According to data published by the DVA, Department of Veterans Affairs, engaging the professional services of VA disability lawyers can improve your chances of winning your claim upon appeal. The date indicates that those appealing with the assistance of a lawyer only had 18 percent of their appeals denied while those going it alone had their appeals denied twice that rate.
There are a number of ways in which a lawyer can help:
Knowledge of the law, rules and regulations:
Being a government agency, the VA is saddled with extremely complex rules, laws and regulations when reviewing a claim. There is a very high error rate, even the DVA admit to an error rate of almost 15 percent while independent studies put the error rate closer to 40 percent.
Before VA disability lawyers can represent a veteran they must be accredited by the VA and to maintain accreditation they must stay up to date on every changing laws and rules.
Build a winning claim:
Lawyers are skilled when it comes to building winning claims, they know exactly how to best use all the available evidence to prove that you meet the requirements set out by the DVA. If you make the initial claim only to have it rejected because there was insufficient evidence, disability lawyers can help you prove your specific condition and that it is directly relate to your service.
Reduce delays:
VA disability lawyers cannot speed up the actual appeals process, what lawyers can do however is to ensure that any and all applicable evidence and supporting documentation is gathered and submitted without delay which simple means the appeals process begins earlier and as a result, a ruling will come earlier. In the event the DVA request further information, a lawyer can gather the response quickly and submit it. When you are disabled you need all the help you can get, as quickly as you can get.
VA disability lawyers can be invaluable if your claim for VA disability benefits was denied. You are invited to discuss your claim in detail with the office of Jackson & MacNichol, Attorneys at Law.
