I recently attended a Continuing Education Seminar with regard to Veterans Benefits.
We covered benefits available to the military member, their spouse and/or children if they die while enlisted, disabled military members, and other benefits for retired Veterans.
It continues to amaze me that there are benefits available that the military members and their families may or may not be aware of.
Top Five Things I Took Away From the Program
1. A military member must complete a DD Form 93, together with their estate planning documents, in order to determine who will get the $100,000 death benefit if the member is killed on duty; who will get their remains, who will get the flag at the funeral, and even letting the military know who should be told first in the event you are killed. The military will follow the Form, regardless of the terms of the Member's Will.
2. Disabled Veterans claims can take several months, or even years to complete. If appealed with the help of an attorney or Veterans' Group, there is a high success rate to overturn the original decisions.
3. The Veteran can get disability benefits for drug and/or alcohol abuse of they can prove that such abuse is directly caused from another diagnosis as a result of a service connected disability.
4. There are new diagnoses added to the list that a Veteran can collect for, where payments can be made retroactively from the original claim.
5. If you know Veteran or a Military Member (or their family) that have questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office or direct them to their nearest Veteran Administration Office.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Share the good things, and let others know who they can trust.
Due to the fact we handle quite a few military family court cases, I have subscribed to the online military.com newsletter so I frequently get updates about major things happening within the different branches of the military, all over the world.
Today, I received an article entitled "Army Spouse Shares Tips for Deployment." The spouse of a military member who has been deployed half a dozen times was sharing tips with other families about what she does to prepare. For example, start early! One tip I found specifically important was that she asked her military friends to provide her with a list of plumbers, electricians, handy men, etc. that had been reasonably priced and trustworthy. As a mother and Wife whose husband handles most of such things, I thought this was brilliant! The comments on the article were from spouses that expressed hearing these things helped them feel like they were less alone, going through a scary situation. Knowing who you can trust and count on to do the job right is critical to making tough times less difficult.
I would like to encourage people to pass along their good experiences to others that they have had with their lawyer. People often rush to spread the word about a lawyer they did not like or thought did not do a good job because that is what people expect to hear about lawyers. They forget to share when their lawyer did a great job, or helped them through a difficult time. This has more to do with human nature and privacy than much else, but I would venture to guess that most people would appreciate knowing who they can trust and that someone else had a good experience when it comes to their personal business.
So, if you have a lawyer that you count on and that gets the job done for you, let other people know!
If you do not, then contact our office at 401.841.5700, and let us answer your legal questions.
Today, I received an article entitled "Army Spouse Shares Tips for Deployment." The spouse of a military member who has been deployed half a dozen times was sharing tips with other families about what she does to prepare. For example, start early! One tip I found specifically important was that she asked her military friends to provide her with a list of plumbers, electricians, handy men, etc. that had been reasonably priced and trustworthy. As a mother and Wife whose husband handles most of such things, I thought this was brilliant! The comments on the article were from spouses that expressed hearing these things helped them feel like they were less alone, going through a scary situation. Knowing who you can trust and count on to do the job right is critical to making tough times less difficult.
I would like to encourage people to pass along their good experiences to others that they have had with their lawyer. People often rush to spread the word about a lawyer they did not like or thought did not do a good job because that is what people expect to hear about lawyers. They forget to share when their lawyer did a great job, or helped them through a difficult time. This has more to do with human nature and privacy than much else, but I would venture to guess that most people would appreciate knowing who they can trust and that someone else had a good experience when it comes to their personal business.
So, if you have a lawyer that you count on and that gets the job done for you, let other people know!
If you do not, then contact our office at 401.841.5700, and let us answer your legal questions.
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