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However, it comes &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;at cost&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Class Action Settlement&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Department of Veterans Affairs has &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;repeatedly &lt;/del&gt;discriminated against Black veterans by denying disability compensation claims at a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;significantly &lt;/del&gt;higher rate than white veterans, according to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;lawsuit filed on Monday. Conley Monk &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;74 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;years &lt;/del&gt;old &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and a &lt;/del&gt;Marine Corps veteran who served &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;during &lt;/del&gt;the Vietnam War, is the plaintiff in the lawsuit. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;According to records obtained by Monk, the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Monk, he claims &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;VA denied his disability &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;claim &lt;/del&gt;at a much &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;higher &lt;/del&gt;rate than white veterans over the past three decades.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Monk&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;who is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an &lt;/del&gt;a retired psychiatric nurse says that the discrimination by the VA has caused him and other black veterans to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;be affected &lt;/del&gt;in ways that have &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;impacted &lt;/del&gt;their health, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;homes as well as their &lt;/del&gt;education&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;employment &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and home&lt;/del&gt;. Monk wants the VA to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reimburse &lt;/del&gt;him &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for &lt;/del&gt;benefits &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;he &lt;/del&gt;has &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;been deprived of &lt;/del&gt;and to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;amend its &lt;/del&gt;policies &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;race discharge status, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;discharge status &lt;/del&gt;and denial rates.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Monk and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic received 20 years of VA disability claim &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;information in the past &lt;/del&gt;year &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as part of a &lt;/del&gt;Freedom of Information Act request&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, which &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;submitted &lt;/del&gt;on behalf of National Veterans Council for Legal Redress &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/del&gt;the Black &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Veterans &lt;/del&gt;Project. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;data &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;revealed &lt;/del&gt;that Black &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Veterans &lt;/del&gt;were statistically less &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;prone &lt;/del&gt;to be granted &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;claim &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for &lt;/del&gt;disability than white veterans &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;from &lt;/del&gt;2001 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;until &lt;/del&gt;2020. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;average denial rate &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for black veterans &lt;/del&gt;was 6.3 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;percent &lt;/del&gt;higher than white veterans.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Discrimination &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;based on PTSD&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;According to a lawsuit filed on Monday, the &lt;/del&gt;Veterans Affairs Department denies disability benefits to Black veterans. The suit &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was filed &lt;/del&gt;by a former Marine Corps &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;vet &lt;/del&gt;who was denied housing &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as well as &lt;/del&gt;education benefits, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;among others despite having a diagnosis of &lt;/del&gt;PTSD. The suit cites evidence &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to show &lt;/del&gt;that VA officials have repeatedly &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;rejected &lt;/del&gt;claims &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;submitted &lt;/del&gt;by Black &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[http://www.maxtremer.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=qna_e&amp;amp;wr_id=494920 veterans disability lawyer] &lt;/del&gt;in adisproportionate way.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Conley Monk &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;volunteered to serve in &lt;/del&gt;the Marines during the Vietnam War&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, driving &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;shot&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;scarred &lt;/del&gt;transport vehicle &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as well as helping to move &lt;/del&gt;troops and equipment &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to battle &lt;/del&gt;zones. He &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was &lt;/del&gt;eventually &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;involved in &lt;/del&gt;two fights that he blamed on his PTSD&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. In 1971, he received &lt;/del&gt;an &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;unjust &lt;/del&gt;discharge &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that was not honourable&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;&quot;bad paper&quot; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;prevented &lt;/del&gt;him from &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;getting mortgages&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tuition assistance and &lt;/del&gt;other benefits.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;filed a lawsuit against &lt;/del&gt;the military to reverse &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;discharge&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, and &lt;/del&gt;was awarded &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;full &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;range of &lt;/del&gt;benefits in 2015 and 2020. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;However, he says &lt;/del&gt;the VA &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;still owes him &lt;/del&gt;money for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;his past &lt;/del&gt;denials of disability &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;compensation&lt;/del&gt;. The suit claims that he also &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was emotionally damaged &lt;/del&gt;by &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the repetition of the &lt;/del&gt;most &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;painful memories &lt;/del&gt;with every application for benefits.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and asks the court &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to decide &lt;/del&gt;to require the VA to review &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;systems-wide &lt;/del&gt;PTSD bias. It is the latest &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;move &lt;/del&gt;by groups &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;such as &lt;/del&gt;the ACLU and Service Women's Action Network to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;force &lt;/del&gt;the VA to address long-running discrimination against &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;victims &lt;/del&gt;of sexual assault.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Alimony Discrimination&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Those &lt;/del&gt;who &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;have served our nation &lt;/del&gt;in uniform &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/del&gt;those who &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;are their companions deserve honest answers &lt;/del&gt;about the benefits for veterans and their &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;impact &lt;/del&gt;on money issues &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in divorce&lt;/del&gt;. One of the most &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;popular myths &lt;/del&gt;is that veterans &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;can have their &lt;/del&gt;VA compensation &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;garnished &lt;/del&gt;to pay child support &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;or alimony orders in state courts&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;This &lt;/del&gt;is not true. Congress &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;has &lt;/del&gt;carefully &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;crafted the law that is found in &lt;/del&gt;Title 38&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;U.S. Code to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;protect &lt;/del&gt;veterans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;' payments &lt;/del&gt;from &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;claims &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;family members and creditors &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;except for alimony or &lt;/del&gt;child support.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Conley Monk &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was a volunteer &lt;/del&gt;to serve his country and spent two years in Vietnam driving bullet-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ridden &lt;/del&gt;transport vehicles, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;transferring &lt;/del&gt;equipment and troops out of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;combat &lt;/del&gt;zones. He was awarded several medals &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for his service&lt;/del&gt;, but &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;he &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;later issued a &lt;/del&gt;less&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;than&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;honorable &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;discharge after he was involved in &lt;/del&gt;two &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fights triggered &lt;/del&gt;by undiagnosed &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;PTSD&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It was a long, difficult road to convince &lt;/del&gt;the VA to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;accept &lt;/del&gt;disability compensation.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He was denied at &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an &lt;/del&gt;rate &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that was much higher &lt;/del&gt;than his white &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;peers&lt;/del&gt;. This discrimination against blacks was widespread and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pervasive&lt;/del&gt;, according to the lawsuit &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;brought &lt;/del&gt;on behalf &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of him &lt;/del&gt;by the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School. The lawsuit &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;claims &lt;/del&gt;that the VA &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;knew about and failed to deal with &lt;/del&gt;decades &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;discrimination against Black veterans. It seeks &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;justice &lt;/del&gt;for Monk and other veterans like &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;him&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Appeals&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The VA's Board of Veterans Appeals reviews claims for benefits when a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;claimant is not satisfied &lt;/del&gt;with a decision &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that &lt;/del&gt;the agency has made. It is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;important &lt;/del&gt;to appeal a decision as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fast &lt;/del&gt;as you &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;can&lt;/del&gt;. A veteran disability &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;lawyer &lt;/del&gt;can help ensure that your appeal &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is in compliance with &lt;/del&gt;all requirements and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;gets &lt;/del&gt;a fair hearing.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A lawyer &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;who is qualified will be able to review &lt;/del&gt;the evidence &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;used to justify &lt;/del&gt;your claim and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;present &lt;/del&gt;additional evidence&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, if necessary&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A &lt;/del&gt;lawyer will also &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;know &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;difficulties of &lt;/del&gt;dealing with the VA&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;this can &lt;/del&gt;lead to a greater level of empathy for the situation. This &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;be a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;great &lt;/del&gt;advantage in your appeals.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;One of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;primary &lt;/del&gt;reasons &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;veteran's &lt;/del&gt;claim for disability &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is rejected &lt;/del&gt;is because the agency &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;has not &lt;/del&gt;properly &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;described &lt;/del&gt;their condition. A &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;qualified attorney &lt;/del&gt;can &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;make sure &lt;/del&gt;that your condition is properly classified and rated, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;allowing &lt;/del&gt;you to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;obtain &lt;/del&gt;the benefits you &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;need&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;An experienced &lt;/del&gt;attorney will be able &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;work &lt;/del&gt;with medical professionals to provide additional &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;evidence &lt;/del&gt;of your condition. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;For instance, a &lt;/del&gt;medical expert &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;be able &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to prove &lt;/del&gt;that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;pain &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;you experience &lt;/del&gt;is a result of your service-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;connected &lt;/del&gt;injury and is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;causing disability&lt;/del&gt;. They might also be able &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;help &lt;/del&gt;you obtain the medical records &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;required &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;prove &lt;/del&gt;your claim.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[http://&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;010-5491-6288.iwebplus.co&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;kr&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;bbs&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;board&lt;/ins&gt;.php?&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;bo_table&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;42&amp;amp;wr_id&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;180230 Veterans Disability Lawsuits&lt;/ins&gt;] - Why You Need a Lawyer Who is Accredited to Handle Veterans Disability Lawsuits&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Veterans with disabilities are &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;often &lt;/ins&gt;taken advantage of by lawyers who use their benefits &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to make &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;profit&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;You require an &lt;/ins&gt;attorney who is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;licensed &lt;/ins&gt;to handle VA claims.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A Connecticut veteran who &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;suffered &lt;/ins&gt;from schizophrenia&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;post-traumatic &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;stress disorder &lt;/ins&gt;and other mental &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;health disorders linked &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a fatal aircraft &lt;/ins&gt;carrier &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;collision &lt;/ins&gt;has won a major victory. However, it comes &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with a huge price tag&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Class Action Settlement&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Department of Veterans Affairs has &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;consistently &lt;/ins&gt;discriminated against Black veterans by denying disability compensation claims at a higher rate than white veterans, according to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;lawsuit filed on Monday. Conley Monk&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, a &lt;/ins&gt;74&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-year-&lt;/ins&gt;old Marine Corps veteran who served &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the Vietnam War, is the plaintiff in the lawsuit. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He alleges &lt;/ins&gt;that VA &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;has &lt;/ins&gt;denied his disability &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;claims &lt;/ins&gt;at a much &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;greater &lt;/ins&gt;rate than white veterans over the past three decades&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, as per documents obtained by Monk and the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Monk who is a retired psychiatric nurse&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;says that the discrimination by the VA has caused him and other black veterans to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;suffer &lt;/ins&gt;in ways that have &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;affected &lt;/ins&gt;their health, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;home work, &lt;/ins&gt;education &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;employment. Monk wants the VA to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pay &lt;/ins&gt;him &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;back the &lt;/ins&gt;benefits &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that it &lt;/ins&gt;has &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;denied him, &lt;/ins&gt;and to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;alter their &lt;/ins&gt;policies &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;regarding &lt;/ins&gt;race&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;discharge status, and denial rates.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Monk and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic received 20 years of VA disability claim &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;data last &lt;/ins&gt;year &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;through &lt;/ins&gt;Freedom of Information Act request &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;made &lt;/ins&gt;on behalf of National Veterans Council for Legal Redress &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as well as &lt;/ins&gt;the Black &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[https://sobrouremedio.com.br/author/buckstackho/ veterans disability law firms] &lt;/ins&gt;Project. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;This &lt;/ins&gt;data &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;showed &lt;/ins&gt;that Black &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;veterans &lt;/ins&gt;were statistically less &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;likely &lt;/ins&gt;to be granted &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the right to &lt;/ins&gt;claim disability &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;benefits &lt;/ins&gt;than white veterans &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;between &lt;/ins&gt;2001 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;2020. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Additionally, the &lt;/ins&gt;average denial rate was 6.3&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;% &lt;/ins&gt;higher &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for black veterans &lt;/ins&gt;than &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it was for &lt;/ins&gt;white veterans.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;PTSD &lt;/ins&gt;Discrimination&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;Veterans Affairs Department &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;systematically &lt;/ins&gt;denies disability benefits to Black veterans&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday&lt;/ins&gt;. The suit &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is led &lt;/ins&gt;by a former Marine Corps &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;veteran &lt;/ins&gt;who was denied housing&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;education&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, and other &lt;/ins&gt;benefits &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for decades&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;even being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (&lt;/ins&gt;PTSD&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/ins&gt;. The suit cites evidence &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that suggests &lt;/ins&gt;that VA officials have repeatedly &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;denied &lt;/ins&gt;claims &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;made &lt;/ins&gt;by Black &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Veterans &lt;/ins&gt;in adisproportionate way.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Conley Monk &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was a member of &lt;/ins&gt;the Marines &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as an active volunteer &lt;/ins&gt;during the Vietnam War&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. He drove &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;bullet&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ridden &lt;/ins&gt;transport vehicle&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, and assisted in moving &lt;/ins&gt;troops and equipment &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;into combat &lt;/ins&gt;zones. He eventually &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;got into &lt;/ins&gt;two fights &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with fellow Marines &lt;/ins&gt;that he blamed on his PTSD &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and was awarded &lt;/ins&gt;an &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;unhonorable military &lt;/ins&gt;discharge &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in 1971&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;This &lt;/ins&gt;&quot;bad paper&quot; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;kept &lt;/ins&gt;him from &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;receiving loans for homes or tuition aid&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as well as &lt;/ins&gt;other benefits.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sued &lt;/ins&gt;the military to reverse &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;his &lt;/ins&gt;discharge&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. He &lt;/ins&gt;was awarded full benefits &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;both &lt;/ins&gt;in 2015 and 2020. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;He claims that &lt;/ins&gt;the VA &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;is owed &lt;/ins&gt;money for &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;previous &lt;/ins&gt;denials of disability &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;benefits&lt;/ins&gt;. The suit claims that he also &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;suffered emotional harm &lt;/ins&gt;by &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reliving his &lt;/ins&gt;most &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;traumatic experiences &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;each and &lt;/ins&gt;every application for benefits.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and asks the court to require the VA to review &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;systemic &lt;/ins&gt;PTSD bias. It is the latest &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;effort &lt;/ins&gt;by groups &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;the ACLU and Service Women's Action Network to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;demand &lt;/ins&gt;the VA to address long-running discrimination against &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;survivors &lt;/ins&gt;of sexual assault.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Alimony Discrimination&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Anyone &lt;/ins&gt;who &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was &lt;/ins&gt;in uniform &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;or were a part of &lt;/ins&gt;those who &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;served in the military, need to know the truth &lt;/ins&gt;about the benefits for veterans &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with disabilities &lt;/ins&gt;and their &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;influence &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;divorce &lt;/ins&gt;money issues. One of the most &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;common misconceptions &lt;/ins&gt;is that &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the state courts can take away &lt;/ins&gt;veterans&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;' &lt;/ins&gt;VA compensation to pay &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;for alimony and &lt;/ins&gt;child support. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;It &lt;/ins&gt;is not true. Congress carefully &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;designed &lt;/ins&gt;Title 38 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of the &lt;/ins&gt;U.S. Code to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;shield the payment of &lt;/ins&gt;veterans from claims &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;by &lt;/ins&gt;family members and creditors &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with the exception of &lt;/ins&gt;child support &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and alimony&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Conley Monk &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;volunteered &lt;/ins&gt;to serve his country and spent two years in Vietnam driving bullet-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;riddled &lt;/ins&gt;transport vehicles, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;moving &lt;/ins&gt;equipment and troops out of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;conflict &lt;/ins&gt;zones. He was awarded several medals, but &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;later his discharge &lt;/ins&gt;was less than honorable &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;because there were &lt;/ins&gt;two &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;battles caused &lt;/ins&gt;by undiagnosed &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;post-traumatic stress disorder&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The fight for &lt;/ins&gt;the VA to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;grant his claim for &lt;/ins&gt;disability compensation &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was a long, winding route&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He was denied &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;benefits &lt;/ins&gt;at &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a greater &lt;/ins&gt;rate than his white &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;counterparts&lt;/ins&gt;. This discrimination against blacks was widespread and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;widespread&lt;/ins&gt;, according to the lawsuit &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;filed &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;his &lt;/ins&gt;behalf by the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School. The lawsuit &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;asserts &lt;/ins&gt;that the VA &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;was aware of but did not confront &lt;/ins&gt;decades&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-old &lt;/ins&gt;discrimination against Black veterans. It seeks &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;redress &lt;/ins&gt;for Monk and other veterans like &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Monk&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Appeals&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The VA's Board of Veterans Appeals reviews claims for benefits when a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;person disagrees &lt;/ins&gt;with a decision the agency has made. It is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;essential &lt;/ins&gt;to appeal a decision as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;swiftly &lt;/ins&gt;as you &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;are able&lt;/ins&gt;. A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;lawyer with experience in &lt;/ins&gt;veteran disability &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;appeals &lt;/ins&gt;can help ensure that your appeal &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;meets &lt;/ins&gt;all requirements and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ensure that you are given &lt;/ins&gt;a fair hearing.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;licensed &lt;/ins&gt;lawyer &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;can examine &lt;/ins&gt;the evidence &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that supports &lt;/ins&gt;your claim&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;when necessary, submit &lt;/ins&gt;additional evidence. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;lawyer will also &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;be aware of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;challenges involved in &lt;/ins&gt;dealing with the VA and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;lead to a greater level of empathy for the situation. This &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;can &lt;/ins&gt;be a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;valuable &lt;/ins&gt;advantage in your appeals.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;One of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;most common &lt;/ins&gt;reasons &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;why &lt;/ins&gt;a claim for disability &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;benefits from a veteran can be denied &lt;/ins&gt;is because the agency &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;hasn't &lt;/ins&gt;properly &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;classified &lt;/ins&gt;their condition. A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;lawyer with experience &lt;/ins&gt;can &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ensure &lt;/ins&gt;that your condition is properly classified and rated &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;correctly&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;thus granting &lt;/ins&gt;you to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;get &lt;/ins&gt;the benefits you&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;'re entitled to&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A qualified &lt;/ins&gt;attorney will &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;also &lt;/ins&gt;be able &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to collaborate &lt;/ins&gt;with medical professionals to provide additional &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;proof &lt;/ins&gt;of your condition. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A &lt;/ins&gt;medical expert&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, for example, may &lt;/ins&gt;be able &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;show &lt;/ins&gt;that &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;your &lt;/ins&gt;pain is a result of your service-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;related &lt;/ins&gt;injury&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;and is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;disabled&lt;/ins&gt;. They might also be able &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to assist &lt;/ins&gt;you obtain the medical records &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;that are needed &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;support &lt;/ins&gt;your claim.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>GeniaBox80317: Created page with &quot;veterans disability lawsuits; [http://mariskamast.net:/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=2676621 recommended site], - Why You Need a Lawyer Who is Accredited to Handle Veterans Disability Lawsuits&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Veterans with disabilities are frequently taken advantage of by lawyers who use their benefits as a way to earn money. This is the reason you need a attorney who is accredited to handle VA claims.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A Connecticut veteran who was suffering from schizophrenia post-trauma...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;veterans disability lawsuits; [http://mariskamast.net:/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=2676621 recommended site], - Why You Need a Lawyer Who is Accredited to Handle Veterans Disability Lawsuits&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Veterans with disabilities are frequently taken advantage of by lawyers who use their benefits as a way to earn money. This is the reason you need a attorney who is accredited to handle VA claims.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A Connecticut veteran who was suffering from schizophrenia post-trauma...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;veterans disability lawsuits; [http://mariskamast.net:/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=2676621 recommended site], - Why You Need a Lawyer Who is Accredited to Handle Veterans Disability Lawsuits&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Veterans with disabilities are frequently taken advantage of by lawyers who use their benefits as a way to earn money. This is the reason you need a attorney who is accredited to handle VA claims.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A Connecticut veteran who was suffering from schizophrenia post-traumatic disorders, schizophrenia and other mental illnesses related to an air carrier crash that killed a number of people has won a major victory. However, it comes at cost.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Class Action Settlement&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Department of Veterans Affairs has repeatedly discriminated against Black veterans by denying disability compensation claims at a significantly higher rate than white veterans, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday. Conley Monk is 74 years old and a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Vietnam War, is the plaintiff in the lawsuit. According to records obtained by Monk, the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Monk, he claims that the VA denied his disability claim at a much higher rate than white veterans over the past three decades.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Monk, who is an a retired psychiatric nurse says that the discrimination by the VA has caused him and other black veterans to be affected in ways that have impacted their health, homes as well as their education, employment and home. Monk wants the VA to reimburse him for benefits he has been deprived of and to amend its policies on race discharge status, discharge status and denial rates.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Monk and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic received 20 years of VA disability claim information in the past year as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, which they submitted on behalf of National Veterans Council for Legal Redress and the Black Veterans Project. The data revealed that Black Veterans were statistically less prone to be granted a claim for disability than white veterans from 2001 until 2020. The average denial rate for black veterans was 6.3 percent higher than white veterans.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Discrimination based on PTSD&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;According to a lawsuit filed on Monday, the Veterans Affairs Department denies disability benefits to Black veterans. The suit was filed by a former Marine Corps vet who was denied housing as well as education benefits, among others despite having a diagnosis of PTSD. The suit cites evidence to show that VA officials have repeatedly rejected claims submitted by Black [http://www.maxtremer.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=qna_e&amp;amp;wr_id=494920 veterans disability lawyer] in adisproportionate way.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Conley Monk volunteered to serve in the Marines during the Vietnam War, driving a shot-scarred transport vehicle as well as helping to move troops and equipment to battle zones. He was eventually involved in two fights that he blamed on his PTSD. In 1971, he received an unjust discharge that was not honourable. The &amp;quot;bad paper&amp;quot; prevented him from getting mortgages, tuition assistance and other benefits.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He filed a lawsuit against the military to reverse the discharge, and was awarded a full range of benefits in 2015 and 2020. However, he says the VA still owes him money for his past denials of disability compensation. The suit claims that he also was emotionally damaged by the repetition of the most painful memories with every application for benefits.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and asks the court to decide to require the VA to review systems-wide PTSD bias. It is the latest move by groups such as the ACLU and Service Women's Action Network to force the VA to address long-running discrimination against victims of sexual assault.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Alimony Discrimination&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Those who have served our nation in uniform and those who are their companions deserve honest answers about the benefits for veterans and their impact on money issues in divorce. One of the most popular myths is that veterans can have their VA compensation garnished to pay child support or alimony orders in state courts. This is not true. Congress has carefully crafted the law that is found in Title 38, U.S. Code to protect veterans' payments from the claims of family members and creditors except for alimony or child support.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Conley Monk was a volunteer to serve his country and spent two years in Vietnam driving bullet-ridden transport vehicles, transferring equipment and troops out of combat zones. He was awarded several medals for his service, but he was later issued a less-than-honorable discharge after he was involved in two fights triggered by undiagnosed PTSD. It was a long, difficult road to convince the VA to accept disability compensation.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He was denied at an rate that was much higher than his white peers. This discrimination against blacks was widespread and pervasive, according to the lawsuit brought on behalf of him by the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School. The lawsuit claims that the VA knew about and failed to deal with decades of discrimination against Black veterans. It seeks justice for Monk and other veterans like him.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Appeals&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The VA's Board of Veterans Appeals reviews claims for benefits when a claimant is not satisfied with a decision that the agency has made. It is important to appeal a decision as fast as you can. A veteran disability lawyer can help ensure that your appeal is in compliance with all requirements and gets a fair hearing.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A lawyer who is qualified will be able to review the evidence used to justify your claim and present additional evidence, if necessary. A lawyer will also know the difficulties of dealing with the VA, and this can lead to a greater level of empathy for the situation. This could be a great advantage in your appeals.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;One of the primary reasons that a veteran's claim for disability is rejected is because the agency has not properly described their condition. A qualified attorney can make sure that your condition is properly classified and rated, allowing you to obtain the benefits you need. An experienced attorney will be able work with medical professionals to provide additional evidence of your condition. For instance, a medical expert could be able to prove that the pain you experience is a result of your service-connected injury and is causing disability. They might also be able help you obtain the medical records required to prove your claim.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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