VA accepts withdrawal requests submitted in writing, orally, or electronically. The crux is ensuring the request contains sufficient information to identify the claim at issue, including the veteran's name, claimant's name if distinct, and corresponding file number.
Please contact 311 to submit a report to investigate the cause of the injury or damage. 311 Customer Service is available at 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000. 311 is available seven days a week from 7am-7pm.
You can cancel. My only suggestion is to not cancel a claim on a condition that may cause death due to DIC eligibility for your spouse or a possible homebound rating.
To get a claim re-opened you must present evidence that is new and material. If the evidence did not exist before then it is “new”. But the evidence must also be “material”.
Beneficiaries desiring to renounce their right to a benefit must submit a written and signed request to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA will not accept a request for renouncement that a representative, such as a power of attorney, signs and submits on a beneficiary's behalf.
They can be lost due to fraud, an error on the VA's part, or suspended for incarceration. You mentioned a possibility of a dishonorable discharge. Is this soldier facing a General Court Martial? If not, then there will not be a dishonorable discharge.
Under Texas law, municipalities like the City of San Antonio generally enjoy sovereign immunity, protecting it from lawsuits except under specific circumstances. This legal doctrine shields government entities from the constant threat of litigation, which can hinder their ability to effectively serve the public.
Fortunately, lost wages are one of the economic damages you can claim in a personal injury lawsuit. Lost wages encompass not just your regular salary or hourly earnings, but also bonuses, commissions, and other forms of compensation you would have received had you not been injured.
Please call 311 (210.207. 6000) for further assistance.