The Veterans Advocacy
MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to provide the Veterans and
their beneficiaries with the best of services,
especially with difficult cases, appeals and
torts in representation to the Department of
Veterans Affairs.

The goal of The Veterans Advocacy is to
be an advocate for the Veteran and
provide the type of service that other
advocacy groups offer before the Social
Security Administration Appeals Board or
the Internal Revenue Service.
WHO WE ARE

The Advocates of The Veterans
Advocacy are highly trained, highly
skilled experts with over 30+ years
of experience in the areas of VA
Laws, Regulations, Benefits
Administration, claims and appeals
and knowledge of the VA Health
Care Systems. They also have
extensive experience with the
Board of Veterans Appeals and
the U.S. Courts of Appeals For
Veterans Claims.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a Federal Agency, is the second largest employer of the U.S.
Government, second to the Department of Defense.  It is a Cabinet Level Agency with a secretary appointed by
the President.  It has 38+ Regional Offices and 172+ Medical Centers, Clinics and contract Medical facilities.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a mega bureaucracy of the government and is tasked solely with the
aftercare of our nation's injured veterans and non-injured veterans in administering compensation and pension
benefits, medical care, education, housing and special needs of the veteran.

When the veteran is denied these needed benefits or is in disagreement with a decision in regards to these
benefits, he or she has the right to file an appeal.

The Appeal process begins first with the veteran filing a Notice of Disagreement to the Regional Office for
review and determination. If his or her claim is continually denied, then the claim will go to the Board of Appeals
in Washington, D.C. for review and determination of a decision.

When the veteran is faced with the decision to file an Appeal on his or her claim decision, he or she presently
has the following options and resources for assistance in the development and representation in filing of an
Appeal claim to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs:

  • Direct filing to the VA on their own;
  • Appoint and hire an attorney;
  • Appoint a Veterans Service organization; or,
  • Counties Veterans Services Offices.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, overwhelmed with a tremendous workload of claims and cases,
hampered by short staff and time tables in processing claims, has led to frequent backlogs and claim delays.  
The VA presently has been giving case and claims priorities with the returning Iraqi Freedom War Veterans.

Still new and pending claims and appeals are being filed from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War and
the Persian Gulf War veterans.