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The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (or USFSPA) is a U.S. federal law enacted on September 8, 1982 to address issues that arise when a member of the military divorces, and primarily concerns jointly-earned marital property consisting of benefits earned during marriage and while one of the spouses (or both) is a military service member. [3]
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is commonly referred to as the Veterans Court, USCAVC, or simply CAVC. The court was previously known as the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, but was changed to the current name by the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act on March 1, 1999 (Pub.L. No. 105-368). [3]
[1]: 24 However, under the new process, veterans can request for higher level review or file a supplemental claim which allows them to "develop the record . . . before initiating an appeal." [ 1 ] : 24 Supplemental claims allow veterans to develop the record because at that step the veteran can add new relevant evidence which will be evaluated ...
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On October 13, 2011, Carmen Cardona, a U.S. Navy veteran, filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims seeking disability benefits for her wife that the Veterans Administration and the Board of Veterans Appeals had denied. [122] Cardona was represented by the Yale Law School Legal Services Clinic. [123]
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A woman forged documents to get purple heart license plates and become post commander of a Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.
Most employers required that job applicants who had served in the military present their discharge papers as part of the application process. [13] Blue-discharge veterans experienced difficulty in securing employment because many employers were aware that the blue discharge meant that the holder was considered undesirable.