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Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic
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Ensuring Veterans Aren’t Left Behind
February 13, 2019
Via the American Bar Association for Law Students Steven Kerns, 2L at Harvard Law School Excerpt from “Law Students Speak: Why I Do Public…
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Via MassLive Source: Pexels By: Shira Schoenberg Three veterans who sued Massachusetts for denying them a Welcome Home bonus should receive the money, a…
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“The Newest Federal Court Experiment”: Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims speaks at Harvard Law School
December 6, 2018
Via the WilmerHale Legal Services Center Chief Judge Davis and DAV National Adjutant Marc Burgess pose with staff of the Veterans Legal Clinic…
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Veterans Legal Clinic Welcomes DAV General Counsel for Conversation About His Role & Career Path
November 1, 2018
Via the Legal Services Center Christopher J. Clay, General Counsel of Disabled American Veterans (DAV), shared his perspectives on current challenges facing disabled veterans and…
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LSC Engages in Outreach to Homeless Veterans at Stand Down 2018
September 20, 2018
Via The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School LSC’s Betsy Gwin, Dana Montalto, Dan Nagin, Julia Schutt, Keith Fogg, Steve Kerns, and Evan…
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From Veterans Legal Clinic—Montalto and Adams propose that the VA adopt a more holistic approach when determining whether a veteran is eligible for benefits.
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VA Secretary Shulkin Discusses Needs of Disabled Veterans During Visit to Harvard Law School & Veterans Legal Clinic
November 13, 2017
From Veterans Legal Clinic—Secretary Shulkin spoke about the challenges facing the VA, the VA’s efforts to serve the current needs of veterans, and his approach to leading the second largest federal agency.
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From Harvard Law Today In advance of his visit to the law school, Secretary Shulkin answered a few questions about the Department of Veterans Affairs and its service to veterans.
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From Veterans Legal Clinic—The lead plaintiffs in this suit are two former Soldiers from Massachusetts who deployed to Afghanistan, honorably completed their enlistments, re-enlisted so that they could continue serving their country, and then later left the military with a bad-paper discharge assigned to their final enlistment periods.
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By Vetan Kapoor, J.D. '17—Last year, a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the Navy honorably for several years asked the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for help. He had a dental condition that required emergency medical treatment, but could not afford to pay for the procedures and his insurance did not cover the full costs.
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By Elizabeth Petow Mayo, J.D. '17 and Maile Yeats-Rowe, J.D. '17—We both wanted to do legal services work during law school, learn more about litigation, and work directly with clients. The Veterans Legal Clinic was the perfect opportunity.
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Via Legal Services Center Judge Russell delivered the 2016 DAV Distinguished Lecture on Veterans Treatment Courts “It is not often that one gets to…
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Invisible Wounds of War
October 21, 2016
Via HLS News Helping veterans recover from sexual trauma Credit: Illustration by Shonagh Rae The challenge came two years ago: A U.S. Marine Corps…
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Via Legal Services Center On November 9th, the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School will host the third annual Disabled American Veterans (DAV)…
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Veterans clinic files rulemaking petition on access for veterans with ‘bad-paper’ discharges
July 18, 2016
Via HLS News More than 125,000 veterans who have served since 9/11 are denied access to basic services like health care by the Department…
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Via Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is wrongfully denying services to roughly 125,000 post-9/11 veterans with other than honorable…
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Fighting for Veterans, Learning the Law
February 10, 2016
Right Now | Pedagogy Meets Practice Daniel Nagin, faculty director of the clinic (right), and Andrew Roach, J.D. ’13, meet with a veteran in Jamaica…
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Using law to protect veterans
November 11, 2015
Via Harvard Gazette Credit: Heratch Photography
While flying air missions in Afghanistan, Anne Stark said her greatest concern was protecting soldiers on the… -
LSC Volunteers at Stand Down Event for Veterans
September 23, 2015
From L-R: Julie McCormack, Robert Proctor, Chris Melendez, Kristin Antolini, Tammy Kolz Griffin, Dana Montalto, Maureen McDonagh, Julia Devanthery, Roger Bertling, Betsy Gwin, Keith…