Legal Help for Veterans blog.
News and Press
The USA Today reports that a third of Americans are extremely patriotic. I am not surprised, are you? This is a great country and we know it. There are problems but we have the freedoms and opportunities that most people in the world only dream of. I hear from over 300 veterans a month by […]
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Veterans Law
Veteran advocates are urging Navy and Coast Guard personnel who served in Vietnam to review an updated list of vessels that were exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs recently released the new list of vessels that operated in the rivers and deltas of Vietnam. Additions include all Coast Guard vessels […]
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News and Press
Last October, the VA announced 3 new AO presumptions – ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and B-Cell Leukemia. Sen. James Webb, D-Va., says he will use a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing — rescheduled now for Sept. 23 — to have Secretary Shinseki explain his decision to compensate Vietnam veterans, and many surviving spouses, for three […]
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Mental Health, News and Press, Veterans Law
The number of veterans receiving disability benefits for a sleeping disorder has increased 61% in the past two years and now costs taxpayers more than $500 million per year, according to Veterans Affairs data. Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC has seen an increase in appeals for this disability. At present, there is not a good […]
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PTSD
PTSD is one of the toughest disabilities to prove to VA, we deal with veterans every day with this terrible condition. The researchers at the University of Michigan recently issued their findings, which supports a model for PTSD in which exposure to a traumatic event changes gene expression, which in turn, alters immune-system activity, leading […]
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News and Press, PTSD
After a decade of helping veterans, I have to say that we don’t see phonies who are trying to game the VA system. Although the critics of the VA often say there is rampant fraud, we see the legitimate vets who can’t prove service connection because of poor record-keeping by the DOD. Sure in a […]
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Mental Health
We recently handled a suicide case for a family of a Marine who came home from Iraq broken. The senseless suicide of a veteran demonstrates that the mental health care that is needed is just not readily available. The VA knows this and the military knows this. However, you can not just order that it […]
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News and Press
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Congress has now passed legislation for wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that would establish an unprecedented permanent program to support the caregivers of wounded warriors, improve health care for veterans in rural areas, help VA adapt to the needs of women veterans, and expand supportive services for homeless veterans. The President must sign the legislation. […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
Do you read articles about veteran and military matters and wonder why is this news? You know, like the VA system is broken. No kidding. Or the cost of military health care (and veteran health care) is on the rise. Is that really news? We deal with veterans and the VA everyday, so I guess […]
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