Travis James West

Travis James West is a former member of the 75th Ranger Regiment and one of the founding partners of West & Dunn, a law firm dedicated to providing quality legal services and business counseling to individuals and businesses, with a particular focus on assisting the veterans.

Landmark court decision extends Agent Orange presumption to veterans who served in ‘territorial waters’ of Vietnam

Early yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down the VA’s policy o...

Military Jan 30

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Congress takes steps to expand burn pit research efforts

Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are becoming increasingly concerned that exposure to...

Expert Analysis Nov 27

Procopio: Agent Orange and the blue water Navy

On December 7, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is scheduled to hear oral ar...

Expert Analysis Nov 25

Burn Pits and the VA: The Impact of the Department of Labor’s Landry Decision on Disability Claims Pending Before VA

For the first time, a federal agency recognized that exposure to burn pits used at a US military ...

Expert Analysis Apr 21

Will VA Appeals Reform Reduce Wait Times for Veterans?

There is no denying that the VA appeals process is in need of reform. As of 2016, veterans wait, ...

Expert Analysis Feb 18

VA drags its feet on expanding Agent Orange Presumptive List

In order to prevail on a claim for VA disability benefits, a veteran must be able to demonstrate ...

Military Nov 05

When the Veterans Health Administration commits medical negligence

While many of us think of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a single entity, its functio...

Military Jun 24

Through the VA’s looking glass: Are you a veteran?

The word veteran means a lot of things to a lot of different people. Growing up, I never gave muc...

Expert Analysis Apr 30

Report from Government Accountability Office addresses the VA’s backlog bogeyman

The backlog. The backlog of pending claims for veterans’ disability benefits has become th...

Expert Analysis Apr 10

The right of veterans to choose their own advocates

The United States government provides a panoply of entitlement programs for its citizens, many of...

Expert Analysis Mar 22

The Staab Case: The tension between Congressional mandate and funding of veterans’ benefits

On a Friday afternoon in late February, the US Department of Veterans Affairs filed a motion with...

Expert Analysis Mar 13

Filing a claim for PTSD: The basics

As a former rating specialist for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, I can tell you first han...

Expert Analysis Mar 05

Military divorces: What could happen to my pension?

Most people are familiar with the statistics commonly bandied about regarding the relatively high...

Expert Analysis Feb 27

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