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CCK Videos
- About Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick – Video
- CCK and Harvard Law School Win Case for Veterans
- CCK Partners with Harvard Law School to Launch Veterans Legal Clinic
- CCK’s ERISA Law Practice
- CCK’s Litigation Practice
- Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick at the CVS 5k
- Effective Communication & Long-Term Disability Claims
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- What to Do After a Car Accident
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Facebook Live
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know – Part 2
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know (Part 1)
- 2018 Federal Circuit Rulings & Their Impact on Veterans
- Agent Orange Claims
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange Presumptions
- Appealing to the CAVC
- Applying for VA Disability Benefits
- Blue Water Navy Benefits to be Delayed July 2019 Update
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Update – June 2019
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- CCK Court Win for Gulf War Veterans: Precedential Decision
- CCK Court Win: Precedential Decision on VA Unemployability
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- CCK LIVE: Evidence for Your TDIU Claim
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams
- Compensation and Pension Exams (C&P Exams): Do’s and Don’ts
- Effective Communication & Long-Term Disability Claims
- Effective Dates
- Evidence for Your VA Claim: What you need & where to find it
- Fort McClellan Chemical Exposures
- Gulf War Illness
- How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision
- How to Challenge a VA Exam (C&P Exam)
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
- How to Reopen a VA Claim
- How to Use Lay Statements & Buddy Statements
- How to Win Your VA Claim – Video
- How to Win Your VA Unemployability Claim
- Is the VA really non-adversarial?
- Legislation Update: Blue Water Veterans
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claim & Update Forms
- Long-Term Disability: Definitions of Disability
- Mefloquine Toxicity with Dr. Remington Nevin
- Mental Health Ratings at VA
- Military Toxic Exposure: Burn Pits – Video
- Monk v. Wilkie: Class Actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Claims at VA
- Obesity and VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Orthopedic Ratings at the VA
- Permanent and Total VA Disability
- PTSD Claims and Ratings
- Revisiting the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- Sleep Apnea Claims
- Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
- Survivors Benefits: VA Benefits for Deceased Veterans’ Dependents
- TDIU: How to get VA Individual Unemployability
- TDIU: How to know if you’re eligible & how to file a claim
- The Board of Veterans’ Appeals Explained
- The Elements of Service Connection
- The History of Agent Orange
- The New VA Appeals System, Explained
- Top 3 Benefits Issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2019
- Top 5 VA Errors on Veterans’ Disability Claims
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims at the VA – Video
- Types of 100% VA Disability Ratings
- Understanding Your BVA Decision
- VA Appeals Reform is HERE (February 19, 2019)
- VA Appeals Reform: How will it affect your claim?
- VA Appeals Reform: Proposed Regulations
- VA Appeals Reform: RAMP in Review (Jan. 2019)
- VA Back Pay, or Retroactive Benefits
- VA Claims and Appeals Backlog (Dec. 2018 Update)
- VA Claims for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
- VA Database: Access Denied
- VA Disability Benefits for Anxiety
- VA Disability Benefits for Depression
- VA Disability for Arthritis
- VA Disability for Back Pain
- VA Disability for Foot Conditions
- VA Disability for Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders
- VA Disability for Migraines & Headaches
- VA Disability Ratings for Sleep Disorders
- VA Math & Disability Ratings
- VA Rating Reductions
- VA’s 2019 Legislative Proposals
- VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine Explained
- What to Do After a Car Accident
FAQs
- Am I Eligible for TDIU?
- Am I Still Eligible for TDIU If I’m Currently Working?
- Are There Retroactive Awards for Veterans Disability Claims?
- Are Veterans Disability Benefits Taxable?
- Are Vietnam Veterans the Only Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange?
- As a Veteran, How Much Will My Appeal of a Board Denial to the Court Cost?
- As a Veteran, Why Should I Consider Participating in RAMP?
- Can a Father’s Agent Orange Exposure Cause Birth Defects?
- Can a Veteran Receive Both VA and Social Security Benefits?
- Can a Veteran Work While Receiving VA Disability?
- Can Agent Orange Cause Nerve Damage?
- Can Anyone Opt Into the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Can ERISA Lawyers Deal With My Insurance Company For Me?
- Can I Get VA Legal Representation if I’m Not Located Near a VA Office?
- Can I Lose My VA Benefits If I Don’t Attend My C&P Exam?
- Can I Opt-in to Appeals Reform Once It’s Enacted?
- Can I Opt-In to RAMP Without Receiving an Invitation Letter?
- Can VA Take Away Your Disability Rating?
- Can You Receive VA Disability Benefits for Life?
- Do I need a Car Accident Lawyer?
- Do I Need to Call the Police if the Car Accident Was Minor?
- Do I Qualify for TDIU if I Can’t Maintain Employment?
- Do I Qualify for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployment?
- Do You Have Disability Insurance Coverage?
- Do You Need to Be Concerned About Disability Claim Deadlines?
- Do You Need to Hire a Car Accident Lawyer or Can You Handle the Case Yourself?
- Do You Qualify for Long Term Disability Benefits?
- Does Agent Orange Cause Cancer?
- Does RAMP Change the Process for Filing an Initial Disability Claim With VA?
- Does VA Consider Age as a Factor for TDIU?
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune
- Have You Been Denied Veteran Benefits?
- How Can a Veteran File an Appeal in the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- How Can I Get Advice for Dealing With My ERISA LTD Insurance?
- How Can I Receive VA Disability Benefits After Burn Pit Exposure?
- How Do Burn Pits Affect Lung Health?
- How do I appeal my denied VA claim?
- How Do I Apply for TDIU?
- How Do I Calculate VA Disability Compensation & Benefits?
- How Do I Get Unemployability with the VA?
- How Do I Increase My VA Disability Rating?
- How do I pay for medical bills after a car accident?
- How Do You Determine the Effective Date of Veterans Disability?
- How Do You Learn More About Your Disability Insurance Coverage?
- How Exactly Does RAMP Work for Veterans’ Disability Appeals?
- How Long Does It Take for VA to Review Evidence?
- How Many Options Are There to Appeal a Disability Claims Decision in RAMP?
- How Many Vietnam Veterans Have Been Affected by Agent Orange?
- How Much Do Veterans Get for Disability?
- How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?
- How to Apply for 100% VA Unemployability?
- How to File a Claim for Agent Orange Exposure?
- How to Prove Agent Orange Exposure?
- How Will I Pay for My ERISA Disability Lawyer?
- I Am 100% Disabled by VA; Can I Get TDIU Too?
- I Am a Disabled Veteran; Am I Eligible for Disability Benefits?
- I Don’t Meet VA’s TDIU Eligibility Requirements. Should I Give up on Qualifying for TDIU?
- I Got a RAMP Letter a Long Time Ago. Can I Still Opt In?
- I Have Not Received a RAMP Letter. Can I Still Expect One?
- I Received an Unfavorable Board Decision; What Should I Do?
- I Received the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) Letter, What Now?
- I Served in Vietnam, Am I Presumed to Have Been Exposed to Agent Orange?
- If the SSA Has Found Me Totally Disabled, Why Isn’t VA Granting Me TDIU?
- Is Having Your TDIU Claim Deferred Bad News?
- Is Individual Unemployability Permanent?
- Is My VA Disability Rating Permanent?
- Is RAMP a Part of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017?
- Is There a Medical Test for Burn Pit Exposure?
- Is There a Test for Agent Orange Exposure?
- Life Insurance Claim Denials
- My Doctor Says I’m Disabled. Doesn’t the Insurance Company Have to Approve My LTD Claim?
- Once I Join, Can I Opt Out of the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Once I Opt In to RAMP Can I Ever Return to the Legacy Appeals Process?
- Should I Give a Recorded Statement About My Car Accident if Requested by a Claims Adjuster?
- Should I Wait to File an Appeal Until VA Appeals Reform Takes Effect?
- The insurance company is calling me and sending me letters, should I speak with them?
- What Are Some Common Disability Coverage Limitations?
- What Are Some Practical Tips That Can Help You Deal With the Insurance Company?
- What Are Symptoms of Exposure to a Military Burn Pit?
- What Are the Advantages of RAMP for Veterans?
- What Are the Current VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2018?
- What Are the Current VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2019?
- What Benefits and Services Are Available for Veterans with PTSD?
- What Can I Do to Establish Service Connection for My Condition?
- What Can I Do to Make the VA Process Go Faster?
- What Diseases Are Associated with Agent Orange Exposure?
- What Do Lawyers Need to Evaluate My ERISA Case?
- What Do You Do If Your Benefits Have Been Wrongly Denied?
- What Does Agent Orange Do to the Body?
- What Does It Mean to Be 100% Disabled by the VA?
- What if I Was Not Wearing a Seat Belt at the Time of My Car Accident?
- What is a Decision Review Officer (DRO)?
- What Is a Defoliant Chemical?
- What is a Notice of Disagreement (NOD)?
- What Is a Social Security Offset?
- What is a Statement of the Case (SOC)?
- What is a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC)?
- What is a VA Form 9?
- What Is an Extraschedular VA Disability Rating?
- What Is Disability Insurance?
- What Is ERISA and How Does It Impact Your Disability Insurance Claim?
- What Is Extraschedular TDIU?
- What is the Amount of Monthly Compensation for a 100 Percent Schedular Rating?
- What Is the Benefit Amount of TDIU?
- What is the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA)?
- What is the CAVC, or Veterans Court?
- What Is the Difference Between TDIU and a 100 Percent Schedular Rating?
- What Is the Difference Between the Higher-Level Review Lane and the Supplemental Claim Lane?
- What is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?
- What is the Process in a Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) or Veterans Court Appeal?
- What Issues Can Agent Orange Exposure Cause?
- What Should You Include in Your Claim for TDIU?
- What to do after a car accident?
- What Was Agent Orange Used For?
- What’s Required for Continued TDIU Eligibility?
- When should I make a claim for my car accident injuries?
- When Was Agent Orange Used?
- When Will Appeals Reform Take Effect?
- Which Is Better: TDIU or 100% Schedular?
- Who is Eligible for the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Who Is Eligible for VA Service-Connected Disability Compensation?
- Why Did the VA Create the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Why do insurers deny long-term disability claims?
- Will There Be a Notice of Disagreement Lane for RAMP Appeals to the Board?
Glossary
- 1151 Claims Definition
- Burn Pits Definition
- BVA Definition
- CAVC Definition
- Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) Definition
- Compensable Disabilities Definition
- Duty to Assist Definition
- Form 21-4140 Definition
- Form 9 Definition
- Higher-Level Review Lane
- NOD Definition
- P&T Definition
- Protected Work Environment Definition
- Service-Connected Disability Definition
- SOC Definition
- SSOC Definition
- Substantially Gainful Employment Definition
- Supplemental Claim Lane
- VA Definition
- VBA Definition
Podcasts
- Episode 1: Service Connection
- Episode 10: How and When to Appeal
- Episode 11: VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine
- Episode 12: Foot Conditions
- Episode 13: VA Claims Process
- Episode 2: Burn Pits
- Episode 3: Increased Ratings
- Episode 4: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims
- Episode 5: VA – Access Denied
- Episode 6: How to Win Your TDIU Claim?
- Episode 7: Back Conditions
- Episode 8: PFAS Water Contamination
- Episode 9: Sleep Apnea
Veterans Law Videos
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know – Part 2
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know (Part 1)
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Appealing to the CAVC
- Blue Water Navy Benefits to be Delayed July 2019 Update
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Update – June 2019
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- Burn Pits with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Camp Lejeune with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- CCK Court Win: Precedential Decision on VA Unemployability
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- CCK LIVE: Evidence for Your TDIU Claim
- Compensation and Pension Exams (C&P Exams): Do’s and Don’ts
- CUE “Claims” – How to request a revision when the VA messed up
- Effective Dates
- FOIA Basics: How to use the Freedom of Information Act
- Fort McClellan Chemical Exposures
- Gulf War Illness
- How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision
- How to Challenge a VA Exam (C&P Exam)
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
- How to Use Lay Statements & Buddy Statements
- How to Win Your VA Claim – Video
- How to Win Your VA Unemployability Claim
- Is the VA really non-adversarial?
- Legislation Update: Blue Water Veterans
- Mefloquine Toxicity with Dr. Remington Nevin
- Mental Health Ratings at VA
- Military Sexual Trauma (MST): How to Get Service Connection – Video
- Military Toxic Exposure: Burn Pits – Video
- Monk v. Wilkie: Class Actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Claims at VA
- Orthopedic Ratings at the VA
- Post 9/11 PTSD Claims
- PTSD Claims and Ratings
- Robert Chisholm Interviews Military Exposure Expert Dr. Victoria Cassano
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- Sleep Apnea Claims
- Social Security Disability (SSDI) vs. VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
- Survivors Benefits: VA Benefits for Deceased Veterans’ Dependents
- TDIU: How to know if you’re eligible & how to file a claim
- The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- The Elements of Service Connection
- The History of Agent Orange
- The New VA Appeals System, Explained
- Top 3 Benefits Issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2019
- Top 5 VA Errors on Veterans’ Disability Claims
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims at the VA – Video
- Understanding Your BVA Decision
- VA Appeals Reform is HERE (February 19, 2019)
- VA Appeals Reform: How will it affect your claim?
- VA Appeals Reform: Proposed Regulations
- VA Appeals Reform: RAMP in Review (Jan. 2019)
- VA Back Pay, or Retroactive Benefits
- VA Claims and Appeals Backlog (Dec. 2018 Update)
- VA Claims for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
- VA Database: Access Denied
- VA Disability Benefits for Anxiety
- VA Disability Benefits for Depression
- VA Disability for Arthritis
- VA Disability for Back Pain
- VA Disability for Foot Conditions
- VA Disability for Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders
- VA Math & Disability Ratings
- VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine Explained
- VA’s Herbicide Problem: Get the Truth About Agent Orange
Video
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know – Part 2
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know (Part 1)
- 2018 Federal Circuit Rulings & Their Impact on Veterans
- About Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick – Video
- Agent Orange Claims
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange Presumptions
- Agent Orange with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Appealing to the CAVC
- Applying for VA Disability Benefits
- Blue Water Navy Benefits to be Delayed July 2019 Update
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Update – June 2019
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- Burn Pits with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Burn Pits: How to prove your VA claim
- Camp Lejeune with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- CCK and Harvard Law School Win Case for Veterans
- CCK Court Win for Gulf War Veterans: Precedential Decision
- CCK Court Win: Precedential Decision on VA Unemployability
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- CCK LIVE: Evidence for Your TDIU Claim
- CCK Partners with Harvard Law School to Launch Veterans Legal Clinic
- CCK’s ERISA Law Practice
- CCK’s Litigation Practice
- Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick at the CVS 5k
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams
- Compensation and Pension Exams (C&P Exams): Do’s and Don’ts
- CUE “Claims” – How to request a revision when the VA messed up
- Effective Communication & Long-Term Disability Claims
- Effective Dates
- Evidence for Your VA Claim: What you need & where to find it
- FOIA Basics: How to use the Freedom of Information Act
- Fort McClellan Chemical Exposures
- Gulf War Illness
- How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision
- How to Challenge a VA Exam (C&P Exam)
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
- How to Reopen a VA Claim
- How to Use Lay Statements & Buddy Statements
- How to Win Your VA Claim – Video
- How to Win Your VA Unemployability Claim
- Is the VA really non-adversarial?
- Legislation Update: Blue Water Veterans
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claim & Update Forms
- Long-Term Disability: Definitions of Disability
- Mefloquine Toxicity with Dr. Remington Nevin
- Mental Health Ratings at VA
- Military Sexual Trauma (MST): How to Get Service Connection – Video
- Military Toxic Exposure: Burn Pits – Video
- Monk v. Wilkie: Class Actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Claims at VA
- Obesity and VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Orthopedic Ratings at the VA
- Permanent and Total VA Disability
- Post 9/11 PTSD Claims
- PTSD Claims and Ratings
- Revisiting the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
- Robert Chisholm Interviews Military Exposure Expert Dr. Victoria Cassano
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- Sleep Apnea Claims
- Social Security Disability (SSDI) vs. VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
- Survivors Benefits: VA Benefits for Deceased Veterans’ Dependents
- TDIU: How to get VA Individual Unemployability
- TDIU: How to know if you’re eligible & how to file a claim
- Thailand Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Deserve Compensation
- The Board of Veterans’ Appeals Explained
- The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- The Elements of Service Connection
- The History of Agent Orange
- The New VA Appeals System, Explained
- The Truth About Agent Orange in Thailand During the Vietnam War
- Top 3 Benefits Issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2019
- Top 5 VA Errors on Veterans’ Disability Claims
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims at the VA – Video
- Types of 100% VA Disability Ratings
- Understanding Your BVA Decision
- VA Appeals Reform is HERE (February 19, 2019)
- VA Appeals Reform: How will it affect your claim?
- VA Appeals Reform: Proposed Regulations
- VA Appeals Reform: RAMP in Review (Jan. 2019)
- VA Back Pay, or Retroactive Benefits
- VA Claims and Appeals Backlog (Dec. 2018 Update)
- VA Claims for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
- VA Database: Access Denied
- VA Disability Benefits for Anxiety
- VA Disability Benefits for Depression
- VA Disability for Arthritis
- VA Disability for Back Pain
- VA Disability for Foot Conditions
- VA Disability for Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders
- VA Disability for Migraines & Headaches
- VA Disability Ratings for Sleep Disorders
- VA Math & Disability Ratings
- VA Rating Reductions
- VA’s 2019 Legislative Proposals
- VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine Explained
- VA’s Herbicide Problem: Get the Truth About Agent Orange
- What to Do After a Car Accident