Veterans Benefits Manual

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By Barton F. Stichman

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2024-2025 Edition Editors:

Barton F. Stichman, Special Counsel to and co-founder of the National Veterans Legal Services Program

Ronald B. Abrams, Special Counsel to and Former Joint Executive Director of the National Veterans Legal Services Program

Richard V. Spataro, Director of Training and Publications of the National Veterans Legal Services Program

Stacy A. Tromble, Director of Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Litigation of the National Veterans Legal Services Program

Rochelle Bobroff, Director of Pro Bono at the National Veterans Legal Services Program, supervising the Lawyers Serving Warriors® program

Louis J. George, Special Counsel to NVLSP, focusing on matters at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and Training; and NVLSP VSO liaison

Christine Cote Hill, Special Counsel to NVLSP, representing veterans, dependents, and survivors before the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Board of Veterans' Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and other federal courts.

The 2024-2025 edition of the Veterans Benefits Manual has been thoroughly updated with the important developments in veterans law over the past year and new advocacy advice related to those developments. The most significant new information and advocacy advice includes:

  • An updated section explaining the circumstances under which a veteran can force the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the CAVC to review determinations made by Veterans Health Administration personnel (Section 10.4);
  • News about the currently pending Supreme Court case that could lead the CAVC to reverse more Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions denying benefits (Sections 5.1.4.2 and 15.3.3.1);
  • An overview of the recent changes to the VA's Rating Schedule for Digestive System Disabilities (Sections 5.1.5.3, 5.1.5.8, 5.7.1.2), including the criteria for evaluating hepatitis (Section 5.2.5);
  • Discussion of the 2024 Supreme Court decision that expands a veteran's entitlement to post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits (Section 11.1.3);
  • An overview of the 2024 changes to the VA's character of discharge rules, which govern whether a veteran issued a discharge under other than honorable conditions qualifies for VA benefits (Section 2.2.3);
  • Review of the special procedures and guidance issued by the VA for evaluating claims based on traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Section 3.7.3);
  • A new section (5.2.13) containing guidance and advocacy tips on the proper VA disability rating for Parkinson's disease; and
  • Advocacy tips on choosing between the Discharge Review Board (DRB) and the Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR) when a veteran could apply to either board. (Section 21.2.3).
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