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Rick Briggs

Fausone Bohn, LLP

41820 West Six Mile Road, Suite 103

Northville, MI 48168-2755

(248) 380-0000 tel.

(248) 380-3434 fax

rbriggs@fb-firm.com

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They will consider VA representation after June on case by case basis-

I hope I can find more lawyers who will too-

But just remember - it is up to a lawyer to take a case-

some claims may well be found that lawyers wont want them-

I worked for lawyers- evidence is everything-

and presenting a case well can mean whether they will take the case or not.

It is always best to get all the evidence you can whether you chose to hire a lawyer or not.

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Rick Briggs

Fausone Bohn, LLP

41820 West Six Mile Road, Suite 103

Northville, MI 48168-2755

(248) 380-0000 tel.

(248) 380-3434 fax

rbriggs@fb-firm.com

www.fb-firm.com

They will consider VA representation after June on case by case basis-

I hope I can find more lawyers who will too-

But just remember - it is up to a lawyer to take a case-

some claims may well be found that lawyers wont want them-

I worked for lawyers- evidence is everything-

and presenting a case well can mean whether they will take the case or not.

It is always best to get all the evidence you can whether you chose to hire a lawyer or not.

Just wanted to submit another resource for legal help for veterans. It's www.veteranslaw.com. The Veterans Law Group is a law firm that has successfully represented veterans and their dependents for more than sixteen years as. Mark Lippman is a well known and trusted veterans disability attorney that has represented thousands of claimants with both physical and psychiatric disabilities. The website also has some useful news articles and information about disabled veterans laws and rights.

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Also, unless there is going to be significant retro pay I don't think many lawyers are going to want to represent someone who is going to get a 10% disability rating.

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Also, unless there is going to be significant retro pay I don't think many lawyers are going to want to represent someone who is going to get a 10% disability rating.

John, what if the lawyer recognizes that the 10% rating is inaccurate and a 50% rating is legally warranted- fights for the veteran and wins? I see that as a win-win situation.

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Elder and Disability Law Firm of Victoria Collier, Atlanta GA has been doing case-by-case representation of vets, phone 404-370-0696. She is a VA-accredited attorney and has another VA-accredited attorney on staff; focusing on service-connected claims and assisting spouses w/ pension and special monthly compensation (Aid and Attendance) issues. She also teaches seminars to other attorneys on how to deal w/ VA--she's a vet herself.

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I agree that if a 10% rating has potential for a 50% rating then the lawyer will be more apt to take the case. There has to be some decent retro for these guys to get involved. If there is enough retro then any claim can pay off. The more money involved the more vigorous the representation. I got a claim going that was awarded 10% originally in 1971. However, it is a CUE and has potential to bring in big bucks. My lawyer wants to win this one because he gets 20% of the retro. It is economics 101. I don't think a lawyer is going to bust his ass for a claim that will top out at 10% regardless like Tintinitus for instance.

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