The VA annually updates the amount paid to Veterans and widows for the Improved Pension Program. Here are the latest amounts which became effective December 1 , 2019 and will likely continue until December 1, 2020.
The Significance of the Disability Panel
Lawyers With Purpose attorney, Brittney Shearin, Esq. often gets questions regarding the disability panel, and when and how to use it. In this article she explains, that, although you may not use it very often, it is extremely helpful to have a disability panel in place for your clients should you ever need it. Your clients and their family members will be happy to avoid obtaining opinions from two licensed physicians as well as to avoid court intervention whenever possible.