10Nov

Veterans Sue for Faster Disability Rulings

By Tomasz Stasiuk, November 10th, 2008 | Building a Case, SSA News, Veterans | 3 Comments

Here is one from the “heck-yeah” files:

The lawsuit, filed by the Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of Modern Warfare in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeks to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an initial ruling on every veterans claim for disability benefits within 90 days and to resolve appeals within 180 days.

The veterans’ groups also are seeking interim benefits for veterans whose claim rulings take longer than those time periods.

Don’t you wish someone would do this with the Social Security Administration?

In case you missed my earlier post the average wait time in a Social Security case is 532 days!

Veterans groups sue for faster disability rulings – CNN.com.

Tomasz Stasiuk is the founding attorney of the Stasiuk Firm - a law firm devoted to exclusively handling Social Security disability cases in Colorado. Contingent fees available.

robert middleton

i am a 100 percent disabled veteran i have been waiting for 7.5 yrs to get my benefits another disappointing Christmas!!!!
http://www.SocialSecurityInsider.com/ TomaszStasiuk

12/19/08 update: “U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington, D.C., has ruled that the court does not have the authority to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to accelerate efforts to process disability claims.”

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133678…
http://www.ColoradoSocialSecurityLaw.com TomaszStasiuk

12/19/08 update: “U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington, D.C., has ruled that the court does not have the authority to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to accelerate efforts to process disability claims.”

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133678…