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News and Press
Of the troops who returned home from the Gulf War in the early 1990s, an estimated 21 percent filed claims seeking compensation for injuries suffered while on duty. That figure pales in comparison to the returnees from Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a record-setting number. In an array of figures disclosed to the Associated Press, […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Spread the word. Vietnam veterans are entitled to help and are not asking for it from the VA. Of the 7.4 million Vietnam-era veterans living today, only 1.16 million — 15.7 percent — receive VA disability benefits. That is far lower than the 44.3 percent of Iraq or Afghanistan War […]
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GI Bill
James G. Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney GIBill.com looked like an official government website intended to provide information to veterans about their GI Bill benefits. But looks can be deceiving. The website was actually owned by QuinStreet Inc., an internet marketing and media company. The Attorneys General of several states sued QuinStreet alleging violation of consumer […]
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News and Press
California veterans returning home from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are failing to get the care they need and deserve in alarming numbers. Errors and delays are rampant within the VA’s three regional offices in the Golden State, with the Oakland VAO coming under particularly heavy scrutiny in recent weeks. In Northern California, figures from […]
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News and Press
Many war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are facing a major health issue that has largely flown under the radar and received relatively attention in the media: chronic lung disease. Most insidious is a rare disease called constrictive bronchiolitis. It is the obstruction and fibrosis of the distal airways or bronchioles and generally a rare […]
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Claims Processing
James G. Fausone VA Disability Lawyer VA claims it is at a tipping point in breaking the back of the department’s massive claims backlog. VA maintains this because it is done with the so-called Nehmer review ordered by the Federal Court. That was a review of Agent Orange disability claims generally for added presumptive claims […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD
Kristina Derro Veteran Disability Lawyer American soldiers injured while on duty have an expectation that they will be taken care of when they return home. An expectation that the VA fails to live up to. Business Week reported on Hector Esparza, an Iraq veteran who suffered brain injuries when his Humvee was struck with a […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD
Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (Ret) Veteran Advocate Women veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) are more likely to have problems of urinary incontinence (“UI”), according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. This study interviewed 968 women veterans registered at two VAMCs in Iowa […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
Brig. General Carol Ann Fausone (ret) A whopping $3 billion in assets is currently owned by American veterans who are too disabled or ill to manage their own money. To remedy this, the Department of Veteran Affairs has a national program in place to appoint family members and VA-approved fiduciaries to manage these veteran […]
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The Department of Veteran Affairs pension program provides financial assistance to low income veterans. Or so we thought. According to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing a year-long investigation, the pension program is fraught with abuse. Over 200 financial planners and other firms have sprouted up across the country specializing in helping […]
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