Veterans Legal Clinic more than doubles compensation for Vietnam and Korean wars veteran
Abstract
The Veterans Legal Clinic recently helped a 91-year-old veteran receive disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after many years of denials. The veteran served for over 24 years, in both the Vietnam and Korean wars. He survived the 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir, an important battle of the latter conflict. For over one decade, he had received only minimal payments from the VA. After learning of his leukemia, the clinic successfully argued for service-connection due to exposure to Agent Orange. The increase of $3,146 per month more than doubled his combined compensation and retirement pay. This outcome reflects the efforts of several Veterans Legal Clinic teams under the direction of Associate Professor Alexander W. Scherr, including current third-year students Taylor E. Pernini and Patrick D. Testa along with 2020 graduates Anne M. Reynolds, L. Andrew "Andy" Bastone and Tyler C. Mathis.
Repository Citation
Communications and Public Relations, Office of, "Veterans Legal Clinic more than doubles compensation for Vietnam and Korean wars veteran" (2021). Press Releases. 1374.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/press_releases/1374