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Dec
18

Free Medical Services for Qualifying Veterans & Family Members

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

  The Michigan Endoscopy Center in Novi, Michigan has a unique offer for free GI procedures.  This free service is made available by rules of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Michigan Endoscopy Center has CMS approval until the end of the year at its new surgery center in Novi to provide these tests […]

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Dec
13

Beneficial Measures Add to Veterans’ Decorations in Michigan

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

November is one of only two months with two federal holidays — Thanksgiving and Veterans Day. This November, veterans in Michigan have even more reason to celebrate in the wake of important employment-related measures that have been approved. With employment figures in the Great Lakes State lagging behind the rest of the nation, these new […]

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Dec
04

Is it the Middle Managers at VA?

Claims Processing, News and Press

  Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer In most organizations the people at the top get it.  The people at the bottom are just doing a job.  It is the people in the middle that make or break the team.  You have seen it where there is “no bench” strength.  If the star football player goes […]

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Nov
28

Veterans Committing Suicide At Accelerating Rate

Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law

Veteran suicides continue to be a horrific issue in our country. Almost one out of every five suicides in the U.S. is a veteran, though veterans only make up about 10 percent of the U.S. population. The latest numbers indicate that there may be as many as 22 veterans committing suicide each day, or one […]

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Nov
26

DOD Uses Plug Numbers

Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer We deal with VA every day and are at the outer rings of DOD’s activities.  Our clients are guys that have been around the block before and know a thing or two about DOD and VA.  So I am never too surprised by the stories we are told about delay […]

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Nov
22

Disabled Vets Get Michigan Real Property Tax Break

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law

Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently signed into law P.A. 161 of 2013. This Act amends MCL 211.7b regarding Veterans Exemptions to read as follows: Sec. 7b. (1) Real property used and owned as a homestead by a disabled veteran who was discharged from the armed forces of the United States […]

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Nov
15

Veterans Court Needs Mentors

Mental Health, News and Press, Veterans Law

Kristina Derro, Esq. The 17th District Court in Redford, Michigan, has established a special veterans court that addresses the problems of military veterans who have encountered legal issues stemming from their military experiences. It allows veterans who were convicted of or plead guilty to certain charges the opportunity to be placed into a special program […]

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Nov
09

Veteran Hiring Quotas a Sticking Point for Some

Employment, Veterans Law

The Labor Department is under scrutiny this month by a House subcommittee. The Education and the Workforce subcommittee on Workforce Protections is looking at the Labor Department rules that set the target goals for the number of vets and people with disabilities hired by government contractors. The quotas will only instigate expensive litigation, argued Rep. […]

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Oct
24

Navy Charity Scam

News and Press

Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate A 67-year-old Harvard-trained lawyer and former military intelligence officer, John Donald Cody, is on trial in Cleveland after masterminding a $100 million multi-state fraud scheme. Cody was in court this Monday after two years on the run. He is charged with defrauding people who donated to the reputed United States Navy […]

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Oct
22

Wasted Funds

News and Press

Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer So I am no fashion expert.  I suspect most guys just toss on what is in the closet and hope it does not clash too badly.  Uniforms are supposed to be functional, not clash with the environment, create esprit de corps and be distinguishable.  But when I read about the […]

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