Veterans Disability Lawyer / Canadian Armed Forces Lawyer

Veterans Disability Lawyer: What is a Disability Lawyer?

Are you a military veteran or current Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member who is wondering:

“Do I need a personal injury lawyer?”
“Do I need a disability lawyer?”

Whether you are seeking help for a sudden illness or injury, or find yourself in the middle of a short-term-disability or long-term disability appeal, speaking with a disability lawyer can help increase your chances of successfully receiving the benefits and sums of money owed to you as a result of your injury or illness, short-term disability or long-term disability. Disability lawyers have an expertise in disability law pertaining to disability insurance. Disability lawyers can be extremely beneficial to those who are suffering from a sudden injury or illness, or are dealing with an insurance claim as a result of a disability.

There are many veterans and current CAF members looking for lawyers to represent them with their injury and disability claims. Many of these individuals are exposed to workplace hazards or conditions that often require one to apply for long-term disability (whether be for a physical injury or mental health injury/ mental health disability)

Some of the top searches our troops are looking for include:
– disability lawyers
– lawyer for social security disability appeal (CPP appeal)
– lawyer for injury

How can a disability lawyer help Veterans?

• If you are suddenly injured or become ill as a result of another person or parties negligence (car accident, injury at work, etc.), a disability lawyer will pursue insurance benefits and damages from the 3rd parties insurance as a legal resolution for your suffering. When you are a victim of another parties negligence, a disability lawyer will identify this party and pursue legal action.

• Important: Click here if you or someone you love has become permanently disabled as a result of their service or sudden injury. There are many veterans seeking permanent disability pension after sustaining an injury in service. Right now, there is no current disability pension for permanent disability due to service-related injury or illness. We highly urge you to contact our firm as soon as possible to learn more about your options.

It is a disability lawyer’s duty to support their clients through and through, just as you have supported our country. To learn more about how a disability lawyer can help you in your injury case or disability claim, read more here.

Can A Canadian Armed Forces Disability Lawyer help me?

• If you are provided with employee benefits through your employer’s group benefit plans (such as SISIP for CAF members), and have had difficulty filing a claim for an injury, illness, short-term disability or long-term disability, a disability lawyer will assume all correspondence with your insurance company and aid your claim by:

1. Navigating the claim process
2. Filing and following any imposed time lines
3. Supporting you during the wait periods
4. Representing you in the case of a denied disability claim
5. Representing you in any part of the denied disability appeal process
6. Relieve you of any mounting stress the insurance process may have on your current physical and mental health, as well as financial and social foundation

• If you feel your are experiencing reprisal from your employer or co-workers as a result of your disability, speak with a disability lawyer as soon as possible. Reprisal can lead to workplace injury (due to workplace violence and harassment) and no one should feel discriminated against due to their disability.

Workplace Injury Lawyer for Veterans & Canadian Armed Forces

Unfortunately, many injuries and disabilities that veterans or those in the military service acquire are on the job. When this happens, it is time to speak with a workplace injury lawyer. It is your employers duty to make sure that all health and safety precautions and standards are met, and that employees work in an environment that is conducive to one’s health and safety. While we understand that components of the military and one’s job in the military comes with risk of injury, that risk should be managed and avoided at all costs possible by the employer.

When your workplace has been negligent towards your health and safety, has disregarded a known risk for one’s health and safety, or is reprising against you after you are unable to carry out your duties as the result of a work-related injury or disease, you need to speak with a workplace injury lawyer as soon as possible.

Work Injury Lawyer or Injury At Work Lawyer?

Some individuals have inquired if there is a difference between a work injury lawyer or injury at work lawyer. Both lawyers deal with the same type of law, tort law and/or disability law.

We highly suggest that if you are dealing with a workplace injury, work injury, or succumb to an injury at work, you speak with a disability lawyer (someone who also works as a workplace injury lawyer). Your workplace will have an insurance policy that can be pursued on your behalf by a disability lawyer. If you become injured at work, or are dealing with workplace violence or harassment, a disability lawyer will seek from your employer’s insurance company:

• disability benefits
• coverage of medical and health costs
• income replacement
• damages

Common Claims for a Veterans Disability Lawyer / CAF Lawyer:

There are many different types of service related disabilities that Veteran and Military personal face that prohibit one from being able to work. Common claims that our veteran disability lawyers manage include:

1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
2. Mental Health Disability
   *Personality Disorders
3. Back Injury
4. Brain Injury
5. Spinal Cord Injury
6. Heart Disease
7. Pulmonary Disorders
   *Asbestosis and Mesothelioma
8. Amputations
9. Severe Burns
10. In-Service Sexual & Physical Abuse

Unfortunately, service members have also been victims of wrongful death. To read more about claims against a person or entity liable for a death, click here.

Canadian Armed Forces Long Term Disability Claims

Individuals seek long-term disability when they are facing an illness or injury that is preventing them from carrying out employment duties, typically for over two years, OR an illness or injury that has caused permanent disability.

A disability lawyer will be able to help you pursuit your employer’s insurance company for a long-term disability claim, or represent you in the case that your insurance claim for long-term disability has been denied. When you are facing a denied claim, it is essential you speak with a disability lawyer. They have the insight and foresight on how to manage your claim, the insurance companies inner workings, as well as any possible avenues to better you case.

If you would like to understand better a client’s perspective on long-term disability claims, click here for more information.

SISIP Disability Claims

SISIP Financial is the Canadian Military national insurance service provided to:
– serving military personnel
– former members/veterans and their families
– parents and caregivers of those serving or veterans
– families of the fallen

If you are dealing with a SISIP Disability Claim, or a Canadian Armed Forces long-term disability claim, please click here for more information.

You can learn more about SISIP’s Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance policies here

Denied Long-Term Disability?

PLEASE NOTE: No person should be left in the dark or made to feel that their illness or injury (which has disabled them from being able to work) is ineligible, illegitimate or wrong. Many insurance companies deny long-term disability claims because they are interested in saving their company money.

Receiving a denied long-term disability claim from an insurance company does not mean that it has been rightfully or legally denied. Contact a long-term disability lawyer as soon as possible if you have received a denied long-term disability claim and are veteran or current Canadian military personal.

Find a Disability Lawyer for Veterans / Disability Lawyer for Canadian Armed Forces

It is important that you partner with a lawyer who has a thorough understand of long-term disability (the most complicated types of disability claims seen in court). When your disability lawyer is well versed in long-term disability, any disability claim can be handled with confidence and expertise that will better the success of your claim and bring comfort to you and your loved ones.

The nature of injuries and illness that veterans and Canadian armed forces member face are case are serious require a certain type of case handling. It is important that you have a disability lawyer who is willing to do the heavy lifting and provides services that bring little to no burden upon you or your family.

If you are unable to travel, or are located in a remote area of the province, our firm will come to you. TSF Law has represented veterans and Canadian armed forces members in both disability claims and injury claims, proudly and successfully supporting our troops and their families across the country.

How Much Is A Disability Lawyer? What Is The Disability Lawyer Cost for Veterans?

If you are wondering how much a disability lawyer costs and what the fee structure is like for an injury lawyer representing veterans or CAF members, click here for more information.

It is important to note that our firm works on a contingency fee basis. This means that there are ZERO upfront costs and NO retainer fees; we also promise there will be NO hidden fees or ongoing required payments to be made by you during your case. All expenses are covered by our firm until we win your case. Our payment comes out of the awarded amount granted in the earnings and/or winnings of your case, not your pocket.

Contact a Disability Lawyer for Veterans Today

If you are a veteran or military personal searching for a good injury lawyer, whether be for a physical injury, mental-health injury, or disability claim, call TSF Law today. We offer free consultations with one of our disability lawyers / personal-injury lawyers who are ready to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding: an injury (including workplace injury), disability claim, social-security disability appeal or CPP appeal.

No matter where you are in the process of your claim (whether be the immediate onset of injury, or in the middle of a disability insurance appeal process), speaking with a disability lawyer as soon as possible is pivotal to your case.

Depending on the nature of your disability or injury claim, we will allocate the best disability lawyer for your case. It is our duty to provide you with the best injury lawyer who can apply their in-depth knowledge and expertise to win you the benefits you are entitled to, as well as any sums of money that are owed as a result of your injury or disability hardship. We understand the nature of these claims can be difficult and stressful for our clients; we strive to make sure our clients receive the best medical and financial relief as soon as possible. Call us today; TSF Law is always there for you.