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The Veterans Advocate Jan - June 2007 Issue - Has Anyone Gotten Theirs Yet?

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For those of you who get The Veterans Advocate - have you gotten you Jan - June 2007 issue yet? I have a strawman of a NOD I'm working on and would like to read this issue before proceeding but haven't gotten mine yet. Just curious if anyone else has gotten theirs.

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TS

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Hmmm - no replies in a couple of days is odd for hadit.com - perhaps I asked the wrong question - in addition to wondering who has gotten their Jan - June 2007 issue, let me ask this as well:

How many of you subscribe to The Advocate?

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TS

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Hmmm - no replies in a couple of days is odd for hadit.com - perhaps I asked the wrong question - in addition to wondering who has gotten their Jan - June 2007 issue, let me ask this as well:

How many of you subscribe to The Advocate?

Thanks,

TS

I have not heard of this1 What is the Advocate?

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The Advocate is a newsletter put out by the NVLSP (National Veterans Legal Services Program) every 4 - 6 months that covers recent VA court cases and how they impact VA claims and what you can do to help win your NOD by knowing what cases to cite and what stategies to take. Here is a link to it:

http://www.nvlsp.org/Publications/Bookstor...ansadvocate.htm

The NVLSP are also the folks who write the Veterans Benefits Manual (VBM). If you are working a VA claim, the VBM is an invaluable resource and well worth the price. I got a package deal with the CFR and a Lexus CD and have been very pleased with them all. Here's a link to the Veterans Benefits Manual (look around their website and check out the package deals if you are interested in other products which is less expensive than if you order them individually):

http://www.nvlsp.org/Publications/Bookstor...nefitmanual.htm

I learned about the VBM and The Advocate by reading hadit and these resources have helped me out a great deal.

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TS

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I also bought the VBN ans something else. It helps allot. Hey tssnave how about scanning and posting the news letter....................

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Betrayed,

Unlike the CFR and M21-1MR that the VA has posted as public domain documents, The Veterans Advocate is copyright material so it would not be appropriate or legal for me to copy it and/or post it on hadit. I was in public affairs in the military so I respect others' copyrights.

This doesn't prevent me from sharing, in a general sense, something I learn that is relevant to my claim (or something I just find interesting or relevant to someone else's claim) but for a comprehensive understanding of what they are saying in each issue I would suggest you order it at www.nvlsp.org.

While you may have to wade through a lot of information that doesn't necessarily pertain to your particular case to find the few nuggets that do, I think it is a very valuable tool in working your VA claim.

I'm still waiting on my Jan-June issue. If anyone has gotten theirs, please let me know.

Thanks,

TS

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