Description:

This program will take a closer look at the VA disability rating schedule, also referred to as the VASRD. This schedule aids in the evaluation of disabilities resulting in a disease or injury incurred during or related to military service. The program will discuss the different parts of the ratings schedule, including the evaluation of both physical and mental health disabilities. Other topics include:

• total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU)
• combined ratings
• the new and old PTSD regulations and rating TBI (traumatic brain injuries)

Program Faculty:

• Carrie Weletz, Associate Attorney, Bergmann & Moore LLC, Bethesda, MD
• David Godfrey (Moderator), Senior Staff Attorney, ABA Commission on Law and Aging, Washington, DC

Tuition:
Complimentary for all registrants.
All participants must register for the program.

CLE Credit:
1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA teleconferences and live audio webcasts. HOWEVER, PENNSYLVANIA CURRENTLY DOES NOT ACCREDIT ABA TELECONFERENCES. 

Online Access Required
This program will use the Internet to deliver live audio and program content via Microsoft Live Meeting, which most computers support. In order to access the program, participants' computers must be connected to the Internet.

More Information and Registration

Sponsored by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, made possible by the ABA Enterprise Fund Veterans Advocacy Pro Bono Project, and cosponsored by the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, Commission on Homeless and Poverty, Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, Senior Lawyers Division and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education .