King's English

09/25/2026

PR PRO TIP: Think local. Reach statewide.

One of North Carolina's best PR avenues is its network of public radio newsrooms. A story placed with one station can travel across the state as other stations pick it up.

Case in point: We connected our client, Deuterman Law Group, with Annette Weston of Public Radio East—reaching multiple military bases—for an important story about why veterans rated 100% disabled by the VA can still face an uphill battle qualifying for Social Security Disability.
https://www.wfdd.org/2026-09-25/rated-100-disabled-by-the-va-veterans-may-still-face-a-fight-for-social-security-disability

Veterans rated 100% disabled by the VA do not automatically qualify for Social Security disability benefits due to differing federal standards, though they can legally collect full payouts from both programs.

08/14/2026

The Deuterman Law Group Senior Veterans Disability attorney Claire Hillan Sosa is a go-to source for a landmark case that could mean 35 years of VA disability claims, incorrectly closed, can be reopened. Some claims will be life-changing for disabled vets.

A class-action lawsuit claims that tens of thousands of veterans claiming disability were affected by a computer glitch.

06/19/2026

North Carolina is one of the top four active-duty military populations in the US. And The Deuterman Law Group continues to break VA stories of interest to military families, via Public Radio East; stories shared statewide on NC public stations. Deuterman has a team of accredited VA disability attorneys.

The VA's Office of Inspector General reviewed 8,100 cases of these automated Dependency and Indemnity Compensation decisions and found that in 8,000 of them there were errors.

05/07/2026

Our client, The Deuterman Law Group, with Senior Veterans Disability Attorney Claire Hillan Sosa, on Public Radio East, explaining a major settlement that will reopen tens of thousands of improperly closed benefits claims...which could be in the millions for some vets.