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Medical Issues / Disability
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Attorney This is one of those taboo subjects you just don’t bring up in polite company. But the reality is we hear from veterans every week about their erectile dysfunction, which can be claimed as a service connected disability in many cases. As recently reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune: The […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will begin covering out-of-pocket health care expenses for Marine dependents who fell victim to cancer and other illnesses from toxic water at Camp Lejeune, NC. The relief is long-overdue, as victims were promised coverage for their health care costs two years ago when Congress passed the […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
Don’t forget to check out our most recent eBook on Hearing Loss & Tinnitus. If you are interested, you can find it on our website at: https://www.legalhelpforveterans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hearing-Loss-Tinnitus-eBook-final.pdf
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD
Stiggy’s Dogs is a great charity dedicated to helping get veterans – and dogs – back on their feet. Stiggy’s rescues and trains shelter dogs to be psychiatric service dogs for military veterans living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The service is at no cost to the veterans. […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney VA Healthcare does a tremendous amount of research and works to get that information out into the public. As part of an effort to inform Veterans and others about their risk for developing the disease, Timothy, of VA’s Office of Research and Development, appeared on The National Defense, a syndicated […]
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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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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD
A new study released Thursday has started to unveil the brutal legacy that has been left on members of the U.S military and its veterans after more than a decade of war. The study found that over the past year, on average, each service member visited the doctor more than once a month. This marks […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Thousands of veterans who served during the Gulf War in the 1990s continue to report mysterious symptoms, especially short-term memory loss and debilitating fatigue, over 20 years later. The collection of ailments that active duty soldiers and veterans reported after the operation to oust Saddam Hussein from Kuwait ended in 1991 were known as Gulf […]
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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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