Connecticut has about 152,000 veterans and 89 VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents based in the state. That is about 6 for every 10,000 veterans, 7th among the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico. Search them by ZIP code below, or find free help from one of the state's 29 accredited VSO representatives.
Attorney · Cheshire · CT
Are you David Nastri? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
Are you Shawn Smith? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · New Haven · CT
Are you Joshua Grubaugh? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Haven · CT
Are you Cyd Oppenheimer? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · New London · CT
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Are you Gregory Allen? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Clinton · CT
Are you Joan Wilson? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Waterford · CT
Are you Ramon Masso-Flores? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Are you William Carter? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · New Haven · CT
Are you Kyle Navin? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Are you Donald Tutson Jr? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
Are you Jonathan Schaefer? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Clinton · CT
Are you John Watts? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Bloomfield · CT
Are you Julio Murillo Garcia? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Wethersfield · CT
Are you Judith Cosenza? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Granby · CT
Are you Francis Brady? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Hartford · CT
Are you Ryan Suerth? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Haven · CT
Are you Brendan Murphy? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West haven · CT
Are you Kristan Exner Sullivan? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Hartford · CT
Are you Mark Parise? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Guilford · CT
Are you Matthew Stillman? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Stanford · CT
Are you Nicholas Villante? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Haven · CT
Are you Chelsea Donaldson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
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Are you Deirdre Daly? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Are you Lisa Davis? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Glastonbury · CT
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Are you Deanna McWeeney? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
Are you Mary Cardin? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Oxford · CT
Are you Nancy Lavranchuk? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
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Are you William Forbes? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Are you Janice Wolf? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hamden · CT
Are you James Hyland? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Middletown · CT
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Are you Robert Rezendes? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Haven · CT
Are you Sarah Leone? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Fairfield · CT
Are you James Hughes? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Haven · CT
Are you Sharon Fialkovich? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
Are you Sarah Dlugoszewski? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Bridgeport · CT
Are you James Miron? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Are you Donni Halvorson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Haven · CT
Are you Cinthia Johnson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Bristol · CT
Are you Gina Furtak? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Bristol · CT
Are you Halley Allaire? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Hartford · CT
Are you Chelsea McCallum? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Glastonbury · CT
Are you Jullian Jones? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Stamford · CT
Are you Gerald Porricelli? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Milford · CT
Are you John-Henry Steele? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · New Haven · CT
Are you Kenneth Ciardiello? Add your firm, logo and details.
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87 accredited attorneys, 2 claims agents and 29 VSO representatives are based in Connecticut.
Connecticut's 89 attorneys and agents work out to 5.85 per 10,000 veterans, ranking 7 of 52 states and territories.
Of Connecticut's 9 counties, 0 have an accredited attorney or claims agent based there (0.0 percent). County locations could not be matched for 89 people on the roster.
The largest groups in Connecticut are in Hartford (21), West Haven (16), New Haven (8), Glastonbury (3), and New London (3).
Connecticut added 5 newly accredited attorneys and agents in the last 12 months. Median time accredited in Connecticut: 9.1 years.
In these counties, the nearest help may be a free county VSO, or an attorney who works with you by phone and online.
Connecticut's VA regional office is in Hartford.
Attorneys and claims agents per 10,000 veterans: Connecticut 5.85; Massachusetts 5.77; New York 7.14; Rhode Island 31.45. Based on each representative's roster state, not the states where they accept clients.
About 152,000 veterans live in Connecticut, using VA's rounded population projection.
At least 36,820 veterans in Connecticut received VA disability compensation at the end of fiscal year 2025. VA does not publish very small county counts, so the true number is a little higher.
That works out to about one accredited attorney or claims agent for every 410 people in Connecticut receiving compensation, using the reported minimum.
Workload report dated 2026-09-19.
Claims with a Connecticut address: 3,829 claims pending, 11.8 percent pending more than 125 days.
For claims with a Connecticut address, VA averaged 81.7 days to complete a claim this fiscal year. Individual claims vary.
Hartford regional office: 734 claims pending, 12.3 percent pending more than 125 days, averaging 72.5 days pending.
VA moves claims between offices, so an office's queue can include claims from other states.
Board hearings are mostly virtual, so an attorney does not need to be local.
National Board of Veterans' Appeals results, fiscal year 2024, legacy appeals.
| Representation | Appeals allowed |
|---|---|
| Attorney | 42.7 percent |
| Claims agent | 37.5 percent |
| AMVETS | 34.9 percent |
| American Legion | 32.0 percent |
| Disabled American Veterans | 31.7 percent |
| State service organizations | 31.5 percent |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | 31.5 percent |
| Vietnam Veterans of America | 30.9 percent |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | 30.7 percent |
| No representation | 29.7 percent |
These are national figures for older appeals and do not account for differences between cases.
Claim Raven's national analysis covers 101,518 condition decisions in 49,876 appeals: 29.5 percent granted, 40.8 percent denied, and 26.6 percent remanded. These are appealed cases, not initial VA claims.
Where the Board rated the medical link, grant shares were 89.7 percent when strong, 3.7 percent when weak, and 1.6 percent when missing. Grant shares were 16.7 percent with one kind of evidence and 56.9 percent with six or more kinds of evidence, among the 80,128 condition decisions where evidence types were identified.
These figures show association, not cause. Read the analysis and methodology.
| Compare your options | Free VSO | Accredited claims agent | Accredited attorney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to you | Free | Usually a share of past-due benefits if you win | Usually a share of past-due benefits if you win |
| When they can charge | Never | Only after VA decides your claim | Only after VA decides your claim |
| Typical fee | None | Often 20 percent of back pay | Often 20 percent of back pay |
| Can take you to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | Usually no | Some, if admitted to that court | Yes, if admitted to that court |
| Good fit when | You are filing a first claim or want free help | Your claim was denied and you want paid help | Your claim was denied, you are headed to the Board or the Court, or the case is complex |
VA presumes fees up to 20 percent of back pay reasonable; above 33 1/3 percent, unreasonable. Get the agreement in writing.
Find free VSO help in Connecticut or read about Connecticut veterans benefits.
Connecticut has 87 active accredited attorneys and 2 claims agents based in the state.
Often 20 percent of back pay, after VA decides the claim. Agree to fees in writing. VSO help is free.
Connecticut has 9 counties without an attorney or agent located by ZIP. Ask about remote appointments or a free county VSO.
VA averaged 81.7 days to complete claims with a Connecticut address this fiscal year, as of 2026-09-19. Individual claims vary.
Start with the Connecticut VSO directory.
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