Why doesn’t the VA provide service dogs?
I have written a bit lately about service animals (such as seeing eye dogs, as well as dogs for disabled individuals with seizure disorders and children with autism).
I recently came upon an article asking the question why doesn’t the Department of Veterans Affairs provide money for service dogs? There is no question about the benefits provided to disabled individuals by service animals.
… while the VA talks about “providing” dogs, the only thing they’ve really been trying to decide is whether to pay the same monthly stipend to disabled veterans with a service dog that they’ve been paying to those with guide dogs for many years. That’s it – there’s …
Veterans Sue Federal Government Over Lack of PTSD Disability Benefits
Veterans have filed a class action lawsuit has alleging the VA has been downplaying PTSD diagnoses and reducting VA impairment ratings:
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the federal government by five veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers allege that they were illegally denied disability benefits despite being diagnosed with severe cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The soldiers were discharged by the Army after it determined that their damaged mental health left them unfit to serve. They were then assigned disability ratings well below the 50 percent figure needed to qualify for lifetime health care benefits. The complaint claims that the Army …
Federal Judge Rejects Request By Veterans Groups To Require VA To Process Disability Claims Within 90 Days
Remember the article about veterans suing for faster disability rulings in VA cases? Sadly, the lawsuit was denied.
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.
Federal Judge Rejects Request By Veterans Groups To Require VA To Process Disability Claims Within 90 Days.
Veterans Sue for Faster Disability Rulings
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 …
