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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology has started a program that helps train veterans to become therapists who can help other veterans. The “Train Vets to Treat Vets” program has been funded for over two years by the state of Massachusetts with $250,000. The funds help the school reach out and train veterans to become therapists, […]
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News and Press
New legislation would cover in vitro fertilization and other fertility services for wounded veterans. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs does not cover the cost of in vitro fertilization and other fertility services for servicemen and servicewomen. Advocates hope that will soon change, as a growing number of veterans with war wounds that impede their […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer The American Service Animal Society is a nonprofit program based inArizona which educates veterans with disabilities on how to care for and train their assistance dogs. If the vet does not yet have a service dog, the society helps find a suitable one from one of several rescue agencies in […]
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Veterans Law
Last week, Michigan’s Governor, Rick Snyder, signed an executive order that created the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. The goal of the agency is to help connect former service personnel with government departments and service organizations that will help them apply for benefits such as health care, education, and employment assistance. Michigan has over 650,000 veterans […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer We hear from hundreds of veterans a month about VA disability claims or medical malpractice. We understand the frustration of a veteran going it alone against the federal government. When we have filed medical malpractice actions against the VA it seems like pushing water up hill. What gives you hope […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
A revolutionary foam has been developed to help stop internal bleeding. The developers of the foam, who believe it may save lives on the front lines, have received funds from the U.S. military to continue developing the product. Researchers have been working on the medical foam which would dramatically limit the amount of internal bleeding […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, PTSD, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer We receive hundreds of emails a month from veterans, many of them claim hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing). The problem is always connecting the disability to service. VA traditionally looks only to certain types of jobs or combat status as contributing to hearing loss or tinnitus. Among veterans, tinnitus and hearing […]
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News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Attorney We work with hundreds of veterans every week. We also work with VSO’s on a weekly basis and know the good they perform. We have been concerned that the ranks of the VSOs have been diminishing as WWII, Korean and Vietnam veterans pass on. For example, the American Legion in […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, PTSD
Vietnam Veterans of America has joined a proposed class action lawsuit in Connecticut against the armed forces. The lawsuit, filed by a veteran last year against the Army, Navy and Air Force, states that Vietnam War-era veterans who suffered PTSD were discharged under other-than-honorable conditions which meant they were ineligible for disability and other benefits. […]
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News and Press
By Kristina L. Derro The 17th District Court in Redford, Michigan dedicated a Veterans Treatment Court in November 2011. It offers veterans who are involved in the criminal justice system with a coordinated response by VA, local veterans groups, prosecutors, defense counsel, probation staff, and mentors. It is a unique combination that offers both addiction […]
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