{"id":16120,"date":"2026-06-16T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/?page_id=16120"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:46:43","slug":"freund-settlement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/borrador-de-acuerdo-freund\/","title":{"rendered":"Acuerdo Freund contra Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"container-full hero-alternate\" id=\"hero-alternate\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row align-items-start\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                    <h1>The VA Incorrectly Closed Thousands of Appeals: <span class=\"accent\">It Never Told Most Veterans<\/span><\/h1>\n                                                                            <p class=\"hero-sub\">For 35 years, the VA used an automated system that quietly closed thousands of veterans&rsquo; disability appeals without ever sending notice. The <em>Freund v. Collins<\/em> federal class action just exposed it. If you filed a Form 9 and never heard back, your case deserves a closer look.<\/p>\n                                                                            <div class=\"hero-trust\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"hero-trust-item\">\n                                        <span class=\"hero-trust-num\">$510M+<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"hero-trust-label\">Recovered for clients<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                    <div class=\"hero-trust-item\">\n                                        <span class=\"hero-trust-num\">24K+<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"hero-trust-label\">Clients served<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                    <div class=\"hero-trust-item\">\n                                        <span class=\"hero-trust-num\">No Fee<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"hero-trust-label\">Unless we win<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n                                        <div class=\"hero-form-card\" id=\"contact-form\">\n                                                    <p class=\"hero-form-eyebrow\">Freund v. Collins \u00b7 Case No. 21-4168<\/p>\n                                                                            <h3>Free Case Review<\/h3>\n                                                                            <p class=\"hero-form-sub\">Find out if your appeal is part of the Freund class. 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The VA closed their appeals in silence. We\u2019ve spent decades fighting for these veterans \u2014 and now we\u2019re going to make sure none of them get left behind by this settlement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Chris Stevens<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cite-title\">Managing Veterans Disability Attorney, Deuterman Law Group<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"venobox\" data-vbtype=\"inline\" data-maxwidth=\"480px\" href=\"#badge-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bbb.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"bbb\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div id=\"badge-1\" class=\"badge-modal\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bbb.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"bbb\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chris-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Stevens<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"venobox\" data-vbtype=\"inline\" data-maxwidth=\"480px\" href=\"#badge-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/million-dollar-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"million dollar 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/million-dollar-1.png 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/million-dollar-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div id=\"badge-2\" class=\"badge-modal\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/million-dollar-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"million dollar 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/million-dollar-1.png 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/million-dollar-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/dan-deuterman\/\" target=\"_self\">Dan Deuterman<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/michele-cybulski\/\" target=\"_self\">Michele Cybulski<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chris-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Stevens<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/seth-cohen\/\" target=\"_self\">Seth Cohen<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/thomas-lam-jr\/\" target=\"_self\">Thomas E. Lamm, Jr.<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chase-coble\/\" target=\"_self\">Chase P. Coble<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"venobox\" data-vbtype=\"inline\" data-maxwidth=\"480px\" href=\"#badge-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"multi million dollar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar.png 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div id=\"badge-3\" class=\"badge-modal\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"multi million dollar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar.png 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/multi-million-dollar-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/dan-deuterman\/\" target=\"_self\">Dan Deuterman<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/michele-cybulski\/\" target=\"_self\">Michele Cybulski<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chris-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Stevens<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"venobox\" data-vbtype=\"inline\" data-maxwidth=\"480px\" href=\"#badge-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"nova 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div id=\"badge-4\" class=\"badge-modal\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"nova 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/dan-deuterman\/\" target=\"_self\">Dan Deuterman<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chris-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Stevens<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/andrea-smaxwell\/\" target=\"_self\">Andrea Smaxwell<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/claire-hillan-sosa\/\" target=\"_self\">Claire L. Hillan Sosa<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/leila-temprano\/\" target=\"_self\">Leila A. Early<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/shawn-ferguson\/\" target=\"_self\">Shawn Ferguson<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/sydney-kotalik\/\" target=\"_self\">Sydney Kotalik<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/robert-retic\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Retic<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/dan-deuterman\/\" target=\"_self\">Aimee Robeson<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"venobox\" data-vbtype=\"inline\" data-maxwidth=\"480px\" href=\"#badge-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"NTL Top 40 Flat Badge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-1021x1024.png 1021w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge.png 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div id=\"badge-5\" class=\"badge-modal\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"NTL Top 40 Flat Badge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-1021x1024.png 1021w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NTL-Top-40-Flat-Badge.png 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chris-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Stevens<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/thomas-lam-jr\/\" target=\"_self\">Thomas E. Lamm, Jr.<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                 \t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container-full process bg-light-grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t                        <h2 class=\"color-dark-red\">A FREE Consultation Is As Easy As:<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        \t        \t\t\t\t        \t<div class=\"row row-steps\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 steps col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"label\">Step 1<\/h6>\n                                <figure>\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/free-consultation.svg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"free consultation\" title=\"\">                                <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Call, chat, or request a call back.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reach us 24\/7 at 866-373-1130 or submit your information online \u2014 whichever is easier.<\/p>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 steps col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"label\">Step 2<\/h6>\n                                <figure>\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"62\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/case-assignment.svg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"case assignment\" title=\"\">                                <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Share your story with a trained representative.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell us what happened with your VA appeal. Our team will listen carefully and ask the right questions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 steps col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"label\">Step 3<\/h6>\n                                <figure>\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/settlement.svg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"settlement\" title=\"\">                                <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Receive FREE personalized advice.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ll tell you whether your case fits the Freund class and what your options are if it does.<\/p>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t        <div class=\"row row-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text text-center\">\n\t                        <a href=\"#contact-form\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" target=\"_self\">\n\t                            <span>Schedule a FREE Consultation<\/span>\n\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container-full page-copy bg-dark-blue\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t                        <h2>How a VA Database Error Silenced Tens of Thousands of Disability Appeals<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        \t        <div class=\"row row-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more than three decades, the VA relied on an internal tracking system called <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/privacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/FY26VeteransAppealsControlandLocatorSystemVACOLSPIA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VACOLS<\/strong><\/a> to manage legacy disability appeals. VACOLS ran a monthly automated process: if its records did not reflect a timely-filed Substantive Appeal for a given case, the system closed the appeal on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>But VACOLS was only as reliable as the data fed into it. The VA\u2019s own records show that incoming documents sat in a processing queue for an average of <strong>43 days<\/strong> before being logged. During that gap, VACOLS treated a filed-but-unlogged Form 9 as if it didn\u2019t exist \u2014 and closed the appeal automatically.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans received no notification that their appeals had been shut down. Most continued to believe their cases were pending Board review, unaware that the VA had already closed the file years earlier.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1 in 6<\/strong> automated closures were confirmed incorrect by the VA\u2019s own Inspector General.<\/h4>\n<h4>What the settlement requires \u2014 the VA must now do three things:<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"checklist\">\n<li><strong>28,258 \u2014 Mandatory audit.<\/strong> Files the VA must manually review and reactivate where a timely Form 9 exists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>64,599 \u2014 Individualized notice.<\/strong> Additional veterans who will receive mail asking if they want their case reviewed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 year \u2014 Self-identification window.<\/strong> Time veterans not in either VA group have to come forward after court approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\n\t        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container-full media-and-text bg-light-grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            \t        <div class=\"row row-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Could your appeal be part of the Freund class?<\/h2>\n<p>You may be a Freund class member if all of the following are true. Surviving spouses, children, and dependents may also qualify on behalf of a veteran who has passed away.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"checklist\">\n<li>You (or a family member) filed a VA disability claim that was denied.<\/li>\n<li>You filed a Notice of Disagreement under the legacy appeals system because you disagreed with the decision.<\/li>\n<li>You filed a Substantive Appeal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/vaforms\/va\/pdf\/va9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VA Form 9<\/a>) after receiving a Statement of the Case.<\/li>\n<li>Your appeal was in the legacy system \u2014 initial decision before February 19, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>You never received a final decision from the Board of Veterans\u2019 Appeals.<\/li>\n<li>Your appeal was closed without you being notified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Not sure? That\u2019s normal. Many of these appeals are 10\u201330 years old. We\u2019ll work with you to pull your VA records and tell you definitively.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media-wrapper fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t                <figure>\n\t\t\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP8AAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Claim-Veterans-Disability-Lawyer.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Claim-Veterans-Disability-Lawyer-292x300.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Claim-Veterans-Disability-Lawyer-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"DLG Claim Veterans Disability Lawyer\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/figure>\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container-full page-copy bg-dark-red\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t                        <h2>You Waited Long Enough. Don\u2019t Let a Deadline Make It Permanent.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        \t        <div class=\"row row-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\u2019ve spent years wondering what happened to your appeal, you\u2019re not alone \u2014 tens of thousands of veterans are in the same position. The Freund settlement finally gives you a path to answers, but that path has an expiration date. Veterans whose files aren\u2019t in the VA\u2019s identified groups must come forward within one year of court approval. After that, this settlement can\u2019t help you. A five-minute conversation with our team can tell you whether you need to act \u2014 and how much time you have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.85rem; opacity: 0.72;\"><em>No fee unless we win \u00b7 100% confidential<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\n\t        \t\t        <div class=\"row row-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text text-center\">\n\t                        <a href=\"#contact-form\" class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" target=\"_self\">\n\t                            <span>Start My Free Case Review<\/span>\n\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-full numbers bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-heading align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t                        \t                        \t                            <h2 class=\"color-dark-red\">A Passion for Justice. The Experience to Win.<\/h2>\n\t                        \t                        \t                            <p>We\u2019ll fight for the compensation you deserve.<\/p>\n\t                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-numbers align-center three-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h1 color-dark-red\">$510M+<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recovered for injured &#038; disabled clients<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h1 color-dark-red\">24K+<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clients served<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h1 color-dark-red\">$1.5M+<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reinvested into our local community<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container-full media-and-text bg-white\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            \t        <div class=\"row row-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Think You Have a Claim? Don\u2019t Wait to Hire an Attorney.<\/h2>\n<p>Freund cases are not ordinary VA appeals. Three things make experienced representation especially important.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The files are decades old.<\/strong> Many appeals are 10\u201330 years old. Pulling the original C-file, identifying whether a Form 9 was actually filed, and reconstructing what happened often requires VA records requests that take months and an experienced eye to interpret.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surviving family must substitute in.<\/strong> If the original claimant has died, a surviving spouse, dependent child, or other eligible party must formally substitute in as the claimant. The substitution paperwork and supporting evidence are not trivial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The settlement changes the playbook.<\/strong> It creates new procedural rules. Knowing whether your file is in Bucket 1, 2, or 3 \u2014 and what the right response is for each \u2014 requires familiarity with the settlement order itself, not just general VA appeals practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"aircall-extension-app\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t                        <a href=\"#contact-form\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" target=\"_self\">\n\t                            <span>Free Case Review<\/span>\n\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media-wrapper fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t                <figure>\n\t\t\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP8AAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-Disability_Dan-and-Claire-with-Client_06.17.26.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-Disability_Dan-and-Claire-with-Client_06.17.26-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VA-Disability_Dan-and-Claire-with-Client_06.17.26-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"VA Disability Dan and Claire with Client 06 17 26\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/figure>\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-full client-specialist bg-dark-red\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t<div class=\"row row-heading align-center\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9 text-center\">\n\t\t\t        \t\t<h2>A team of specialists serves each client<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t<p>The Deuterman Law Group is a team of attorneys, paralegals, and staff forming a circle of expertise and support\u2014with you at its center. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 sliders-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme client-specialist-2 has-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item item-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dan-Deuterman-245x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dan Deuterman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dan-Deuterman-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dan-Deuterman-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dan-Deuterman.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>The Team Approach<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item item-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal-scaled-e1692909988596-296x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DLG Team Approach Paralegal scaled e1692909988596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal-scaled-e1692909988596-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal-scaled-e1692909988596-1009x1024.jpeg 1009w, 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DLG Team Approach Paralegal2 scaled e1692910696632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal2-scaled-e1692910696632-247x300.jpeg 247w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal2-scaled-e1692910696632-842x1024.jpeg 842w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal2-scaled-e1692910696632-768x933.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal2-scaled-e1692910696632-1264x1536.jpeg 1264w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal2-scaled-e1692910696632-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Paralegal2-scaled-e1692910696632.jpeg 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>Paralegal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item item-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Legal-Assistant-scaled-e1692910487970-255x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DLG Team Approach Legal Assistant scaled e1692910487970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Legal-Assistant-scaled-e1692910487970-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Legal-Assistant-scaled-e1692910487970-869x1024.jpeg 869w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Legal-Assistant-scaled-e1692910487970-768x905.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Legal-Assistant-scaled-e1692910487970-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Legal-Assistant-scaled-e1692910487970.jpeg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>Legal Assistant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item item-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259-207x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DLG Team Approach Intake Specialist scaled e1692910739259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259-207x300.jpeg 207w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259-707x1024.jpeg 707w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259-768x1113.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259-1060x1536.jpeg 1060w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DLG-Team-Approach-Intake-Specialist-scaled-e1692910739259.jpeg 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>Intake Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme client-specialist-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-content fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"cover-video-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <figure class=\"portrait-video cover-video autoplay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <video class=\"player-loop\" webkit-playsinline=\"true\" playsinline muted loop preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Team-Approach_Cover-Clip.mp4\"\/><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<figure class=\"en-video-fix portrait-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"play-on-click\" data-plyr-provider=\"vimeo\" data-plyr-embed-id=\"855745833\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t<button class=\"fnc-play-video\">Play Video<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<figure class=\"es-video-fix portrait-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"play-on-click\" data-plyr-provider=\"vimeo\" data-plyr-embed-id=\"862917425\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t<button class=\"fnc-play-video\">Play Video<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-content fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h4>Attorney<\/h4>\n<p>Your attorney&#8217;s primary objective is to fiercely advocate for your rights, ensuring fair compensation for your physical, emotional, and financial damages. Our attorneys have a true passion for personal injury litigation, backed by exceptional communication skills and a commitment to delivering justice for injured individuals from all walks of life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span>Schedule a FREE Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-content fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h4>Paralegal<\/h4>\n<p>The paralegal provides valuable administrative support for your attorney. They draft legal documents, conduct research, gather evidence, and prepare exhibits for trial.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span>Schedule a FREE Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-content fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h4>Legal Assistant<\/h4>\n<p>The legal assistant provides administrative support to your attorney, such as managing case files and communicating with you, the client.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span>Free Case Review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<div class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"specialist-content fnc-video-cover-fix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h4>Intake Specialist<\/h4>\n<p>The intake specialist serves as your first point of contact with the firm. They manage your onboarding process and conduct your intake interview.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"btn btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span>Contact Us Today!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"myTabContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"container-full people-carousel-container bg-dark-red\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t        \t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-heading align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t                        <h3 class=\"color-dark-red\">Our VA Disability attorneys will make sure you get the compensation you deserve.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        \t        <div class=\"row row-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme people-carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"item text-center\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/dan-deuterman\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t                                \t\t                                    <figure>\n\t\t                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dan-Deuterman-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Dan Deuterman 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dan-Deuterman-1.jpg 735w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dan-Deuterman-1-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Dan-Deuterman-1-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\">\t\t                                        <div class=\"featured-badge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"69\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lawyer_of_the_year.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"lawyer of the year\" title=\"\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t                                    <\/figure>\n\t\t                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>Dan Deuterman<\/h3>\n\t                                    \t                                        \t                                            <p>President &#038; Attorney<\/p>\t                                        \t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"item text-center\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/chris-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t                                \t\t                                    <figure>\n\t\t                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chris-Stevens.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Chris Stevens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chris-Stevens.jpg 735w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chris-Stevens-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chris-Stevens-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\">\t\t                                        <div class=\"featured-badge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"nova 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" title=\"\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t                                    <\/figure>\n\t\t                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>Chris Stevens<\/h3>\n\t                                    \t                                        \t                                            <p>Managing Veterans Disability Attorney<\/p>\t                                        \t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"item text-center\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/claire-hillan-sosa\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t                                \t\t                                    <figure>\n\t\t                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Claire-Hillan-Sosa-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Claire Hillan Sosa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Claire-Hillan-Sosa-1.jpg 735w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Claire-Hillan-Sosa-1-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Claire-Hillan-Sosa-1-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\">\t\t                                        <div class=\"featured-badge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"nova 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" title=\"\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t                                    <\/figure>\n\t\t                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>Claire L. Hillan Sosa<\/h3>\n\t                                    \t                                        \t                                            <p>Senior Veterans Disability Attorney <\/p>\t                                        \t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"item text-center\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/shawn-ferguson\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t                                \t\t                                    <figure>\n\t\t                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Shawn-Ferguson-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Shawn Ferguson 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Shawn-Ferguson-2.jpg 735w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Shawn-Ferguson-2-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Shawn-Ferguson-2-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\">\t\t                                        <div class=\"featured-badge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"nova 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" title=\"\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t                                    <\/figure>\n\t\t                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>Shawn Ferguson<\/h3>\n\t                                    \t                     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https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Andrea-Smaxwell-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\">\t\t                                        <div class=\"featured-badge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"nova 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nova-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" title=\"\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t                                    <\/figure>\n\t\t                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>Andrea Smaxwell<\/h3>\n\t                                    \t                                        \t                                            <p>Senior Veterans Disability Attorney<\/p>\t                                        \t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"item text-center\" href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/people\/sydney-kotalik\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t                                \t\t                                    <figure>\n\t\t                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sydney-Kotalik.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Sydney Kotalik, Veterans Disability attorney at the Deuterman Law Group.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sydney-Kotalik.jpg 735w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sydney-Kotalik-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sydney-Kotalik-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, 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It can be overwhelming to figure out which appeal options are available and ideal in your case. Keep reading to learn more about the VA higher-level review option. What is a VA Higher-Level Review? The VA higher-level [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<p class=\"link\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 post-card\thas-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/va-disability-denied-pasos-a-seguir\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP8AAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VA-Disability-Denied-Steps-to-Take-Next-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VA-Disability-Denied-Steps-to-Take-Next-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VA-Disability-Denied-Steps-to-Take-Next-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VA-Disability-Denied-Steps-to-Take-Next-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VA-Disability-Denied-Steps-to-Take-Next-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/VA-Disability-Denied-Steps-to-Take-Next-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"VA Disability Denied Steps to Take Next scaled\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<h4 class=\"category\"><span>VA Benefits<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>VA Disability Denied? 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If your VA disability claim has been denied, there are several steps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<p class=\"link\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 post-card\thas-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/es\/reclamaciones-de-incapacidad-va-pasos-para-asegurar-la-aprobacion\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP8AAAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Top-5-VA-Disability-Claims-Steps-to-Ensure-Approval-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Top-5-VA-Disability-Claims-Steps-to-Ensure-Approval-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Top-5-VA-Disability-Claims-Steps-to-Ensure-Approval-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Top-5-VA-Disability-Claims-Steps-to-Ensure-Approval-1536x861.webp 1536w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Top-5-VA-Disability-Claims-Steps-to-Ensure-Approval-2048x1148.webp 2048w, https:\/\/deutermanlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Top-5-VA-Disability-Claims-Steps-to-Ensure-Approval-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Top 5 VA Disability Claims Steps to Ensure Approval scaled\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<h4 class=\"category\"><span>VA Benefits<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <h3>Top 5 VA Disability Claims: Steps to Ensure Approval<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"date\">10\/22\/2024<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<p class=\"excerpt\">Dealing with the complexities of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims can be daunting for many veterans. At Deuterman Law Group, we understand the challenges faced by those who have served our country and are committed to providing the guidance and support needed to secure the benefits they deserve. In this blog, we explore the five [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<p class=\"link\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-full accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"row row-heading align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t<h2 class=\"color-dark-red\">Freund Lawsuit Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion0\" class=\"accordion-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#Am_I_a_Freund_class_member\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#Am_I_a_Freund_class_member\" data-href=\"#Am_I_a_Freund_class_member\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-1\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>Am I a Freund class member?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may be a class member if your VA disability appeal file in VACOLS was closed between December 12, 1990 and February 6, 2025 because the system did not show a timely-filed Substantive Appeal \u2014 and your case is still closed today. Surviving spouses, children, and other eligible substitute claimants of a deceased veteran may also qualify.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#What_is_a_Substantive_Appeal\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#What_is_a_Substantive_Appeal\" data-href=\"#What_is_a_Substantive_Appeal\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-2\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>What is a Substantive Appeal?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Substantive Appeal is a filing under the VA\u2019s legacy appeals system \u2014 the form most veterans called a \u201cVA Form 9.\u201d It was filed in response to a Statement of the Case to formally request review by the Board of Veterans\u2019 Appeals. It had to be filed within one year of the original VA decision OR within 60 days of the Statement of the Case, whichever was later.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#Whats_the_difference_between_the_legacy_and_AMA_appeals_systems\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#Whats_the_difference_between_the_legacy_and_AMA_appeals_systems\" data-href=\"#Whats_the_difference_between_the_legacy_and_AMA_appeals_systems\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-3\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>What\u2019s the difference between the legacy and AMA appeals systems?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The legacy system governed VA appeals where the initial decision was issued before February 19, 2019. The Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system governs decisions issued on or after that date. Freund only applies to legacy-system appeals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#Do_I_have_to_do_anything_to_be_part_of_the_class\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#Do_I_have_to_do_anything_to_be_part_of_the_class\" data-href=\"#Do_I_have_to_do_anything_to_be_part_of_the_class\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-4\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>Do I have to do anything to be part of the class?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. If the court approves the settlement, you are automatically a class member if you meet the class definition. However, if your file is not in the VA\u2019s identified 28,258 audit group or 64,599 notice group, you must come forward within one year of final court approval to request a review. If you do nothing in that case, your right to use the settlement to reactivate your appeal may be gone.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#What_if_my_loved_one_passed_away_while_their_appeal_was_closed\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#What_if_my_loved_one_passed_away_while_their_appeal_was_closed\" data-href=\"#What_if_my_loved_one_passed_away_while_their_appeal_was_closed\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-5\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>What if my loved one passed away while their appeal was closed?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-5\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surviving spouses, dependent children, and other eligible parties can substitute in as the claimant and pursue the reactivated appeal. This is true even if the veteran died years ago.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#Why_should_I_hire_a_veterans_disability_lawyer_for_a_Freund_case\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#Why_should_I_hire_a_veterans_disability_lawyer_for_a_Freund_case\" data-href=\"#Why_should_I_hire_a_veterans_disability_lawyer_for_a_Freund_case\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-6\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>Why should I hire a veterans disability lawyer for a Freund case?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-6\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three reasons: Many appeals are 10\u201330 years old and require experienced records review. If the original veteran has passed away, substitution adds procedural complexity. The settlement creates new rules about which bucket your file falls into and what response is required.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#What_does_it_cost\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#What_does_it_cost\" data-href=\"#What_does_it_cost\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-7\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>What does it cost?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-7\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The initial case review is free. If we take your case, we work on a contingency basis \u2014 which means you pay nothing unless we recover benefits for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#I_dont_live_in_North_Carolina_Can_you_still_help\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#I_dont_live_in_North_Carolina_Can_you_still_help\" data-href=\"#I_dont_live_in_North_Carolina_Can_you_still_help\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-8\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-8\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>I don\u2019t live in North Carolina. Can you still help?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-8\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. We represent veterans nationwide in their VA disability matters. The VA appeals process is federal, not state-based, and we handle these cases by phone, email, and video. Our attorneys are VA-accredited.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"#Is_the_Deuterman_Law_Group_class_counsel_in_Freund\" class=\"accordion-item accordion-item-0-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-0-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a href=\"#Is_the_Deuterman_Law_Group_class_counsel_in_Freund\" data-href=\"#Is_the_Deuterman_Law_Group_class_counsel_in_Freund\" target=\"_self\" class=\"h4 color-dark-red accordion-button collapsed\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-0-9\" aria-controls=\"collapse-0-9\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<span>Is the Deuterman Law Group class counsel in Freund?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t<i><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div id=\"collapse-0-9\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Class counsel in <em>Freund v. 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