The bulk of his work consists of ensuring that class members of the Nehmer v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs lawsuit receive the benefits they deserve. Dean has devoted most of his time at NVLSP to ensuring that VA complies with the Nehmer Court Orders and that class members are paid the correct amount of retroactive benefits for ischemic heart disease, chronic B-cell leukemia, and Parkinson's disease, which were added in August 2010 to the VA's list of disabilities presumptively associated with Agent Orange exposure. Today, in addition to his appellate work at the U.S. Court of Appeal for Veterans Claims, Dean has been leading NVLSP's efforts to identify military retirees who had their Nehmer benefits illegally withheld by the VA due to their previous receipt of military retired pay. These recent efforts have already resulted in the payment of over $8.5 million of VA disability compensation to military retirees.