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June is PTSD Awareness Month – Living With a Combat Injured Veteran
I recently found a very insightful blog authored by 3 spouses of combat wounded veterans, called Living With a Combat Injured Veteran – When the War Comes Home. The authors offer very personal...
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VA Must Disclose Documents on CIA, Army and Nazi Scientists Tests Using...
In an ongoing situation that affects thousands of Korea-era veterans, Noel Brinkerhof of Allgov.com reported last year on a lawsuit that required the VA to produce documents that in claims involving...
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Panel Votes to Extend VA Benefits, Let RC Retirees Be “Vets”
From the Standard-Examiner — by Tom Philpott “With no heed of a debt crisis, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to help more veterans find work, help more injured vets to gain...
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Despite Rhetoric, VA Claims Backlog Continues to Ebb
From Time “In a letter to President Obama on July 19, Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas relayed his concerns about the disability claims backlog facing the Department of Veterans Affairs. “The...
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Ex-VA Boss: Elderly Vet Claims Worsen Backlog
From Military.com – “A former Department of Veterans Affairs chief questioned if veterans in their later years are filing claims from conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease that may have...
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In Orlando, President Barack Obama pledges to care for veterans new and old
Tampa Bay Times – ORLANDO — “A dozen wartime years are winding down, but the job of caring for veterans new and old is only just beginning, President Barack Obama told thousands of veterans in Orlando...
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Veterans win mixed ruling on exposure to chemicals
From the San Francisco Chronicle – “Thousands of military veterans who were exposed to chemicals during decades of secret weapons testing are entitled to up-to-date government information about...
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National Group Supports Tougher VA Oversight of Vet Advisors
As an attorney who is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice before the agency and a member of the National Organization of Veterans Advocates (NOVA), I was happy to see NOVA...
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What does “Equipoise” mean?
Veterans often ask me what the term “equipoise” means. You will often see the term in decisions from the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the CAVC, or...
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VA Study Confirms That Most Veterans Do Not Understand VA Benefits
NPR reports that fewer than half of veterans understand their veterans according to a 2010 VA study. The story explains that many veterans need help filing a VA claim, because applying for benefits is...
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