VLC Blog
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The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
February 6th, 2018
By Sabrina Rodrigues (JD ’18) Approximately 470,000 veterans are waiting for appeals decisions on their disability ratings, which could take at least six years to get through, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Recent legislation has been passed by Congress and signed by President Trump to facilitate this appeals process for veterans. The Veterans …
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Post-Service Self-Employment: Jumpstarting a Business with BunkerLabs
January 29th, 2018
By Marisa Stern (JD ’18) When veterans are discharged from service, they look to new resources of income. Historically, a large number of veterans end up working for another corporation. More recently, however, veterans have started to self-employ in hopes of creating their own businesses. Specifically, 25% of the people leaving the military want to …
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Team RWB: A New Mission for Veterans and Communities
January 19th, 2018
By Philip Jones (JD ’18) “To enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.” This is the mission of Team RWB (which stands for red, white, and blue), a unique service organization that was created in 2010. Team RWB’s program focuses on races, sporting events, and …
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Separation from the Army under Paragraph 5-13: Personality Disorder
December 1st, 2016
Written by Elliott Tomlinson (’17) – Wake Forest School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic Student Practitioner Army Regulations 635-200, Paragraph 5-13 gives the Army the option to separate a soldier from military service based on a personality disorder. However, soldiers should be cautious and take the time to fully understand the implications of a separation …
Veterans
The Wake Forest Veterans Legal Clinic provides pro bono legal representation to veterans who received a “bad paper” discharge despite having Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, or another mental health disorder. We also represent veterans who unjustly received a “bad paper” discharge and now have a remedy as a result of a change in the law.
North Carolina Community
North Carolina has the eighth-largest veteran population in the nation with 775,000 living in the state or nearly 10% of the state's total population. There are approximately 102,000 active-duty service members; approximately 12,000 National Guard members; and more than 20,000 Select Reserve members.
Students
To become a part of the Veterans Legal Clinic, please contact Professor Brandon Heffinger at heffinbe@wfu.edu.
