Veterans in the Central New York area can get legal help with claims for disability care and other benefits from a unique Syracuse University Law School program. The Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic was recently awarded a Justice for Heroes grant to expand its ability help veterans.
Third year law student Jonathan Newsome was already interested in going into military law when he got involved with the clinic. By the second week, he was working on cases of veterans who have been struggling to get medical care or disability payments
“A lot of them have physical conditions or psychiatric conditions that prevent their ability to work. And so, this service connection, that money can really change heir lives. It can get them stable housing, an opportunity to have some money coming in when they’re not able to hold down a steady job. … Unfortunately, some of these claims take a while.”…