By Spring 2017 M-VETS Student-Advisor Rodger Nayak
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has sought to make it easier for certain veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, to obtain disability compensation.
The VA awards disability compensation benefits to servicemen and women with injuries that were incurred or aggravated during active military service. Read more
By Spring 2017 M-VETS Student-Advisor Rebecca Eubank
When a servicemember is injured on active duty or diagnosed with a condition that leaves him unable to perform his assigned duties, his case is referred to the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). While this process can be long and at times confusing, knowing the possible outcomes at each step of the process should inform the servicemember’s decisions. Read more
Written By Spring 2017 M-VETS Student-Advisor Anne Kidd.
On December 23, 2016, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (“FY17 NDAA”). The NDAA is an annual occurrence and is one-half of the federal budgetary process for the Department of Defense. Read more
M-VETS Recognized by Stetson Veterans Advocacy Clinic
The Antonin Scalia Law School Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (“M-VETS”) was recognized in an article published by WUSF for their legal work for the military and veteran community. The Stetson Veterans Advocacy Clinic Director, Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox, recognized the valuable legal assistance provided by M-VETS to active-duty personnel and veterans in a statement discussing the current formation of the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium which is aimed at bringing together law schools with veterans legal clinics to form a more cohesive and influential voice involving veterans legal issues. Read more
