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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer There has long been a divide between service members and civilian health care providers. According to a Pew study, 77% of veterans say they are not understood by the civilian population, and 71% of civilians say they don’t understand the military. It is vital to good patient care for civilian […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Kristina Derro Veteran Advocate This is just disgraceful. CNN has been reporting for months on the extended delays for health care appointments suffered by veterans across the country and who died while waiting. However, new revelations of secret lists and shredded evidence show that long-waits could be just the tip of the iceberg. At least […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) took a step forward toward alleviating the backlog of disability claims, but that problem is still far from solved. For the first time since February 2011, the number of backlogged disability claims dropped below the 350,000 mark. That’s a decrease of more than 250,000 cases in the past year, […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing a major change to the benefits process. Currently, a veteran can send any sort of written note to the VA and it starts a claim or appeal for VA benefits. The reason for this is because the VA system is supposed to be uniquely pro-claimant and make it […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) linked five more illnesses to traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The good news for veterans suffering from these illnesses, as well as TBI, is that they will have an easier time getting much-needed additional disability benefits. The five conditions linked to moderate to severe TBI were: Parkinson’s disease, certain types […]
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Claims Processing, Employment, News and Press, Veterans Law
The exploitation of veterans surely has to rank as one of the more vile manifestations of human behavior, particularly in a nation that consistently holds its military members in high regard. Sadly, recent reports have brought to light unsavory practices, both illegal and legal, that have taken advantage of our heroes in uniform. Hard upon […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer When you look at 2013 there was no shortage of issues of interest to veterans. VA operations were often in the news from the backlog on disability claims, the quality of health care or the troubled electronic medical record system. The Stars and Stripes report that no major veteran […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer In most organizations the people at the top get it. The people at the bottom are just doing a job. It is the people in the middle that make or break the team. You have seen it where there is “no bench” strength. If the star football player goes […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer We deal with VA every day and are at the outer rings of DOD’s activities. Our clients are guys that have been around the block before and know a thing or two about DOD and VA. So I am never too surprised by the stories we are told about delay […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
The White House has announced that the same-sex spouses of military vets are now granted spousal benefits. The Supreme Court’s rejection of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) means that the spouses of vets can collect federal benefits, regardless of their gender. Prior to this ruling, both the Defense departments and Veterans Affairs only […]
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