Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic
After nearly eight years of litigation, the Antonin Scalia Law School’s Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) obtained a favorable decision from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) on June 3, 2026, granting a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) home loan guaranty benefits to a retired Virginia Army National Guard (VAANG) veteran who had been wrongly denied that benefit by the DVA. Read more
(Pictured L-R: Yonatan Shoshan, Cole Smith, Timothy MacArthur, Dan Krupa)
Legal clinics play a crucial role in both legal education and community service by bridging the gap between academic instruction and practical legal experience. The Antonin Scalia Law School’s Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) at George Mason University is proud to announce its feature in the April 2026 issue of Virginia Lawyer. Read more
(Pictured L-R: M-VETS Director Timothy MacArthur, Student Advisor Dan Krupa)
A Student Advisor in the Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) represented a Vietnam Era Air Force veteran at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) hearing on December 15, 2025. Read more
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 retirement for a Virginia Army National Guard veteran. M-VETS filed the claim on behalf of the veteran in 2023 and recently secured a medical retirement, allowing the veteran to receive access to Department of Defense retirement benefits and retain his military rank. Read more
(Pictured L to R: M-VETS Director Timothy MacArthur, Student Advisors Sarah Khalife, Dan Krupa, and Jacoby Warner).
The Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (“M-VETS”) visited the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (“CAAF”) in Washington, D.C. on 5 November 2025. Read more
(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
(Pictured L-R: M-VETS Director Timothy MacArthur, Student Advisor Tony Mancini)
The Scalia Law School’s Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) advocated for a GMU Alum and United States Air Force veteran before the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA). Read more
(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
(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
The Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (M-VETS) successfully argued a claim before the Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR), a body responsible for correcting errors or injustices in Navy and Marine Corps records, seeking a fully Honorable conditions discharge for a Navy veteran. Read more