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2026 Pro Bono Partner Awards!

Join us on Thursday, November 12 for the Pro Bono Partner Awards at Washington's Watergate Hotel!

Our partners transform Veterans' lives!  Your support makes a real difference! Every day, our partners help thousands of Veterans in need get the benefits they earned.

Fighting for Veterans' Rights:

April - June Successful Outcomes 

Join us in congratulating all of our program's volunteers on their victories for Veterans! 

Thank you for your dedication to

fighting for Veterans' rights!

Victory for Veterans Spotlight

Meet Shikha Garg, Esq.! A dedicated attorney from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP shares how she successfully secured a joint remand for a Vietnam War Veteran, allowing the client a second chance to get the service-connected disability compensation he has spent years fighting for.

Please join us in thanking Shikha for her dedication to our nation's Veterans!

If you are a Veterans Consortium volunteer and have an incredible story to share, click below.

Veterans Claims Corner

Case Law Updates

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Janich v. Collins (22-5960)

Decided on March 5, 2026

The Federal Circuit clarified the findings of Smith v. Shinseki regarding the VA’s obligations in analyzing TDIU and concluded that the Veterans Court imposed too rigid of a standard in deeming a violation of those obligations to be harmless error.

Mackey v. Collins (24-1854) (CAVC No. 22-5693)

Decided on March 30, 2026

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims properly affirmed the Board of Veterans’ Appeals denial of the Appellant’s claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) because the Appellant did not have one-service connected disability that was rated as totally disabling and his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was not based on one disability.