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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
TRICARE, also known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), provides civilian health benefits for military personnel, vets and their dependents. As the defense budget continues to be slashed, many vet advocates have expressed concern that TRICARE would be affected. But the House armed services subcommittee on military personnel rejected the White House’s plan to substantially […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press, Veterans Law
The backlog of Veteran Affairs disability claims has risen by more than 2,000 percent during the past four years, while the agency’s budget has been increased by only 40 percent. Now Congress is pushing for President Obama to “take direct action” to end the backlog. A bipartisan letter helmed by Reps. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla. and […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney More states are pushing to give disabled vets a much-needed tax break. In Michigan, State Senator Glenn Anderson (D-Westland) has introduced legislation to reduce taxes for his state’s disabled vets. His latest bill, Senate Bill 104, would allow local governmental units to exempt vets who are 100 percent disabled from […]
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Employment, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney Online learning can be a flexible, affordable way to earn a college degree, which may be why more vets than ever are looking at online education. Vets are attending college as never before, in large part perhaps due to the unemployment numbers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney The military has been subject to a number of high profile sexual assault news items in recent weeks. Currently Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, the Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention, is under investigation for allegedly groping a woman inNorth Virginia, while more than 30 Texas-based instructors with […]
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News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney So it seems every week the VA offers a new plan to reduce the backlog. Last week it was the requirement of mandatory overtime. Everyone will be spending the summer working an extra 20 hours a month through September 30th. At Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC, we often work long […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer The largest group of veterans with claims pending are from the Vietnam era. It has been 40 years since the war ended and the tale of that war, which shows in disability claims, is still lengthening. We can expect that the Iraq/Afghanistan tale to also be 40 years in the making […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer We work with over a 1000 veterans and most of those veterans are waiting on appeals of VA decisions. The initial decision backlog at VA is getting a lot of national attention. A hidden story has finally made the national news. That story is how long it takes to have […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Attorney If you are a veteran and obtain your health care from the VA, you may think there is no need for Medicare. However if you qualify for Medicare, by age or disability, then you should obtain your Medicare card and use it to supplement your VA care. You should then look […]
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