Veterans affairs law
By: Paul M. Schoenhard
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9781611630305
Subjects: Veterans; Disabled veterans; Legal status, laws
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The evolution of veterans affairs; title: General eligibility for benefits; title: The basics of service connection; title: Establishing service connection for a current disability; title: Service connected disability benefits; title: Dependency and indemnity compensation; title: Other benefits administered by the DVA; title: Effective dates for payment of benefits; title: Preference eligibility and the USERRA; title: The DVA's duties to claimants; title: Adjudication of original claims by an agency of original jurisdiction; title: One review on appeal to the Secretary; title: Review by the Veterans Court; title: Article III judicial review; title: Readjudication of claims by the DVA; title: The availability of representation; title: Awards of attorney fees.