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If a Social Security disability case is denied by an ALJ and the Appeals Council the next step is Federal Court. If you are successful in Federal Court you may be able to win EAJA fees. Below is [...]

The Hill – “I don’t think she’s equipped to handle the problems that exist out there,” Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) told the Center for Investigative Reporting in March [...]

Stars and Stripes – The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to retaliate against whistleblowers despite repeated pledges to stop punishing those who speak up, a group of employees said [...]

USA Today – The chief watchdog at the Department of Veterans Affairs investigates less than 10 percent of the nearly 40,000 complaints it receives annually about problems at the agency, [...]

Military.com – The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is demanding to know who at the Veterans Affairs Department’s Inspector General’s [...]

Military Times – Veterans and those whose family members died from diseases related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune are outraged by recent comments from Navy Secretary Ray [...]

WTNH.com – In a letter addressed to Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other members of the U.S. Senate are asking for an update on the [...]

CNN – The Department of Veterans Affairs has not listened to whistleblowers or protected them, and it also has not punished employees who tried to stop or interfere with whistleblowers, [...]

Justice.gov – An Essex County, NJ man today admitted he defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs of over $150,000 in disability benefits over a 13-year period, U.S. Attorney Paul J. [...]

VA.gov – VA Office of Inspector General benefits inspectors determined Phoenix VA Regional Office claims processing staff incorrectly processed 10 of the 90 (11%) disability claims selected [...]