Monthly Archives: June 2012

Houston Chronicle, by Lise Olse: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs opposes many of the fixes proposed by Congress members to address flaws in the national fiduciary program, which serves more than 130,000 disabled veterans and oversees $3.3 billion in … Continue reading →

The Navy Times, By Rick Maze Congressional negotiators have taken a big leap in expanding veterans’ health care by proposing Veterans Affairs Department treatment for veterans and dependents exposed to contaminated well water at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Up to 750,000 … Continue reading →

Nancy Morgan, Esq., Partner at Finkelstein & Partners and head of the F&P Veteran’s Services Group, has been appointed to the Special Committee on Veterans by the New York State Bar Association. The Veterans Services Group represents Veterans from the … Continue reading →

Members of Finkelstein & Partners Veterans Services Group co-authored an article entitled, America’s Warriors Are Now Entitled to Legal Representation detailing Veterans’ Benefits and the Claims process. The article has been published by the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. … Continue reading →

The Veteran sought our firm’s assistance in obtaining service connection for PTSD and Hep-C cirrhosis, after being issued a denial by the VA. We are happy to announce that he was just awarded compensation in the amount of $131,947.00. The … Continue reading →

Did you know that the VA Health Care Network provides free health care to returning veterans for five years following discharge? This free health care will be provided to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring … Continue reading →

By ANDREW TAYLOR | Associated Press – Fri, Jun 1, 2012……WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House approved legislation Thursday to boost health care spending for veterans and provide more money to compensate record numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans … Continue reading →

NY Times, by Mike Scotti: THE Department of Veterans Affairs, already under enormous strain from the aging of the Vietnam generation, the end of the Iraq war and the continuing return of combat troops from Afghanistan, announced in April that … Continue reading →