The Valor Firm

08/10/2021

https://vetsappeals.com/2021/08/10/asthma-sinusitis-and-rhinitis-added-to-list-of-presumptive-illnesses/

Chronic asthma, sinusitis, and rhinitis are now presumed to be connected to service in Southwest Asia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Syria, and Djibouti.

07/31/2021

Check out the latest article in our VA Claims Manual on how you can stop VA from reducing your rating.

VA is authorized to conduct periodic reevaluations of a veteran’s disability. If the condition is improved, VA may propose a reduction in the rating. There are several hurdles VA must cross before it can actually reduce a veteran’s rating. If VA misses even one, the veteran can void the reductio...

06/01/2021

Gen. David Petraeus and others call on Congress to pass legislation to assist veterans sickened by exposure to burn pit toxins while serving in combat zones.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/memorial-day-appeal-congress-help-service-members-toxic-burn-pit-ncna1269033

06/01/2021

https://vetsappeals.com/2021/05/30/va-to-automatically-review-agent-orange-claims/

11/11/2020

https://vetsappeals.com/2020/11/11/attorney-melissa-daigrepont-joins-valor-firm-as-of-counsel/

The Valor Firm is pleased to announce the addition of Ms. Melissa Daigrepont as Of Counsel. Ms. Daigrepont is a licensed attorney, an Iraq War Veteran, and deployed in support of the war in Afghanistan. She is also a military spouse. Ms. Daigrepont’s experience of over 17 years of practicing law i...

06/22/2020

Valor Firm's letter to our Louisiana representatives asking they support the VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020. VA currently sits on a backlog of thousands of FOIA requests, many from veterans seeking their own records to pursue their benefits claim. This bill would require VA put in place measures not only to reduce the current backlog but to ensure it does not build to this level in the future.

06/15/2020

https://vetsappeals.com/blog/more-than-25-years-later-female-gulf-war-veterans-report-persistent-symptoms-of-gulf-war-syndrome/

Twenty-five years after the end of the Gulf War, female veterans continue to report symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome at nearly double the rate of non-deployed females.  This is according to a recent study found in the Journal of Women’s Health.  Female Gulf War veterans reported higher symptoms of ...

06/10/2020

For those of you waiting on a C&P exam, VA is slowly reopening specific locations to perform in-person exams. You can find the most recent list here: https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5458.

06/08/2020

https://vetsappeals.com/blog/how-to-beat-a-rating-reduction/

Valor Firm explains how to reverse VA's decision to reduce a rating.

07/07/2019

https://vetsappeals.com/blog/board-of-veterans-appeals-errs-if-it-merely-adopts-negative-cp-opinion/

When reviewing your BVA decision, remember that the Board cannot merely adopt the opinion of a C&P examiner. The Board has an obligation to consider all relevant evidence, explain how it weighed that evidence, and render an opinion based on all available evidence.