David Boelzner of William and Mary Law School: Recent Case in VA Shows Flaws in Benefits
VETERANS ARE so accustomed to waiting years for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to decide disability claims that they all nod knowingly at the morbid refrain: “Delay, deny and hope I die.” And many of them do die before their claims can be completed. It...
Serving Those Who Served
UCLA has long provided an array of services to local veterans. Now, with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the university is adding three centers on the VA campus. When parents arrive with their children at the UCLA VA Veteran Family Wellness Center, they’re...
Veterans Outreach Fair to offer health, legal services March 30
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Nursing and Penn State Law will co-sponsor a Veterans Outreach Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the law school’s Lewis Katz Building on the University Park campus. The fair is being offered as a way...
Veterans Clinic Wins Disability, Large Back Pay Awards for PA, NJ Veterans
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic has won several disability and back pay awards for veterans since its inception nearly four years ago, all while providing students hands-on experience with administrative law, pretrial...
An Honorable Discharge 48 Years in the Making
Johnny Chambers joined the Navy in 1964 at age 19. He served eight months in Vietnam, where he witnessed horrific events in combat. Like many who serve in war, his trauma followed him home. He suffered from then-undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As a...