{"id":11022,"date":"2026-04-22T14:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/legislation-targets-companies-accused-of-exploiting-missouri-veterans-va-claims-missourinet\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:05:21","slug":"legislation-targets-companies-accused-of-exploiting-missouri-veterans-va-claims-missourinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/legislation-targets-companies-accused-of-exploiting-missouri-veterans-va-claims-missourinet\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation Targets Companies Accused Of Exploiting Missouri Veterans\u2019 VA Claims – Missourinet"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mathew Pilger<\/a><\/span> | Apr 21, 2026<\/span>
Mo. House floor, courtesy Marshall Griffin, Missourinet
Missouri lawmakers are moving to crack down on so called \u201cclaim sharks\u201d \u2014 companies that charge veterans thousands of dollars to help file VA disability claims.
The House bill would tighten who is allowed to charge for that assistance. Its sponsor, Rep. Jim Schulte, R-New Bloomfield, says federal law is clear: no one can collect a fee until the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issues a decision on a claim.
\u201cThese organizations are taking money up front, and some of them are even providing doctors to help justify the claims they\u2019re filing, and that\u2019s not legal either,\u201d Schulte said. \u201cIt might sound simple, but it\u2019s a multi million dollar industry.\u201d
Schulte points to several states that have already acted to shut down the companies and said his bill would effectively bring the same ban to Missouri.
\u201cWe\u2019re not against anybody helping veterans, but we are opposed to them taking advantage of the veterans,\u201d Schulte said. \u201cIn many cases, they are collecting up to five times what the initial award is for the disability. They\u2019re fleecing the veterans for their claims money.\u201d
Beyond limiting fees, the legislation would also restrict claim assistance companies from gaining improper access to veterans\u2019 personal and medical information.
\u201cThese companies will get a veteran\u2019s Social Security number, their claim numbers, and it\u2019s even been documented some of them are then selling that information to credit card companies \u2014 businesses that will solicit them when they find out they\u2019ve received a claim,\u201d Schulte said.
The Missouri House of Representatives could soon debate his bill. Schulte said he\u2019s hopeful his legislation can pass before lawmakers adjourn May 15th.
For more information on House Bill 3029, click here<\/a>.
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by Mathew Pilger | Apr 21, 2026Mo. House floor, courtesy Marshall Griffin, MissourinetMissouri lawmakers are moving to crack down on so called \u201cclaim sharks\u201d \u2014 companies that charge veterans thousands of dollars to help file VA disability claims.The House bill would tighten who is allowed to charge for that assistance. Its sponsor, Rep. Jim Schulte, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}