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A combined effort by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the MacArthur Foundation to develop a system of digital badges could help veterans translate military training and experience into civilian jobs in a tough economy. The VA Innovation Initiative is judging a contest for entrepreneurs to submit digital badges that veterans can use during a […]
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A government study released in March shows that many painkillers given to war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder often lead to addiction. Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and came back from war with PTSD were twice as likely to be given prescriptions for painkillers that have proven to be addictive compared to […]
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As part of a concentrated effort to help veterans find jobs, the Department of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring a contest for an entrepreneur to create a digital badge system that will help veterans translate their experience for prospective employers in civilian jobs. Digital badges have taken on an increased importance recently as more people try […]
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Many veterans who have been slow to ask a review board to reconsider their disability rating will get a nudge this year when the Department of Defense’s Physical Disability Review Board sends out letters inviting combat veterans to apply to have their ratings re-examined. “So many veterans were originally given a disability percentage that is […]
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Four U.S. cities are in line to get new VA Hospitals during the next few years including Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando and a hospital in New Orleans. The new VA hospital in the Big Easy will replace the one destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Department of Veterans Affairs has earmarked about $792 million […]
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Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) plan an important role for veterans including re-integration, education of benefits, and camaraderie. March 15 is the birthday of the American Legion. In 1919, the first American Legion caucus, held by members of the American Expeditionary Force, convened in Paris. March 15 is the date […]
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There will be about 1 million new veterans added to the 22 million American veterans as active-duty service members leave the military over the next five years. This increase in veterans to serve means a larger budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs. President Barack Obama’s proposed budget includes $140.3 billion for the VA to […]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs made a last-minute decision to extend the deadline for Gulf War veterans to develop symptoms of war-related illnesses for five more years, according to the VA. “This is an important step by the VA to acknowledge that we simply do not know enough about the chronic illnesses veterans have developed […]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently moved back a deadline for Gulf War veterans that would have run out at the end of 2011. The new deadline gives Gulf War veterans until the end of 2016 to develop war-related illnesses for which they would be eligible for compensation. The VA made the announcement about […]
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Veterans Law
It is a federal offense to lie about your military service and to claim the status of a Medal of Honor recipient when it is not true. The Stolen Valor Act makes lying about having received military awards a federal crime. Some argue that it is not criminal to lie about such military service. Some courts […]
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