North Carolina has about 689,000 veterans and 267 VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents based in the state. That is about 4 for every 10,000 veterans, 18th among the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico. Search them by ZIP code below, or find free help from one of the state's 336 accredited VSO representatives.
Attorney · Asheville · NC
Are you Angeleigh Dorsey? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlottte · NC
Are you Janon Harris? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Charlotte · NC
Are you Stella Wu Baker? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Greensboro · NC
Are you Shawn Ferguson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Winnabow · NC
Are you John Albertson? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Wilkenboro · NC
Are you Agnes Gambill? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Dunn · NC
Are you Brenton Adams? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Durham · NC
Are you James Alston? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Apex · NC
Are you Jennifer Murray? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Fayetteville · NC
Are you Curtina NeSmith? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Winston-Salem · NC
Are you Patrick Randall? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Durham · NC
Are you Christa McGill? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Cassidy Estes-Rogers? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Raleigh · NC
Are you Jennifer Crawford? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Greensboro · NC
Are you Tammy McCrae-Coley? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Raleigh · NC
Are you Elizabeth Lunn? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Benson · NC
Are you Moranda Elegiel? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Raleigh · NC
Are you Gregory Posch? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Davidson · NC
Are you Louise Paglen? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeLouise Paglen has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Raleigh · NC
Are you Kristie Young? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Winston-Salem · NC
Are you Charles Hall IV? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Atlantic Beach · NC
Are you Charlie Hooks? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Durham · NC
Are you Anthony Nicholson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Kinston · NC
Are you Joretta Durant? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Winston-Salem · NC
Are you Daniel Umlauf? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Asheville · NC
Are you Garrett Artz? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Patricia Hosmer? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Rutherfordton · NC
Are you John Crotts? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Salisbury · NC
Are you Mona Wallace? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeMona Wallace has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Wilmington · NC
Are you Luke Gruber? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Lyne Gamble III? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Shelby · NC
Are you Brenton Begley? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Are you Savannah Gay? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeSavannah Gay has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Francisco Linares? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Greensboro · NC
Are you Joshua Plummer? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Raleigh · NC
Are you Thomas Alexander? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeThomas Alexander has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Bryson City · NC
Are you John Ingham? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Cheryl Ivery? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Cary · NC
Are you Jerome Sebesta? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Efland · NC
Are you Paul Epstein? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freePaul Epstein has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Seymour Johnson AFB · NC
Are you Laiya Webb? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Dunn · NC
Are you Christopher Wencker? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Brian Hayles? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Raleigh · NC
Are you Andrew Epstein? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Eden · NC
Are you James Broadnax? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Southern Pines · NC
Are you Shani Phillips? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Jacksonville · NC
Are you Walter Wilkie? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Durham · NC
Are you Douglas Koenig? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Robert Davis? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Charlotte · NC
Are you Thomas Sanford II? Add your firm, logo and details.
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225 accredited attorneys, 42 claims agents and 336 VSO representatives are based in North Carolina.
North Carolina's 267 attorneys and agents work out to 3.88 per 10,000 veterans, ranking 18 of 52 states and territories.
Of North Carolina's 100 counties, 43 have an accredited attorney or claims agent based there (43.0 percent). County locations could not be matched for 36 people on the roster.
The largest groups in North Carolina are in Charlotte (52), Raleigh (35), Greensboro (23), Durham (20), and Asheville (9).
North Carolina added 23 newly accredited attorneys and agents in the last 12 months. Median time accredited in North Carolina: 6.1 years. Accreditation dates were unavailable or invalid for 1 person; those records are left out of these time calculations.
In these counties, the nearest help may be a free county VSO, or an attorney who works with you by phone and online.
North Carolina's VA regional office is in Winston-Salem.
Attorneys and claims agents per 10,000 veterans: North Carolina 3.88; Georgia 4.15; South Carolina 3.02; Tennessee 3.04; Virginia 3.19. Based on each representative's roster state, not the states where they accept clients.
About 689,000 veterans live in North Carolina, using VA's rounded population projection.
At least 286,763 veterans in North Carolina 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 1,100 people in North Carolina receiving compensation, using the reported minimum.
Workload report dated 2026-09-19.
Claims with a North Carolina address: 28,952 claims pending, 9.8 percent pending more than 125 days.
For claims with a North Carolina address, VA averaged 71.3 days to complete a claim this fiscal year. Individual claims vary.
Winston-Salem regional office: 9,364 claims pending, 13.3 percent pending more than 125 days, averaging 72.6 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 North Carolina or read about North Carolina veterans benefits.
North Carolina has 225 active accredited attorneys and 42 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.
North Carolina has 57 counties without an attorney or agent located by ZIP. Ask about remote appointments or a free county VSO.
VA averaged 71.3 days to complete claims with a North Carolina address this fiscal year, as of 2026-09-19. Individual claims vary.
Start with the North Carolina VSO directory.
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