Bice: Law firm seeks one-third cut of payments owed to disabled Milwaukee cops
MacGillis Wiemer wants injured Milwaukee cops receiving duty disability payments to pay the firm $678,000 even though it doesn't represent them.
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MacGillis Wiemer wants injured Milwaukee cops receiving duty disability payments to pay the firm $678,000 even though it doesn't represent them.
Officials say you can still apply
If you are a veteran and believe you may have been exposed to dangerous conditions during your service, you may qualify for benefits through the VA.
Aug. 9 deadline approaches to apply for retroactive benefits under the PACT Act, and other news for Rhode Island's veteran community.
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough urged veterans across the country to apply by Wednesday to get an extra year of retroactive benefits under a new law passed last year to aid veterans sickened by gases from military toxic burn pits. McDonough told dozens of veterans in Rumford, Maine, they could get an additional year of benefits worth up to thousands of dollars per month if they filed a claim, or their intention to do so, by Aug. 9. "War is hell," McDonough said.