As a VA Accredited Attorney, Mr. Bacharach is authorized to represent disabled veterans before each and every one of the 56 Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Offices across the country. Wherever you live in the United States or its territories, from Florida to Alaska, we can represent you before your state’s Regional Office, and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA). And, as a member of the bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Mr. Bacharach can continue to represent you on appeal if the BVA denies your claim.
Fighting For Veterans and Disabled Americans
Who Deserve Benefits
Results That Come From Experience
At N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. PA we advocate for injured and disabled veterans with service-connected disability claims, and VA medical malpractice cases. We also represent injured or ill claimants with their Social Security & SSI disability claims. We have broad and extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts, and before state and federal administrative agencies.
Let us help you on your journey to Justice.
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The VA incorrectly used veterans’ application dates instead of the PACT Act’s mandated effective date of August 10, 2022 — the day the PACT Act was signed into law. This error resulted in over 28,000 veterans receiving incorrect, reduced past-due benefits from the VA.
If you received a PACT Act disability award, you may be owed additional back pay. We can help you find out — and fight to recover what you’re owed.
Find Out If You Were Affected — Free ConsultationWe have been representing veterans for 50 years. We have extensive experience: advising veterans on filing initial VA disability claims; filing for and obtaining VA disability rating increases; appealing VA disability claims that have been denied by a Regional Office / State Agency / or the BVA; assisting veterans, no matter where they live, so searching for the veteran’s attorney near me is never an issue; obtaining service-connected disability for Agent Orange exposure, PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) and MST (Military Sexual Trauma) claims, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and PACT Act / Burn Pit / Toxic Exposure Claims; TDIU (Total Disability Individual Unemployability) claims; VA Medical Malpractice / VA Medical Negligence.
Who We Fight For
Our firm is dedicated to protecting the rights of veterans, the disabled, and their families. We have broad and extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts, and before state and federal administrative agencies such as the VA and Social Security.
Veterans’ Service-Connected Disability Claims
- ›Claims for service-connected disability compensation
- ›Claims for higher disability ratings
- ›Claims for earlier entitlement dates
- ›Appeals to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
- ›Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- ›Appeals from Denials of Veterans’ Claims by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- ✓The Board of Veterans’ Appeals
- ✓The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- ✓The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Veterans Disability Denied? Need help with your VA disability appeal? We use our knowledge, experience, and work ethic to help veterans get the benefits they deserve. Millions of dollars won for veterans. There is no risk and no obligation. Contact us — our evaluation of your VA Disability claim is free, and there is no fee unless you win. No matter where you live, we can help you with your VA disability denial.
VA Medical Malpractice
- ›Medical malpractice claims against VA hospitals
- ›Claims for medical injuries at VA medical facilities
- ›Negligent care and medical treatment by VA providers
- ›Representation in all three federal district courts in Florida
Veterans who suffer injuries due to negligent care at VA facilities deserve accountability. We work to hold the VA responsible when they fail the people they’re meant to serve. We do this in 2 ways.
If the Veteran was injured within the last 2 years we will pursue a Federal Tort Claim on behalf of the veteran, seeking a lump-sum recovery from the United States.
Additionally, no matter when the veteran was injured by medical malpractice at a VA facility we will pursue an 1151 claim (pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151) which is a VA disability compensation claim for veterans who have suffered an additional disability, caused by medical care, and not incurred during military service. Basically, in an 1151 claim the medical injury incurred at a VA medical facility is the equivalent of a service-connected injury. As a result, after the VA acknowledges that the veteran’s injury was caused by medical negligence, the VA will then rate the injury as if it occurred in service.
Florida Administrative Issues
We live in an administrative state — meaning there is a network of government agencies, bureaus, and regulatory bodies that carry out the day-to-day work of governing the State of Florida. They make rules, enforce laws, and adjudicate disputes, largely outside of the three traditional branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial.
If you have an issue with a Florida agency — such as the Florida Retirement System denying you disability benefits, or the Florida Commission on Ethics investigating your behavior pursuant to a complaint — we can help.
- › Florida Retirement System (FRS) Line-of-Duty Disability
- › Florida Retirement System (FRS) Regular Disability
- › Defense of Florida Commission on Ethics complaints
- › Other Florida state agency administrative matters
Additional Practice Areas
Other Things We Do
Although Veterans’ benefits and Social Security disability are federal administrative law cases, we also litigate for clients in state and federal court. Additionally, we handle other federal administrative cases — for example, claims with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
We also handle Florida administrative law cases, such as Florida Retirement System (FRS) Employee Disability Benefits claims — both Line-of-Duty Disability and Regular Disability — as well as defense of complaints filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics.
About N. Albert Bacharach, Jr.
N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs accredited attorney with fifty years of experience fighting for veterans, the disabled, and their families. He is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the Federal Circuit (which handles appeals from the Veterans’ Court), each of the other 12 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and 8 U.S. District (Trial) Courts.
Social Security & SSI Disability Benefits
The Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn’t pay Social Security Disability or SSI benefits to people simply because they are very ill or have been badly injured. Instead the SSA determines, based on your age, education and prior work experience (if any) whether there is any job you could still do, 8 hours a day 5 days a week. To make that decision they first determine your current physical and mental capabilities to work. Social Security calls that your residual functional capacity, or RFC. Then they look to see if your capabilities match up with any job. In Mr. Bacharach’s Kelley v. Apfel case (185 F.3d 1211 (11th Cir. 1999)), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that “only an ability to do full-time work will permit the ALJ to render a decision of not disabled.” The Kelley case cites Social Security Ruling 96-8p, which states that “Ordinarily, RFC is an assessment of an individual’s ability to do sustained work-related physical and mental activities in a work setting on a regular and continuing basis.