TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 4, 2021

Tennessee veterans are underrepresented in the Veterans Affairs’ Department (VA) claims and appeals process, but a new three-hour CLE planned for Aug. 12 is designed to encourage new advocates to become VA accredited. The live virtual program will cover representation before the VA, claims procedures, benefits eligibility, right to appeal, disability compensation, dependency, indemnity compensation and pension benefits. Speakers include James R. Drysdale with the VA Office of General Counsel in Washington, D.C., and two VA-accredited attorneys: Rita Gibson Rayford, chief development officer for Memphis Area Legal Services, and Seth Ogden with Patterson Intellectual Property Law in Nashville.