Comments on: Veterans Seek Long-Term Disability in Class-Action Lawsuit http://www.indianalongtermdisability.com/2010/02/12/veterans-seek-long-term-disability-in-class-action-lawsuit/ by The Hankey Law Office, P.C. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:32:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ami Neiberger-Miller http://www.indianalongtermdisability.com/2010/02/12/veterans-seek-long-term-disability-in-class-action-lawsuit/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Ami Neiberger-Miller Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:32:06 +0000 http://www.indianalongtermdisability.com/?p=336#comment-8 To help affected veterans navigate the process of seeking the benefits to which they are entitled, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and Morgan Lewis are bringing together approximately 100 volunteer lawyers to offer free counseling to all class members. OIF/OEF veterans who qualify as class members for this lawsuit : (a) served on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force, (b) were found by a Physical Evaluation Board to be unfit for continued service due, at least in part, to the individual’s PTSD, (c) were assigned a disability rating for PTSD of less than 50%, and, as a result, (d) were released, separated, retired, or discharged from active duty after December 17, 2002, and prior to October 14, 2008 (regardless whether such release, separation, retirement, or discharge resulted in the individual’s placement on the Temporary Disability Retirement List). Veterans who do not receive the legal notice in the mail, but who believe they may qualify as a class member in Sabo vs. United States, should go to http://www.ptsdlawsuit.com to obtain information about their rights in the lawsuit. To help affected veterans navigate the process of seeking the benefits to which they are entitled, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and Morgan Lewis are bringing together approximately 100 volunteer lawyers to offer free counseling to all class members.

OIF/OEF veterans who qualify as class members for this lawsuit :
(a) served on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force,
(b) were found by a Physical Evaluation Board to be unfit for continued service due, at least in part, to the individual’s PTSD,
(c) were assigned a disability rating for PTSD of less than 50%, and, as a result,
(d) were released, separated, retired, or discharged from active duty after December 17, 2002, and prior to October 14, 2008 (regardless whether such release, separation, retirement, or discharge resulted in the individual’s placement on the Temporary Disability Retirement List).

Veterans who do not receive the legal notice in the mail, but who believe they may qualify as a class member in Sabo vs. United States, should go to http://www.ptsdlawsuit.com to obtain information about their rights in the lawsuit.

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