Brevard County Veterans Attorney
Brevard County veterans receive care at the Viera VA Clinic and the Orlando VA Medical Center, and their claims are decided by the St. Petersburg / Bay Pines Regional Office. Brevard has one of the highest concentrations of veterans in Florida, many of them retired from Patrick Space Force Base and the Cape. If your claim was denied or your rating is too low, you have one year from the decision date to respond — and no attorney fee is permitted for filing an initial claim.
N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accredited attorney (Accreditation No. 14363; VA POA Code 4EQ) with fifty years of experience fighting for veterans, the disabled, and their families. He filed his first appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (formerly the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals) in 1990, the court’s first full year of operation, and has been winning cases there for over 34 years. We represent veterans throughout Brevard County — including Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Cocoa, Rockledge, Merritt Island, and Viera — in VA disability claims and appeals, PACT Act toxic-exposure claims, VA medical malpractice cases, and Social Security disability claims — at every level, from the initial claim through the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
VA Resources for Brevard County Veterans
VA care in Brevard County. Brevard County veterans are served by two VA clinics: the Viera VA Clinic (2900 Veterans Way, Viera, FL 32940; 321-637-3788) and the Palm Bay VA Clinic (5200 Babcock Street NE, Suite 101, Palm Bay, FL 32905; 321-728-8300). There is no VA clinic in Titusville. Both clinics belong to the Orlando VA Healthcare System, whose medical center is the Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona (13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827; 407-631-1000).
Brevard County Veteran Services. Main office: 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building B, Suite 102, Viera, FL 32940; 321-633-2012. Satellite offices at Palm Bay City Hall (120 Malabar Road, Room 229) and Merritt Island (2575 N. Courtenay Parkway, Suite 108).
Vet Center. Melbourne Vet Center, 2098 Sarno Road, Melbourne, FL 32935; 321-254-3410.
Distance to our office. Melbourne and Palm Bay are about 175 miles and three and a half hours from Gainesville; Titusville about 155 miles. We represent Brevard County veterans without a single trip to Gainesville.
Brevard County question. I was at Patrick or Cape Canaveral. Does that matter? It can. Veterans stationed at Patrick Space Force Base (formerly Patrick AFB) and Cape Canaveral often have exposure histories — jet fuel, solvents, firefighting foam — that support toxic-exposure claims under the PACT Act even when the condition appeared years after service.
Claims for every Florida county are decided by the VA Regional Office in St. Petersburg (9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, St. Petersburg, FL 33744; 800-827-1000). You do not need to travel to Gainesville to hire us or to work with us: the consultation, the record review and nearly all of the work is done by phone, e-mail and video, and Board hearings can be held by video from your home.
Serving Brevard County’s Veteran Community
Brevard County — Florida’s Space Coast — has one of the highest concentrations of veterans of any county in the state. Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station anchor a large active-duty and retiree community, and generations of service members who worked in the space and defense industries have made Brevard home. The Viera VA Outpatient Clinic serves much of the county.
When Brevard County veterans are denied the benefits they earned — or receive a rating that is too low — we fight to make the VA get it right.
How We Help Brevard County Veterans
- Claims for higher disability ratings
- Claims for earlier effective dates
- Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) motions
- Appeals to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA)
- Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- TDIU — Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability
- PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma (MST) claims
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) claims
- Agent Orange, burn pit, and PACT Act toxic exposure claims
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for surviving spouses and children
- Social Security Disability (SSDI) and SSI claims
VA Medical Malpractice at Brevard-Area VA Facilities
Most Brevard County veterans receive their VA care through the Orlando VA Healthcare System, including the Viera VA Outpatient Clinic and other community clinics along the Space Coast. Veterans injured by negligent care at a VA facility deserve accountability, and we pursue it in two ways.
Veterans injured by negligent medical care at a VA facility have two separate remedies — a Federal Tort Claim for a lump-sum recovery, which must be presented within two years, and a § 1151 claim for lifetime monthly compensation, which has no deadline at all. Most veterans have never heard of an 1151 claim. Ask us about it.
How VA medical malpractice claims work →
You Don’t Need a Lawyer That’s Right Around the Corner — You Need the Right Lawyer
VA disability claims are federal claims decided on the written record, so your attorney’s location matters far less than your attorney’s experience. Florida veterans’ claims are processed through the St. Petersburg VA Regional Office, and as a VA-accredited attorney Mr. Bacharach is authorized to represent veterans before all 56 VA Regional Offices nationwide, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and the federal appellate courts.
Most matters can be handled entirely by phone, Zoom, text, email, or snail mail; and when a hands on meeting is needed, our Gainesville office is roughly two and a half hours from the Space Coast.
No Fee Unless You Win
Our evaluation of your VA disability claim is free. We work on a contingency basis for VA disability matters — no attorney’s fee unless we win. There is no risk and no obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a veterans attorney located in Melbourne or Titusville?
No. VA disability claims are federal claims, and VA-accredited attorneys can represent veterans anywhere in the country. What matters is experience with the VA system and the courts that review it — not a local street address.
I retired from Patrick Space Force Base. Can you handle my VA claim?
Yes. Retirees from every branch and every installation go through the same VA disability process, and as a VA-accredited attorney Mr. Bacharach can represent you before the St. Petersburg Regional Office, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and the federal appellate courts — no matter where you served.
My VA claim was denied. What are my options?
You may seek higher-level review, file a supplemental claim with new evidence, or appeal to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals — and from there to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Federal Circuit. Deadlines apply, so don’t wait to get advice.
What will a consultation cost me?
Nothing. Our evaluation of your VA disability claim is free, and for VA disability matters there is no attorney’s fee unless you win.
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Office: 4128 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32609
Hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM