Agent Orange has impacted thousands of Vietnam Veterans in one way or another. CCK’s Maura Clancy, Jenna Zellmer, and Nicholas Briggs discuss everything Veterans should know about Agent Orange and VA disability compensation.

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C&P Exams are often essential pieces of evidence for Veterans’ VA disability claims. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these exams were halted with a promise that VA would not deny Veterans’ claims solely for missing a cancelled exam. Many Veterans were denied nonetheless for missing exams, whereas other Veterans must now wait in a new backlog of over a hundred thousand pending exams. Join CCK Founding Partner Robert Chisholm and attorney Christine Clemens as they discuss the delays, denials, and dysfunction occurring with the C&P exam process.

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CCK attorneys discuss the newly passed provisions included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Tune in to learn what these provisions are, and what will change for Vets and Servicemembers. Topics range from Burn Pits, the Widow’s Tax, Agent Orange, and more.

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Team CCK breaks down the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Learn about eligibility requirements, what educational benefits are offered, additional benefits for needs such as housing and books, transferring GI benefits to a dependent, scholarships, length of time Veterans have to use these benefits, how to apply, and much more.

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On this episode of the Veterans Legal Lowdown, pod host Robert Chisholm and guest Nicholas Briggs discuss the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides on the island of Guam.  They start with an overview of what Agent Orange is and where the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense acknowledge the use of these herbicides.  Robert and Nick move on to discuss what this means in terms of VA benefits for veterans who were exposed to herbicides during service, for example, in Thailand or in Vietnam.  What about Guam?  Were service members exposed to herbicides in Guam?  Are these veterans eligible for VA benefits?  Tune in to hear the latest news on Agent Orange in Guam from Robert Chisholm and Nick Briggs.

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Today on the Veterans Legal Lowdown, host Robert Chisholm and guest Brad Hennings talk about the new VA benefits appeals system under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), and some of the challenges VA is experiencing with the implementation of the new appeals system.  A year after the AMA was officially signed into law, Robert and Brad dive into some of the training deficiencies and operational inconsistencies we’re seeing from VA, and what they mean for veterans and their disability claims.

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If VA denied your claim, the first step to building a successful appeal is understanding the reason for the denial. Join us as the CCK team breaks down the most common reasons for VA claim denials and how to help fix these issues.

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If you are filing a claim for VA disability compensation, you will likely be required to attend a Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exam. Join us as our advocates discuss what Veterans can expect before, during, and after their C&P Exam for PTSD.

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The Appeals Modernization Act forever changed the way VA adjudicates Veterans’ claims. So, is this program yielding fast and accurate results for Veterans? CCK’s advocates break down the first year of data under the AMA, and what we think this means for the new appeals system.

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As many as 3.5 million veterans and servicemembers have been exposed to Burn Pits since 2001, but the harmful effects of exposure are still largely unknown. Learn about VA claims for conditions related to Burn Pit exposure from our experienced Veterans advocates.

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