Fort Worth Lawyer Blog

A lot of veterans assume that if a condition wasn’t diagnosed during service or shortly after discharge, it can’t be service-connected.

PTSD is the mental health condition most people associate with veterans’ disability benefits. And for good reason.

A VA disability rating represents years of service, documented injury, and hard-won recognition of a condition that affects daily life.

For decades, veterans who were exposed to burn pits, contaminated water, and other toxic substances during their service had to fight hard to connect those exposures to their medical conditions.