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Estate Planning Law | Legacy August 20, 2013
Overturn of DOMA Will Impact Taxes and Estate Planning, but Details Remain Unclear
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 20, 2013 – The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), extensively impacting taxes and federal benefits. Section 3 of DOMA defines marriage, for the purpose of federal…
Legacy | Veterans Law August 13, 2013
VA Announces Electronic Disability Claim Application
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 13, 2013 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a new online application for disability compensation claims. The agency says the online form allows claims to be processed more quickly because the…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy June 19, 2013
VA Announces Program to Expedite Oldest Benefit Claims
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) June 19, 2013 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will expedite decisions on claims more than one year old. In a news release, the VA said that effective immediately, the agency’s…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy June 5, 2013
Cancer-Fighting Drug May Have New Role in Treating Alzheimer’s
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) June 5, 2013 – A new study indicates that a cancer drug may be used to treat Alzheimer’s. Researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center administered the drug nilotinib to mice in very low…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy May 10, 2013
No Medicaid Expansion Yet, McDonnell Tells Feds
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) May 10, 2013 – Virginia has not agreed to expand Medicaid, the governor told the Obama administration. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Governor Bob McDonnell clarified language contained…
Legacy | Veterans Law May 3, 2013
Obama’s Proposed Budget Would Increase Veterans Funding
Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) May 3, 2013 – President Obama proposed a budget that would grant significant increases to VA funding. The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, beginning October, 2013, allocates $152.7 billion to the Department…