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Claims Processing, Employment, News and Press, Veterans Law
The exploitation of veterans surely has to rank as one of the more vile manifestations of human behavior, particularly in a nation that consistently holds its military members in high regard. Sadly, recent reports have brought to light unsavory practices, both illegal and legal, that have taken advantage of our heroes in uniform. Hard upon […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer When you look at 2013 there was no shortage of issues of interest to veterans. VA operations were often in the news from the backlog on disability claims, the quality of health care or the troubled electronic medical record system. The Stars and Stripes report that no major veteran […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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