Read more here: http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf030409-1.htm VA declared an "amnesty" for people who were hiding or misplacing documents and 15,000...
is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLcmKht4VV8&eurl=http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf030509-8.htm&feature=player_embedded or, if that doesn't...
There is a simplified process if the veteran was a POW. However, if the spouse wants to apply for DIC, according to all the information I have read, the...
Am I correct in understanding that there is a risk that a veterans trust will be considered countable as under the veteran's control, when the trust includes a...
Yes it's best to have non-vet as ttee and/or ben. The specifics to the generalization re living in same household in your situation are that assets would...
Dear Colleagues, Here is an article that might be of interest. Debbie J. Papay, Attorney Bayer, Papay & Steiner Co., LPA 1925 Indian Wood Circle Maumee, OH...
Have a case I'm trying to process as rapidly as possible. Woman is in assisted living, less than $70,000, needs no trust or caregiver agreement, will just add...
Kim, Death Pension = Non-service-connected pension for surviving spouses DIC = Service-connected Compensation for surviving spouses. With DP, the veteran must...
If a couple married after: WWII: 1/1/1957 Korea: 2/1/1965 Vietnam: 5/8/1985 then they must have either been married for one year, or there must have been a...
My local bar group is looking to sponsor a VA continuing ed program to qualify for the mandatory CLE. Does anyone know how to go about getting their program...
Leslie, Contact your local CLE administrator organization and ask them what the requirements are to get CLEs. If you get CLEs from your state organization, ...
Dawn, are you saying you submit your course *after the fact* and as long as it has the required content and duration it is approved? I thought you needed your...
I'm just going by the regulations, which say that once you have attended the CLE course, you send that information in to the VA to fulfill your accreditation...
As you may or may not be aware, the latest VA scandal involves the loss of and shredding of documents at the Regional Offices. If you have any clients for...
I need this info/procedure, pls. Patrick C. Smith, Jr., Esq. The Smith Law Firm, P.C. Main Augusta Office: 4141 Columbia Road, Ste D Martinez, GA 30907 Tel:...
How does the VA treat say, a $100,000 term life insurance policy - obviously with no cash value? Patrick C. Smith, Jr., Esq. The Smith Law Firm, P.C. Main...
Hmmm, I'm not sure what the VA would do with it if it actually HAD the policy . . . probably either shred it or lose it!!! [Reference to recent news items] ...
Hi Dawn, I pulled out my gold laminated VBI sheet yesterday from your first VBI,and thought, "hmmm" this might need updating." Have you newer ones? Have the...
Yes, the amounts have changed. I posted them on the website. [Go to www.yahoo.com, click on Groups, then our vbigroup, and at the homepage it's under the...
Home equity lines are income as the money is received. In other words, if it's just a line of credit, it's nothing. But, if the client is receiving $500 each...
I just wanted to thank the folks in this group and Dawn in particular for your ongoing availability and helpfulness. Dawn has been a real lifesaver in keeping...
Hi Debbie, Thanks for sharing that information. But, here are my comments. Victoria's statements were specifically targeted at trusts where the veteran is...
Can anyone comment on how long it takes to get an application through these days from initial filing to decision? One colleague mentioned that she had seen...
If there's a speedup, I'd more likely attribute it to the fact that all claims for A&A are now being done at the 3 PSCs rather than each regional office. My...
Patrick C. Smith, Jr., Esq. The Smith Law Firm, P.C. Main Augusta Office: 4141 Columbia Road, Ste D Martinez, GA 30907 Tel: (706) 826-1500 Fax: (866) 527-6779 ...
Yes it does. Tentatively it is June 23 at 2PM EST. It's a webinar. I'll send registration information when I get it. Dawn On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:46 PM,...
It's a problem for Compensation, but not for pension. Dawn ... -- Law Office of Dawn M. Weekly, PC 727 Castle Street Sandwich, IL 60548 (815) 378-3764 (815)...
Hi Dawn! I'm currently working on an application for a surviving spouse. For this particular case, she was married one time (and divorced, of course) prior to...
Basically, the VA is trying to make sure any spouse is not collecting twice for two veterans. On the claim form, you'll fill in the marriage information in...
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