By Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette On August 10, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. The PACT Act was championed by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). This bipartisan effort was […]
By Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette The Military & Veterans Law (MVL) Section is proud to recognize professor John W. Brooker as the 2021 recipient of the Kirk Warner Award for Distinguished Service to Military and Veterans. This award recognizes an individual who has provided not only outstanding service to military members and/or veterans, but who also […]
By Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette With Veterans Day around the corner, I thought it would be timely to highlight the Military & Veterans Law (MVL) Section. The MVL Section was recently featured in Attorney at Law Magazine NC Triangle, Vol. 9, No. 4. The article highlights the work of our section and the important mission that […]
We thought we’d take a moment to note a few recent legislative items involving military members and veterans in North Carolina. House Bill 584, which is currently in the House, seeks to allow post-traumatic stress disorder to be taken into consideration by courts when a veteran is being sentenced: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2021/h584. The bill states that if […]
By Charlotte Stewart What is “Project 100,000,” and why should I know about it? When is an “other than honorable” discharge maybe not so? What is a “Change Management Agent,” and why should I be nice to them? Each year, the NCBA Military & Veterans Law (MVL) Section strives to provide CLE opportunities to support […]
By Adam Banks Some may not know that the North Carolina General Assembly has adopted legislation providing for a four-year scholarship for children of wartime veterans at approved schools in North Carolina. We think this scholarship program is a tremendous benefit to North Carolina residents, and we hope Military & Veteran Law Section members will […]
Bill Website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2019/H50 Summary: This bill proposes to allow certain medical professionals to treat veterans who have PTSD or TBI with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Further Reading: In early 2018, the VA obtained an evidence brief related to the use of HBOT to treat PTSD and TBI, which is available at https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/hbot.cfm. This brief concludes […]
Guest Post By Lisa Kobayashi When a military member is threatened with potential negative immigration consequences to their family, it may have a significant impact on the military member’s morale and readiness to perform the duties of their service. Recognizing this, the U.S. government has created certain discretionary benefits to ease the immigration process for […]
The VA has provided a list of resources available for veterans impacted by the partial government shutdown available at this link. The VA recognizes that many veterans are also government employees affected by the partial federal government shutdown and may be experiencing personal and financial stress. The VA is open and working to support furloughed […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers provides support to individuals whose assistance enables seriously injured veterans to remain in their homes and communities. Although initially limited to the caregivers of post 9/11-veterans, legislation recently extended potential eligibility to the caregivers of all eras. The criteria for participation is still […]