m]

Just wondering what everyones thoughts are concerning hiring a lawyer to represent me when I file my VA case. I'll be retiring from the military in a few months and have a federal job lined up in Georgia. I don't wnat to go through years of appeals and low ball offers (which could still happen even with a lawyer) and maybe never get what I feel I truely deserve. My main condition in skull removeal with under lying brain damage and cognitive problems associated with this. I also feel like I have PTSD but according to my Neuro doc he said thats a mental condition and I have a physical condition so I may line up a different doc after I move.

Can anyone reccomend a GOOD lawyer in the Georgia area?

Thanks

[john999]

I am pretty sure you cannot hire a lawyer until after you have filed a NOD. If is possible that you may get a decent rating the first time. What you want to do is to file a complete claim with all your issues in it so that if you get denied and/or low balled the lawyer you hire will have it all to appeal. I think getting a lawyer is a good idea if you have a complex claim that is based on legalistic doctrines and not just evidence. If you are in an area of VA law where you don't feel comfortable then hiring an expert is a good idea if there is a substantial payoff. I have a lawyer and he has stuck by me for two years so far as I progress towards the court. If we win he gets a big paycheck.