George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

M-VETS Student Advisor Represents Servicemember’s Daughter at a Board of Veterans’ Appeals Hearing

(Pictured L-R: M-VETS Director Timothy MacArthur, Student Advisors Jacoby Warner, Sarah Khalife, Dan Krupa)

A Student Advisor (SA) in the Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) kicked off the fall semester by representing the daughter of a Servicemember during a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) hearing on September 22, 2025. Read more

Arlington County Bar Foundation Donates $2,000 to Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic in Memory of Griffin T. “Bus” Garnett III

(Pictured L-R: M-VETS Director Timothy MacArthur and Student Advisors Andrew West and Sarah Khalife)

The Arlington County Bar Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to the Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. Read more

M-VETS Student Advisor Advocates on Behalf of a Combat Veteran at Board of Veterans’ Appeals Hearing

(Pictured L-R: M-VETS Client Richard Fahlman, Student Advisor Samantha Hargis, and M-VETS Director Timothy M. MacArthur)

The Scalia Law School’s Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) advocated for a combat veteran before an administrative law judge at a hearing before the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA). Read more

M-VETS Student Advisor and Assistant Director Advocate on Behalf of Two Clients at Board of Veterans’ Appeals Hearings

(Pictured L-R: M-VETS Director Timothy MacArthur, Student Advisor Danny Jenkins, and Assistant Director Raphael Johnson)

It has been a busy start to the fall 2024 academic semester for M-VETS. The Clinic advocated for two (2) clients before administrative judges at hearings before the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA). Read more

M-VETS and GMU Center for Community Mental Health Join Forces to Help USAF Veteran Receive Monthly Disability Payments!

(Pictured: M-VETS Student Advisor Danny Jenkins)

The Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) successfully advocated for a United States Air Force (USAF) veteran to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) disability payments at the 50% compensation rate for the rest of the veteran’s life. Read more

M-VETS Succeeds and Secures Honorable Discharge for USMC Combat Veteran

Liz Faris

(Pictured: Former Student Advisor Liz Faris)

The Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) successfully argued a claim before the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB) seeking an Honorable conditions discharge for a United States Marine Corps (USMC) combat veteran. M-VETS filed the application with a supporting brief and exhibits on behalf of the veteran in 2022 and recently secured an Honorable conditions discharge. Read more

M-VETS Prevails and Secures Service-Connected Medical Separation for Army Veteran

The Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) successfully argued a claim before the Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR) seeking a service-connected medical separation for a United States Army Reserve (USAR) veteran. M-VETS filed the claim on behalf of the veteran in 2021 and recently secured a service-connected medical separation, allowing the veteran to access long-overdue Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) housing benefits. Read more