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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
James G. Fausone More than one out of every 12 U.S. service members who died during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were found during the autopsy to have early signs of heart disease. While none of the service members were diagnosed with heart disease prior to their deployments, all of them were found to have […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD
Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate We receive about 300 emails a month asking for help. We try to sort out those VA disability claims where we can really help. The first two rules are you have to have a current disability and then explain how it is service connected. If you just feel entitled or need […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney One of the saddest situations we help with involves military sexual trauma (MST). The rape of men and women in the military is a black stain on the Defense Department. The VA disability process only makes this stain more stubborn. We have developed an approach that looks at markers that show the MST […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone, Esq Veteran Disability Attorney So now, the Inspector General reports that VA overpays veterans. Really? Most veterans fight for years to get the compensation correct. The IG looked at a narrow batch of cases where veterans temporarily receive a 100 percent disability rating while undergoing surgery or debilitating treatments and convalescing. Claims examiners allegedly failed […]
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Mental Health
Legislators in Missouri want a court created specifically for veterans. Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, has drafted legislation requesting that Missouri circuit courts create a place specifically for current and former U.S. military who are struggling with substance abuse or mental illness issues. Barnes stated that the country owes it to the veterans to get […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone, Esq. Veteran Disability Attorney The nonsense in Washington has included strangling the DOD of defense budget. With the wind down in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was inevitable that a troop draw down would occur. The pace and planning on the draw down is now coming into light. The Army is […]
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Employment, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
The House of Representatives have passed a new bill designed to help our student veterans. Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act H.R. 4057, or the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012, will allow post-9/11 student vets to have a comprehensive place online where they can find information about their […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer President Obama and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pledged in 2010 to work together to end homelessness among veterans within five years. A report which was released to Congress in December 2012 by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) found that the number of homeless vets has, […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro Veterans Disability Lawyer The U.S. Marine Corps has instituted a pilot program to study how mindfulness and meditation can assist its warriors in becoming even tougher. The goal is to make Marines even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching, and exercises based upon mindfulness. With a record high suicide rate this year and […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro Veterans Disability Lawyer Heartbreakingly, a new report out from the Department of Defense shows that in 2012 more soldiers took their own lives than died in combat. Through November 2012, 177 active-duty personnel had committed suicide compared with 176 soldiers who were killed in action during the same time frame. Army suicides have […]
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