R i g h t a r d i a: Books on winning a VA disability appeal

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Books on winning a VA disability appeal

Rightardia comment: The Major just successfully completed a long ordeal with the VA that began in the 1990s. He met with veteran's organizations and two congressmen and no one told him about any of these books. He got some of his information from the Internet and some other guidance from certain Veterans' Service Officers (VSO). Some of the VSOs have been chastised for doing too good of a job. Most of the VSO's seem to move on after two to three years.

Maj. John D. Roche, USAF (Ret.), served as a bomber pilot, had combat duty in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and held a variety of administrative assignments. He later worked for sixteen years as a claims adjudicator specialist for the Veterans Administration and as a Veterans’ Service Officer for Pinellas County, Florida, where he was a tireless advocate for veterans and their families.

Roche enjoyed one of the highest rates of wins on appeal in the state. The Claim Denied book is based on his experience as a successful practitioner, many years of independent research, and personal consultations with some 80,000 veterans, widows, and dependents. Roche is also the author of The Veteran’s Survival Guide, Second Edition (Potomac Books, 2006) and The Veteran’s PTSD Handbook (Potomac Books, 2007). He lives in Palm Harbor, Florida.

The Veteran's Survival Guide, Second Edition and Claim Denied are considered bibles for former soldiers who have applied for VA Disabilities.

He has also written a third book on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that has affected many veterans returning form the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Also, check the following link for a guide on his major recomendations in filing a claim with the VA: 10_Veteran_Rules_to_Follow.pdf