The Mesothelioma Center has a team of VA-accredited staff who specialize in assisting veterans affected by service-related asbestos exposure. The patient advocates in our Veterans Department can provide general information about medical, financial and legal resources, and they are also qualified to file claims for VA benefits on behalf of veterans.
What Is The Mesothelioma Center’s Veterans Department?
Veterans with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases face two challenges in getting the health care and compensation they need. First, there is the rare and complex nature of asbestos-related diseases, and second, there is the complicated process of filing for VA benefits.
The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com is the nation’s most trusted mesothelioma resource. We built on its medical and legal expertise by creating the Veterans Department to ensure we can assist those who need and deserve it the most. The Patient Advocates of this department have personal experience navigating the VA benefits system, and they are professionally trained and certified to represent VA claimants.
The approval process for asbestos-related VA benefits can be daunting, but our team is well versed in the complex process of identifying where service-related asbestos exposure occurred, filing a claim with the VA, and preparing any appeals that may be necessary.
By law, only a VA-accredited agent can legally represent a veteran or a surviving dependent to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The formal accreditation process involves three requirements.
The agent must pass an exam to prove they have a comprehensive understanding of VA benefits.
The agent must pass a background check and provide personal references supporting their good moral character.
The agent must meet a continuing education requirement every year to ensure they keep their knowledge of VA benefits up to date.
Most individuals who apply for VA accreditation work for local governments or veterans organizations. The advantage of working with the Veterans Department of The Mesothelioma Center is that our Patient Advocates are also knowledgeable about asbestos exposure and asbestos-related illnesses, which few other claims agents are familiar with.
Through The Mesothelioma Center’s Community Partnership program, established in 2022, our VA-accredited claims agents provide education and training to Veterans Service Organizations across the nation.
Asbestos.com helped us with getting through the red tape at the VA and getting the necessary forms for us. We would probably still be battling without their help.
John Conway, Retired Navy Chief diagnosed in 2012
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The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com has provided patients and their loved ones the most updated and reliable information on mesothelioma and asbestos exposure since 2006.
Our team of Patient Advocates includes a medical doctor, a registered nurse, health services administrators, veterans, VA-accredited Claims Agents, an oncology patient navigator and hospice care expert. Their combined expertise means we help any mesothelioma patient or loved one through every step of their cancer journey.
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About The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com
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My family has only the highest compliment for the assistance and support that we received from The Mesothelioma Center. This is a staff of compassionate and knowledgeable individuals who respect what your family is experiencing and who go the extra mile to make an unfortunate diagnosis less stressful. Information and assistance were provided by The Mesothelioma Center at no cost to our family.
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Finally a resource where a veteran can get not only good advice but actual help! The Mesothelioma Center helped me to get my Mesothelioma VA claim service connected through use of their written documents and examples, their expertise and knowledge with the VA process, and one-on-one counseling with Aaron Munz! Great resource!
If you are a Vet with suspected asbestos exposure, this site is one you should bookmark. They have great resources and access to many more. When I told them my situation, they understood right away. They put me in touch with a vet asbestos expert who guided me through the maze. I highly recommend them and this site for your asbestos exposure issues.
To all the families of Veterans with this horrible disease, do not give up on this process. It took 4 1/2 years for it to work. All through this, Aaron Munz and the Mesothelioma Center were there to encourage me with expert advice when others tried to discourage me. My family will be forever grateful to Aaron Munz and the Mesothelioma Center for their guidance. Thanks again!
I had a Veteran come in with a positive diagnosis of mesothelioma. This was confirmed through pathology. This may appear as a slam dunk with the VA, but nothing with the VA ever is. I made a call to The Mesothelioma Center, and they walked me through the necessary steps to ensure I had the proper information to help my Veteran. When everything was completed, my Veteran was rated at 100% Permanent and Total. The claim was completed much more quickly because of the help and information provided by The Mesothelioma Center. If you are a Veteran, a Veteran Service Officer, or anyone with any asbestos-related lung conditions, this should be your FIRST CALL! This is the only thing The Mesothelioma Center handles. They are amazing!
Thank you for all that you have done to make filing my brother’s VA Mesothelioma claim as easy as possible. It is hard enough to deal with the heartache of learning that our beloved brother and son was diagnosed with Stage IV Peritoneal Mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure and then to wonder what we could do to help make him as comfortable as possible. Your friendly voice and desire to help prompted me to call you back. I felt a sense of comfort in your words and your understanding of what we were going through and your desire to help prompted me to trust that you had my brother’s best interest at heart. If you had not been there to guide me each step of the way, I would have felt helpless and perhaps given up. You made the process of filling out the disability claim easier than I could have imagined. I want the very best for my brother and want to team up with people who also feel this way. There are no guarantees that he will receive VA Disability Benefits from his time spent in the Navy, but if we don’t try, then we will never know.
Former U.S. Army Capt. Aaron Munz is the director of the Veterans Department at The Mesothelioma Center, and he is a VA-accredited Claims Agent. He received the Bronze Star in 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Munz has intimate knowledge of how veterans were exposed to asbestos because he served under similar conditions.
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John Conway , Retired Navy Chief diagnosed in 2012
