Veterans Legal Lowdown: VA Benefits Explained

Veterans Legal Lowdown is a podcast created by Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD, a law firm representing veterans nationwide on their VA disability claims. In each episode, our legal team breaks down a veterans law topic--from Burn Pits to Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) and VA claim hacks to the latest VA news. This is CCK On Air.

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Episodes

CCK Live: Back Conditions

Tune in to learn more about VA disability benefits for back pain. CCK’s Christian McTarnaghan, Alyse Galoski, and Courtney Ross explain how to establish service connection for back pain, how VA rates back pain, and more, while answering questions from our viewers. For more information, visit our website at cck-law.com Follow us on social media: YouTube - http://bit.ly/CCKYTL Facebook - http://bit.ly/CCKFBL Instagram - http://bit.ly/CCKINL Twitter - http://bit.ly/CCKTL...

Jul 08, 2019•32 min

CCK Live: How to Win Your TDIU Claim

Press play to get the lowdown on how to win your claim for TDIU benefits. CCK’s Maura Clancy, Barbara Cook, and Mike Lostritto provide an overview of TDIU, including eligibility requirements, how to apply for it, how VA adjudicates it, and everything else in between. For more information, visit our website at cck-law.com Follow us on social media: YouTube - http://bit.ly/CCKYTL Facebook - http://bit.ly/CCKFBL Instagram - http://bit.ly/CCKINL Twitter - http://bit.ly/CCKTL...

Jun 24, 2019•58 min

CCK Live: VA – Access Denied

This episode of The Veterans Legal Lowdown deals with access to VA’s online database: VBMS. CCK’s Zachary Stolz, Robert Chisholm, and Brad Hennings sit down and talk about VA’s efforts to digitize veterans’ files, who has access to VBMS, the ways in which VA has limited access, and the impact it has on veterans’ cases. For more information, visit our website at cck-law.com Follow us on social media: YouTube - http://bit.ly/CCKYTL Facebook - http://bit.ly/CCKFBL Instagram - http://bit.ly/CCKINL T...

Jun 10, 2019•30 min

CCK Live: Increased Ratings

CCK attorneys Jenna Zellmer, Emma Peterson, and Lindy Nash discuss how to increase your VA disability rating. This episode covers the ways to ask VA for a higher rating, evidence to include in an increased rating claim, and how effective dates for increased ratings are assigned. For more information, visit our website at cck-law.com Follow us on social media: YouTube - http://bit.ly/CCKYTL Facebook - http://bit.ly/CCKFBL Instagram - http://bit.ly/CCKINL Twitter - http://bit.ly/CCKTL...

May 09, 2019•33 min•Ep. 4

CCK Live: Burn Pits

Listen up as CCK’s Robert Chisholm and Kerry Baker provide an overview of military burn pits. What are burn pits? Who was exposed? What health effects result from exposure? What VA disability benefits are available? All of your questions answered on this episode of The Veterans Legal Lowdown. For more information, visit our website at cck-law.com Follow us on social media: YouTube - http://bit.ly/CCKYTL Facebook - http://bit.ly/CCKFBL Instagram - http://bit.ly/CCKINL Twitter - http://bit.ly/CCKT...

May 09, 2019•32 min•Ep. 3

CCK Live: Service Connection

Tune in to learn more about service connection for VA disability claims. CCK’s Jenna Zellmer, Alyse Galoski, and Mike Lostritto explain what service connection is, the three elements needed to establish it, the standard of proof used to adjudicate veterans’ claims for it, and VA’s duty to assist throughout the process. For more information, visit our website at cck-law.com Follow us on social media: YouTube - http://bit.ly/CCKYTL Facebook - http://bit.ly/CCKFBL Instagram - http://bit.ly/CCKINL T...

May 09, 2019•47 min•Ep. 2

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