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VA Initiative<\/a> makes some Veterans\u00a0potentially eligible for up to one-year of retroactive disability benefits under the new law<\/h1>\n

By Chris Berry<\/p>\n

The Department of Veterans Affairs <\/a>has announced that Veterans filing an original Fully Developed Claim<\/strong><\/a> (FDC) for service-connected disability compensation could be entitled to up to one-year retroactive disability benefits. Effective from Aug. 6, 2013 to Aug. 5, 2015, the retroactive benefits come as a result of a comprehensive legislative package passed by Congress and signed into law last year by President Obama.<\/p>\n

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“VA strongly encourages Veterans to work with Veterans Service Organizations to file Fully Developed Claims and participate in this initiative, since it means more money in eligible Veterans’ pockets simply by providing VA the information it needs up front,” Allison A. Hickey said, Under Secretary for Benefits. “At the same time, it helps reduce the inventory of pending claims by speeding the process.”<\/p>\n

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VA Initiative makes some Veterans\u00a0potentially eligible for up to one-year of retroactive disability benefits under the new law By Chris Berry The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that Veterans filing an original Fully Developed Claim (FDC) for service-connected disability…<\/span><\/p>\n

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