• Information about the new VA regulations governing the behavior of attorneys, agents and service officers;
• New information and advocacy advice on how to obtain service connection for the residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI);
• Discussion of the proposed VA rules for determining the appropriate disability rating for TBI;
• Updated information and advice on how to obtain military service records;
• Analysis of VA’s new rules governing when and how an attorney or agent may charge a VA claimant a fee for representation before the VA;
• Advice on how to avoid losing your VA accreditation as a service officer because you submitted a frivolous claim or argument;
• Information about VA’s new Expedited Claims Adjudication initiative, a pilot program to streamline the appeals process and put the veteran on the fast track from initial claim to adjudication;
• New advice on when it is too late to file a notice of disagreement;
• When VA may be obligated to obtain a medical opinion to substantiate a dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) claim;
• Analysis of the sweeping rule changes made by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims governing how the record is created, and e-filing;
• The new legislation allowing some veterans to receive both military longevity or disability retirement pay and VA disability compensation;
• The Veterans Health Administration’s new responsibilities to veterans with TBI, including its “Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans Health Registry”;
• New procedures to help service members have an easier transition from DOD to VA health care;
• New rules providing for an extension of enhanced health care eligibility for combat veterans;
• New rules allowing VA to provide health care to family members of recovering service members receiving care at a VA medical facility; and
• New advice on how to effectively fight a VA attempt to collect an overpayment.

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