Veterans (VA) Disability Lawyer Serving Casper, Wyoming

Are you a veteran living in Casper, Wyoming with a service-related disability, injury, or illness?  If so, you may qualify for disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

If VA denied your claim for benefits, a Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD veterans (VA) disability attorney serving Casper, Wyoming may be able to help.  Reach out to CCK today to schedule your complimentary consultation with a member of our team.

VA Facilities Serving Casper, Wyoming

There are several facilities offering VA services to veterans in Casper, Wyoming, including a VA Clinic, a Vet Center, and Regional Benefit Office.

VA Clinic

The Casper VA Clinic offers primary care and mental health care services.  The clinic also has a team of social workers that serve eligible veterans in the Casper area.  Veterans can call the office at 866-338-5168 to make a primary care appointment.  To schedule a visit with the mental health clinic, veterans can call 800-544-9144.

Vet Center

The Casper Vet Center provides community-based social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling, to qualifying veterans and service members living in Casper, Wyoming.  The Vet Center can be reached at 307-261-5355.

VA Regional Office

The Cheyenne Regional Office administers several VA services for veterans across Wyoming, including disability compensation, education programs, pension, loan guaranty, information about VA health care and eligibility for benefits, and more.  Veterans living in Casper can schedule telephone appointments with the Cheyenne Regional Office through their online scheduling system.

How to Get VA Disability Benefits in Casper, Wyoming

To secure VA disability benefits in Casper, Wyoming, veterans must have evidence of the following three things:

• An in-service event, injury, or illness;
• A current diagnosis of a disability by a medical professional; and
• A nexus, or link, between the in-service event and current disabling condition.

Veterans must demonstrate that their current medical condition is either directly connected to, secondarily connected to (i.e., caused by another service-connected condition), or aggravated by the in-service event.  Private physicians, healthcare professionals, or VA doctors can provide nexus opinions as evidence of a connection.

Once service connection is established, VA will assign a disability rating based on the severity of the veteran’s condition, ranging from 0 to 100 percent.  The more disabling the condition, the higher the rating and compensation.

As of December 1st, 2023 the VA disability rate benefit amounts are as follows:

• 0 percent disability rating: $0.00 per month
• 10 percent disability rating: $171.23 per month
• 20 percent disability rating: $338.49 per month
• 30 percent disability rating: $524.31 per month
• 40 percent disability rating: $755.28 per month
• 50 percent disability rating: $1,075.16 per month
• 60 percent disability rating: $1,361.88 per month
• 70 percent disability rating: $1,716.28 per month
• 80 percent disability rating: $1,995.01 per month
• 90 percent disability rating: $2,241.91 per month
• 100 percent disability rating: $3,737.85 per month

What Benefits Does a 100% Disabled Veteran Get in Casper, Wyoming?

A veteran with a 100 percent disability rating and no dependents receives $3,332.06 per month from VA as of December 1, 2021.  Veterans with this rating may also be eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental, and mental health care from VA’s Health Care Priority Group 1;
• A grant from VA to help build, modify, or buy a specially adapted home to meet a veteran’s needs;
• Military identification cards;
• Emergency care outside of VA;
• State-offered benefits (e.g., vehicle registration)
• The Dependents Educational Assistance program;
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment services;
• And more.

Appealing a VA Benefits Denial

If VA denies your claim for benefits, you can submit an appeal in one of three ways:

• Request a Higher-Level Review of your current claim by a senior VA employee;
• Submit new and relevant evidence as part of a Supplemental Claim; or
• File a Notice of Disagreement with the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.

A Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick veterans (VA) disability lawyer serving Casper may be able to help you with this process.  We can recommend the best avenue for your unique situation and may be able to assist you in gathering any additional documents needed.  Call 401-239-0174 to learn more.

How Much Can a Veterans (VA) Disability Lawyer Charge?

If you are considering getting a veterans (VA) disability attorney to assist you with the appeal process, it is important to note that VA regulates who can represent a veteran and how much they can be paid under 38 CFR § 14.636.

A veteran representative can charge fees based on recovered retroactive benefits only.  Fees equal to or below 20 percent are considered reasonable by VA, while anything above 33.3 percent is presumed unreasonable.

CCK Is Here to Help with Your Disability Appeal

If VA denied you compensation for your service-related disability, reach out to a Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD veterans (VA) disability attorney serving Casper, Wyoming today. A member of our team can review your case for free.  Call 800-544-9144 now.