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Jeffrey Bunten Attorney at Law, is one of the most trusted legal firms in the state of Missouri. For over 25 years, our team has worked with clients across the St. Louis region, ensuring they get the compensation they need in their disability cases. We work on traditional social security disability cases and veterans' cases, fighting hard to ensure that people who require help get it. We will file initial claims and appeals until the best possible outcome is secured for our clients.

On this page, we have collected important information about the legal issues we deal with that should act as guidance for people facing any of these concerns. We hope our blog is a valuable resource for you.


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Veterans Calendar of Events (VetCOE)

By Jeffrey Bunten • July 15, 2024
A service provided by Jeffrey J Bunten LLC, a law firm concentrating on representation of Veterans seeking service connected compensation and individuals who are filing for Social Security Disability.

The PACT Act: It Is About More Than Burn Pits

June 6, 2023
The PACT Act: It Is About More Than Burn Pits The PACT Act of 2022, more fully known as PL 117-168 Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson, Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, represents the biggest expansion of VA benefits in history. The Act expanded the list of presumptive conditions available to veterans, and also greatly increased the concept of toxic exposure, risk, and activity associated with military service on both foreign and domestic bases. This article will provide a summary of the basic elements of a compensation claim, and the basic elements of the PACT Act.
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Is It Legal To......A podcast by the Missouri Bar Veteran's Law

By Jeffrey Bunten • February 16, 2022
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Medicine's Failure With Women in Pain

By support • July 12, 2021
VA Will Soon Begin Processing Claims for 3 New Agent Orange Illnesses
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MST Military Sexual Trauma

By support • June 23, 2021
VA Compensation and Pension and offset with Social Security Disability and SSI. Here is one simple way to think of it. . . Pension (Non Service Connected) and SSI are both income sensitive. So there will be an offset. VA Compensation (Service connected) and SSA Disability are NOT needs based and therefore there is no offset. One can qualify and receive both. Depending on the degree or rating for the VA Compensation, recipients of SSI will have some offset.

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