The Fundamentals of Practicing Before the Veterans' Administration 2013 CLE

The Fundamentals of Practicing Before the Veterans' Administration 2013

January 2013

The Fundamentals of Practicing Before the Veterans' Administration 2013 - Live Webcast

*Accreditation Before the VA

In order for attorneys to represent veterans with claims for benefits before the Veterans' Administration, attorneys must be accredited by the VA.

To get accreditated, you must submit Form 21a to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. You will receive written notification from the VA if you have been accredited. (Turnaround time is 4-6 weeks.) Within 12 months of your VA accreditation, you must take a qualifying 3-hr CLE course.

This program meets the VA 3-hour training requirement - whether you take this program live, webcast, video replay, or via homestudy.

Because VA's regulations require completion of qualifying CLE “during the first 12-month period following the date of initial accreditation by VA,” CLE courses taken before accreditation do not satisfy the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 14.629(b). If you do not receive your VA accreditation notification prior to this Live Seminar on January 31, but wish to attend the Live or Live Webcast, you may still do so and we will provide you with a copy of the seminar for homestudy so that you may still meet VA accreditation requirements. To clarify, if you do not receive your written notification from the VA prior to the live program, but wish to attend the live program, you would still need to 'retake' the course via homestudy to satisfy VA requirements.

For General information about VA Accreditation: http://www.va.gov/ogc/accreditation.asp

Click here for more information about CLE requirements with the VA.

Agenda:

8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome and Introduction

9:10 am

Representation Before the VA

Rules Regarding Attorney Representation, Fees, and Expenses
General Advocacy Tips

Claims Procedures

VA Adjudication Process on an Original Claim for Disability Compensation
Obtaining and Interpreting the Documents in a VA Claims File

Basic Eligibility for VA Benefits

The Entitlement Criteria for Service-Connected Disability Compensation

10:20 am

Networking Break

10:30 am

Right to Appeal

Methods for Obtaining Disability Compensation after a Final VA Denial
Judicial Review of a Final BVA Decision Denying a Claim

Disability Compensation (38 USC, Chapter 11)

Establishing an Appropriate Percentage of Disability Once Service Connection Is Granted

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (38 USC, Chapter 13)

Pension (38 USC, Chapter 15)

12:00pm

Adjourn

Presented by Michael Shea, Esq.

About the Faculty:

Michael L. Shea

Michael L. Shea, Esq., is a sole practitioner in Centennial, Colorado where his practice focuses on the legal issues facing veterans and their families. Mike is a retired military officer who spent eight years on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps and 20 years with the Colorado Army National Guard. He retired from the National Guard in 2009. Mike's interest in the legal issues of veterans developed as a result of his two deployments to Iraq and observing the problems experienced by soldiers and Marines as a result of their combat experiences. Mike spent 22 years with the Colorado Secretary of State's office with a variety of job titles, including: Director, Business Division; Executive Director, Colorado Central Indexing System; and Director, Licensing and Enforcement Division. He retired in August of 2010. Mike has been a frequent speaker at the National Notary Association, Colorado Bar Association CLE and various professional and government associations on veterans' issues and notary law. In 2010, he was presented the March Fong Eu Achievement Award by the National Notary Association; Mike is a member of the Colorado and Arapahoe County Bar Associations, the Family Law section, the Dispute Resolution section and the Military Law Committee of the Colorado Bar. He is a graduate of the University of Denver. He received his MBA and his Juris Doctorate in 1980.

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Denver, CO

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Registration Fees

Non Member	$199.00
CBA	$169.00
CLPE	$139.00
TRUST	$139.00
New Lawyer	$99.00
Non Member	$59.00
Non Member	$39.00
CLEACCESSPASS	$0.00

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Start Date - End Date

January 31, 2013

Start Time - End Time

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Event Location

Webcasts - live from your computer

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