Assisting Veterans and Service Members with Legal Needs During VA Transitions

Report / Fact Sheet
Written By NCMLP

Description

Many Veterans and service members who are transitioning back into civilian life often endure complex physical and mental health issues. These transitions often uncover access issues and social needs, some of which are legal in nature. For example, Veterans may face legal barriers with obtaining discharge upgrades or resolving child support disputes. Veterans and service members experiencing these legal challenges would benefit from an integrated medical-legal partnership, where they can receive legal assistance from a civil legal aid attorney on-site at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.

This issue brief describes the need for legal services among Veterans and concrete ways that a VA Transition Care Management Program (TCM) can connect Veterans to legal assistance.

 

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Authors

  • Jennifer Trott, MPH, The George Washington University

  • Kimberly Lattimore, The George Washington University

This issue brief was published by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

 

Acknowledgement

This issue brief is possible thanks to generous support from the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

NCMLP

ncmlp@gwu.edu

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