Tag Archives: Veterans Administration
Veterans’ Legal Series Episode 3: “Evaluating the Degree of Disability of a Service-Connected Disability”
by CBJC StaffDecember 22, 2015
In this third installment of the Veterans’ Legal Series from the City Bar Justice Center, Veterans Assistance Project Director Kent Eiler discusses how the VA evaluates the degree of disability of a service-connected injury or disease.
Read moreVeterans’ Legal Series Episode 2: “Service-Connected Disability Compensation”
by CBJC StaffNovember 30, 2015
In this second installment of the Veterans’ Legal Series from the Justice Center, Veterans Assistance Project Director Kent Eiler provides an overview of eligibility for service-connected disability compensation.
Read moreJustice Center Presents First Video in Series for Veterans: Overview of the VA Health Care System
by CBJC StaffNovember 11, 2015
On this Veterans Day, the City Bar Justice Center’s Veterans Assistance Project presents the first video in an ongoing series intended to help veterans understand the benefits available to them from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Read moreMilitary Sexual Trauma, by Caitlin Kilroy
by CBJC StaffFebruary 26, 2015
In recent years, the problem of sexual assault within the military has gained national attention. At the City Bar Justice Center’s Veterans Assistance Project (VAP) we hear from dozens of veterans who were assaulted while in the military.
Read moreMulti-State Veterans Conference Generates New Ideas and Enthusiasm for Regional Collaboration
by CBJC StaffJanuary 10, 2014
In late 2013, the City Bar Justice Center and the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center co-sponsored a conference in Hartford on legal problems faced by veterans. Legal services providers from 10 different organizations from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maine attended the conference.
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