SergeantQ Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Great news - excellent testimony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy04 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Welcome aboard, and congrats on the good news. God Bless!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Kelly Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Happy for your success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgiapapa Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Congratulations and good luck to you and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle1012004 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Congratulations!!!! All the best to you and your family and absolutely file for fast track SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerMember Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) <<<<The gist of all this, it's that you can do it yourself! Everything you need is available online .Sign up for Ebenefits online today! If you feel you need assistance, see your local VFW, American Legion, of VA Officer. Most states also have service officers that are paid by the state itself. They are usually disabled vets themselves and are there to be on your side. Stay away from the attorneys! They are in it for the money only!>>> Always remember. Some of us are differently abled or disabled by medical/mental issues. Some, too, have no access to going online. VSOs work for the VA and are paid to represent you by VA. See below regarding attorneys and heed it well. Congratulations but never cut off your nose to spite your face. Attorneys have their place in this business and we see evidence of it every day.. I'd give $100 dollars to see a VSO try a case up at the CAVC or the Federal Circuit. The fact is that they are precluded from doing so. Seems you need a 4 year college degree and another 3 years with a Juris Doctorate before they let you in the front door. The good news is you can defend yourself pro se there DJdan48- and it won't cost you a dime. Of course your chances of winning are pretty dismal but it will be painless financially. Face it. Attorneys are like mechanics, doctors, electricians, plumbers etc. Everyone is in it for the money. You can't eat air and survive long. If you have paralegals working for you, they have to eat and feed their kids, too. Pray tell, who, exactly, in the world goes to work every day for free and is NOT in it for the money besides community activists? Few know that by law, attorneys have to provide free legal services to a certain number of clients every year or risk losing their license. I don't hear about mechanics being faced with the same onus. Be careful what you wish for. We only recently won the right to have an attorney rep. us at the ROs (2007) and our win rates have skyrocketed. Edited May 19, 2015 by asknod georgiapapa, Oiler1995, ArNG11 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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