Home VA Disability 4 Class Action Lawsuits (favorably decided for Veterans) you should know about:

4 Class Action Lawsuits (favorably decided for Veterans) you should know about:

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There are 4 class action suits you should know about: (and my short summary).

There are 4 class action suits you should know about: (and my short summary)

1.  Wolfe vs Wilkie   If your bills for emergency treatment have been denied by VA, check out Wolfe, it may have been done illegally.Wolfe v Wilkie 18-6091-reimbursement-of-er-costs

On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) granted the Motion for Enforcement of the Court’s Sept. 9, 2019 decision in Wolfe v. Wilkie filed by the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), which serves as counsel for the class of veterans who have applied to the VA for  reimbursement of their emergency medical expenses incurred at non-VA facilities that are not covered by the veteran’s private insurance.  The April 6th Order requires the VA to begin one week later, on April 13th, to mail more than 1 million corrective notices to veterans who had applied for reimbursement, but whom VA had misinformed about what emergency medical expenses the VA can reimburse.  VA had admitted earlier in the Wolfe case that these inaccurate notices could have deterred the veterans from pursuing their reimbursement claims.  The Court rejected VA’s argument that it should not send any of the corrective notices until the appeal VA contemplates filing is finally decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Source: NVLSP

2.  Godsey vs Wilkie  If your BVA appeal has been delayed more than 18 months, then consider contacting NVLSP about it.

3.  Sabo vs USA   Thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan Vets were “supposed” to be discharged with a 50 percent PTSD  rating, and VA denied those illegally.

4.  Nehmer and Blue Water Navy Vets:  There are conditions that are presumptive for Agent Orange, and you may deserve benefits (retro), as the VA may have improperly denied you or given you an unfavorable effective date where you deserve more.

If any of these apply to you, contact NVLSP:

https://www.nvlsp.org/what-we-do/class-actions/

NVLSP should represent you at no charge if you meet their criteria, especially on the above, but their representation is NOT limited to these class action suits.

 

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