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News and Press
There will be about 1 million new veterans added to the 22 million American veterans as active-duty service members leave the military over the next five years. This increase in veterans to serve means a larger budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs. President Barack Obama’s proposed budget includes $140.3 billion for the VA to […]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs made a last-minute decision to extend the deadline for Gulf War veterans to develop symptoms of war-related illnesses for five more years, according to the VA. “This is an important step by the VA to acknowledge that we simply do not know enough about the chronic illnesses veterans have developed […]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently moved back a deadline for Gulf War veterans that would have run out at the end of 2011. The new deadline gives Gulf War veterans until the end of 2016 to develop war-related illnesses for which they would be eligible for compensation. The VA made the announcement about […]
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Veterans Law
It is a federal offense to lie about your military service and to claim the status of a Medal of Honor recipient when it is not true. The Stolen Valor Act makes lying about having received military awards a federal crime. Some argue that it is not criminal to lie about such military service. Some courts […]
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The suicide rate among active duty military dropped in 2011 for the first time since 2004. The numbers are falling because of efforts by the military to understand behavior that lead to suicide among soldiers, according to the Wall Street Journal. Among active-duty soldiers and those in the Reserves and the National Guard, 278 took […]
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Employment, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer Many men and women from rural America serve their country proudly. After service they return to uncertain employment opportunities. The unemployment rate among veterans is a national embarrassment. My home state of Michigan, known for manufacturing, also has a large agricultural base. An article on a program for Ag Warriors […]
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Veterans Law
By Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer We have written on this topic before. The VA has a challenge keeping personal information confidential. We have seen VA post personal information on web sites. The VA has had hackers get into its computers. The more typical breach of security is very routine – misdirected mail. This happens […]
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Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer With millions of veterans and thousands of backlogged claims, VA is challenged by the mountain of paper that it handles yearly. If you ever get behind the door of the VARO, the piles of paper in the cubicles and on the floor would surprise you. From helping hundreds of veterans, […]
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Mental Health, News and Press
American war veterans still are not able to get the mental health care they need and a U.S. Senate committee has taken the Department of Veterans Affairs to task a second time to find out why. The VA has gone to great lengths to encourage veterans to seek mental health care to treat post traumatic […]
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Our veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are coming home and looking for work. There is probably no better solution to the difficulty of reintegration into civilian life than having a good job. Everyone has a different definition of good job. Some look at the pay or the benefits or the type of work, […]
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