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Blue Water Navy News regarding agent orange exposure. What is Blue Water Agent Orange? What is Blue Water Agent Orange? During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military used herbicides such as Agent Orange to clear trees and plants.  The military sprayed Agent Orange by...

Can I Get TDIU for Blue Water Agent Orange?

Blue Water Navy Veterans

Blue Water Navy Veterans can now take advantage of the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Why is Agent Orange a Presumed VA Disability? During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military used herbicides such as Agent Orange to clear trees and plants.  Due to the toxicity and...

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Blue Water Veterans Get Agent Orange Benefits

Blue Water Veterans get Agent Orange Benefits as of January 1, 2020, when the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 took effect. What is Agent Orange? During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military used herbicides such as Agent Orange to clear trees and...

What are VA TBI Residuals?

What are VA TBI Residuals?

If you do not understand how VA rates or weighs TBI residuals this article will help. Are Your VA TBI Residuals Related to Service? Before VA will assign a rating for TBI, it must first determine whether it is related to service.  The question is whether VA...

How Does VA Rate TBI?

How Does VA Rate TBI?

What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Understanding the basics will help you learn how VA Rates TBI. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. According to the Department of Defense, more than 313,816 service members have...

Cell Phone Text Messaging Needs to Become Your New Friend!

Cell Phone Text Messaging Needs to Become Your New Friend! By Wilbur Seitzinger Jr, Senior Disability Advocate Before Your Hearing: What to Expect You should be aware that the Social Security Administration now requires that certain documents be electronically signed...

Social Security Account Access Online

Social Security Account Access Online By Joshua Eberle, Senior Disability Advocate Setting Up Your Account Accessing your Social Security account online is now easier than ever. To create your personal "my Social Security" account, you'll need to log in through one of...

How Medical Records Impact Your Social Security Disability Claim

How Medical Records Impact Your Social Security Disability Claim According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), about one in four U.S. workers will become disabled before reaching retirement age. Still, most of us aren’t thinking about becoming disabled or...

Housing Assistance for SSD Recipients

Housing Assistance for SSD Recipients Social Security disability (SSD) provides monetary benefits and medical coverage to people who:  Accrued sufficient work credits across their career and in recent years, and Meet the Social Security Administration (SSA)...

Does Social Security Require Ongoing Treatment to Approve Your Disability Claim? 

Does Social Security Require Ongoing Treatment to Approve Your Disability Claim?  The answer to this question is both simple and complicated. The simple answer is “no.” There is no requirement in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) eligibility criteria that...

What Heart Conditions Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?

What Heart Conditions Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits? Imagine waking up every morning knowing that a short walk to the kitchen might leave you winded. Or that the fatigue sitting on your chest isn’t laziness, it’s your heart working twice as hard just...

What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating?

What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating? What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating? After VA grants service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI disability), VA must determine the correct rating percentage.  As a result, the rating...

Yankee Station Agent Orange UPDATED 2025

Yankee Station Agent Orange - Blue Water veterans can now get presumptive service connection. The Yankee Station If you served in the Blue Water Navy during the Vietnam War, you may have been exposed to Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide. As of January 1, 2020, Blue...

VA Permanent and Total Disability (TDIU) for PTSD

VA Permanent and Total Disability (TDIU) for PTSD. Let us help you receive the benefits you have earned.

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2020 (Updated for 2025)

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2020 (Updated for 2025) VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2020 increased by about 1.6% from 2019 rates. If the VA decides that a veteran’s disability is related to service, it must then assign a rating percentage.  By law, VA may...

What You Need to Know: Widows Benefits and Social Security Disability

What You Need to Know: Widows Benefits and Social Security Disability When you qualify for two types of Social Security benefits, such as widows benefits and Social Security disability (SSDI), you may be unsure which to pursue or how they might work together. ...

What Does “Appeal Under Review” Mean for SSDI?

What Does “Appeal Under Review” Mean for SSDI? If you’ve received an “appeal under review” status from the Social Security Administration (SSA), it can be confusing. This update in the Social Security Disability (SSDI) appeals process indicates that a decision has...

How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability Benefits?

How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability Benefits? According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the average processing time for a new Social Security Disability (SSDI) application is three to six months. But, the average processing time varies...

Can I get A 100% VA Rating for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma?

Can I get A 100% VA Rating for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disability triggered by a traumatic event.  When the average person thinks of a traumatic military event, they...

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How Can I Get TDIU?

What Is TDIU? Many veterans are unable to earn a living because of service-connected disabilities.  Congress created a special benefit called...

How to Prepare for Your Social Security Disability (SSD) Hearing

How to Prepare for Your Social Security Disability (SSD) Hearing By Erica S. Chitwood, Senior Disability Advocate If you’ve applied for Social...

Faster SSDI Claims for 100% P&T Disabled Veterans

Faster SSDI Claims for 100% P&T Disabled Veterans By Scott Layden, Senior Disability Advocate U.S military disabled veterans who have been rated...

Understanding the Difference Between SSI and SSD

Understanding the Difference Between SSI and SSD By Jennifer Walker, Senior Disability Advocate One of the most common questions we hear is: “What’s...

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