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 A project of the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
providing free legal representation in disability, discharge and
veterans benefits cases to service members and veterans who served in
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).
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Lawyers Serving Warriors
While combat operations continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, countless
American troops and veterans are returning to a crisis at home: U.S.
military personnel home from the warzone find themselves left to fight,
often without legal representation, for the benefits they have so
honorably earned while defending our nation. Lawyers Serving Warriors
provides free legal representation, through a network of law firms and
corporate law departments, for troops and veterans navigating government
agencies in an effort to receive disability benefits, proper military
discharges and other benefits due them.
What We Do
Through a network of volunteer attorneys, Lawyers Serving Warriors
provides free legal services to U.S. Military personnel and veterans who
have served in OIF or OEF in the following situations:
Referred to the physical disability evaluation system. The physical
disability evaluation system determines a service member’s eligibility
for a disability severance or retirement. Assistance of an attorney in
the process can be critical to ensuring the right determination and
benefits. Service members who have been referred to the physical
disability evaluation system can receive free legal representation
through Lawyers Serving Warriors, including assistance with Medical
Evaluation Boards (MEBs) and Physical Evaluation Boards (PEBs).
Facing an involuntary administrative separation. The type of discharge
and discharge characterization a service member receives has a dramatic
impact on benefits. Some service members with disabilities, such as Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), have
been inappropriately recommended for involuntary separation. Lawyers
Serving Warriors will provide service members who are being
inappropriately involuntarily separated because of a disability with
free legal representation.
Received an inappropriate discharge or discharge characterization. A
less than Honorable discharge characterization or an inappropriate
discharge can result in a veteran receiving no benefits or fewer
benefits than he or she deserves. Veterans with disabilities, such as
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),
who received an inappropriate discharge or discharge characterization,
can receive free legal representation through Lawyers Serving Warriors.
Filed a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for
disability compensation. Veterans who have claims for VA disability
compensation can receive free legal representation in preparing the
claim and appealing an inappropriate denial of benefits from Lawyers
Serving Warriors.
Claim under the Traumatic Injury Insurance Under the Servicemembers
Group Life Insurance (TSGLI). TSGLI provides a onetime lump sum payment
to qualified U.S. military personnel who have suffered a traumatic
injury caused by a traumatic event. Lawyers Serving Warriors will
provide representation to qualified military personnel who have been
denied or have difficulties with a claim under TSGLI.
Who We Are
Lawyers Serving Warriors has recruited hundreds of lawyers from law
firms and corporate law departments throughout the country. In addition
to their legal expertise, our attorneys have also been provided training
on laws governing the military and veterans’ disability benefits
programs so they are prepared and qualified to handle such cases.
Lawyers Serving Warriors also provides each volunteer lawyer with a
mentor experienced in military and veterans law, further ensuring that
every service member and veteran receives top notch legal
representation.
Lawyers Serving Warriors is a project of the National Veterans Legal
Services Program (NVLSP) an independent, nonprofit veterans service
organization dedicated to ensuring that the U.S. government honors its
commitment to our active duty personnel and veterans by providing them
the federal benefits they have earned though their service to our
country. The project is operated in cooperation with the Pro Bono
Institute, and veterans service organizations including The American
Legion and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Contact Us
Lawyers Serving Warriors can be contacted by calling 202.265.8305
ext. 152 or by emailing
LawyersServing@nvlsp.org
For press inquiries, contact Ami Neiberger-Miller at 703-887-4877.
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