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A Refreshing Voice to Follow Right Now.

  Bold and unapologetically honest, Pam Keith is a refreshing political voice you need to follow right now.  She smoothly articulates the most rocky and controversial topics of our time.  It is no surprise that this attorney with 25 years of expe… Read More
February 26th, 2021
Contributor: Yalitza Ledgister
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Categories: The Bridge
Tags: Black Female Veterans, Black veterans, Female veterans, podcast, politician, US Senate, veteran

The Black Woman In Me.

As we approach Black History Month and Women’s History Month, I am presented with an opportunity to write about a Black woman.  So, I chose me!  I am an Afro-Latina who also identifies as Black. On my census bureau application last y… Read More
January 19th, 2021
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Categories: The Bridge
Tags: Black Lives Matter, Black veterans

We the People.

Dear Veteran, We the People, the 79.8 million of us, voted that temporary economic stability should not come at the expense of Black, Hispanic, frontline workers, the immuno-compromised, and elderly lives. We demanded that the unity of our country m… Read More
December 2nd, 2020
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Categories: The Bridge
Tags: Black Lives Matter, Black veterans, racism

Calling Out to End Racism

Racist Ideas, Attitudes, and Behavior On March 1, 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it proposed disciplinary action against three Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) attorneys and two judges who had repeatedly sent racist… Read More
October 20th, 2020
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Categories: The Bridge
Tags: Black veterans, Discrimination, racism

"I am a Black man who jogs."

“I am a Black man who jogs” was written by Augustus Turner, Mr. Turner retains all copyright to the image and content; it is republished here with his permission. Augustus Turner is a husband, a father, a soldier, and an attorney.… Read More
June 26th, 2020
Contributor: Chris Attig
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Categories: The Bridge
Tags: Augustus Turner, Black veterans

Recent Cases

Client Win: CAVC No. 20-5734, Brown-Leonard v. McDonough (Major depressive disorder rating)
This case involves an Army veteran who served on active duty in 1991 and then from 2008 to 2009 who was seeking a service-connected major depressive disorder rating in excess of 30%. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. ISSUE ON… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 20-5053, Armstead v. McDonough (BVA must provide fair process in Dependency Indemnity Compensation appeal))
This case involves a survivor’s claim for entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). The appellant’s late-husband served in the US Air Force from 1964 – 1984, and passed away from a rare form of non-Hodgkins lymphom… Read More
Client Win: CAVC No. 20-4843, C.Smith v. McDonough (Agent Orange exposure in Thailand)
This case involved a US Army veteran (1967 to 1971) who was seeking service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, Type II diabetes, stroke, and atrial fibrillation due to agent orange exposure in Thailand during the Vietnam war. The… Read More

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Taking Point! Blog

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Veterans Court: What constitutes loss of use of a reproductive organ for purposes of SMC?
March 2nd, 2021
In January 2021, the loss of use of a reproductive organ for SMC purposes was the focus of a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals Veterans Claims issued a precedential opinion in Bria v. Wilkie.   The panel consisted of Judge Mere… Read More
Feb
26
Veterans Court: VA rating for prostate cancer should consider residuals.
February 26th, 2021
In January 2021, the VA rating for prostate cancer was the focus of a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals Veterans Claims issued a precedential opinion in Bailey v. Wilkie.   The panel consisted of Chief Judge Bartley (who… Read More
Feb
26
A Refreshing Voice to Follow Right Now.
February 26th, 2021
  Bold and unapologetically honest, Pam Keith is a refreshing political voice you need to follow right now.  She smoothly articulates the most rocky and controversial topics of our time.  It is no surprise that this attorney with 25 years of expe… Read More
Feb
12
Veterans Court weighs in on VA Ratings for Migraines
February 12th, 2021
In November 2020, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals Veterans Claims issued a precedential opinion in Holmes v. Wilkie.   In it, the Court laid out a road map for Veterans trying to get the correct VA rating for migraines… Read More

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