What is the PACT Act? The PACT Act stands for, Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2021. The Act focuses on the presumptions of service connection for Veterans exposed to toxic substances during active military service. Why has the PACT Act not been passed into law? The PACT Act…
Judges will hear arguments in lawsuit over ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Veterans’ Agent Orange benefits November 30, 2019, ConnectingVets.com, Abbie Bennett Twelve “Blue Water Navy” Vietnam Veterans have died since Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie issued a stay on processing their Agent Orange disability claims, an advocacy group told Connecting…
October 30, 2019, ConnectingVets.com, Abbie Bennett Native Americans and Native Alaskans are more likely to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces than any other group, yet they remain among the poorest and least insured veterans with the least access to Department of Veterans Affairs services. …. Kevin J. Allis, CEO of…
Suicide Prevention Remains a Top National Priority for VA September 25, 2019, The Hill, Rory E. Riley-Topping September is National Suicide Prevention month. Accordingly, as it does nearly every year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report this month…. “An accurate and timely VA decision is…
Veterans speak out about fight to claim VA benefits after military sexual assault: For Veterans who were victims of sexual assault, the process of claiming benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder through the Veterans Administration can be extremely difficult. Kate Snow hears from service members who say it took years, and sometimes decades,…
Court Victory for Vietnam War Blue Water Navy Veterans Procopio v. Wilkie Welcome to the Bergmann & Moore, LLC web site. On January 29, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Fed. Cir.) extended the presumption of exposure to herbicides to cover Veterans who served in the territorial sea of the Republic…
September 15, 2019, The Daily Advocate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) A member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has joined his colleagues in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to take action on behalf of thousands of Veterans across the country living with chronic health conditions, by expanding…
September 12, 2019, Blogs.va.gov On September 10, VA’s Board of Veterans’ Appeals exceeded its goal Three weeks ahead of schedule, to deliver 90,050 appeals decisions regarding disability benefits and services to Veterans in fiscal year 2019. This is approximately 9,000 more decisions than the previous year. The Board also hit a record…
August 20, 2019, McClatchy News, Tara Copp As cancer kills another Biloxi Air Force reservist, his unit demands answers Current and former Air Reserve Technicians at Keesler Air Force Base, in Biloxi, Mississippi, are raising the alarm that chemicals they were exposed to may be tied to a number of deaths and…
Veteran Prevails on VA Claim Appeal January 23, 2019, Washington, DC – Bergmann & Moore attorneys prevailed on behalf of a disabled Veteran who sought disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for more than ten years. In August 2008, the Veteran filed her claim with the local VA…
