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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney More states are pushing to give disabled vets a much-needed tax break. In Michigan, State Senator Glenn Anderson (D-Westland) has introduced legislation to reduce taxes for his state’s disabled vets. His latest bill, Senate Bill 104, would allow local governmental units to exempt vets who are 100 percent disabled from […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney The military has been subject to a number of high profile sexual assault news items in recent weeks. Currently Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, the Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention, is under investigation for allegedly groping a woman inNorth Virginia, while more than 30 Texas-based instructors with […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer The largest group of veterans with claims pending are from the Vietnam era. It has been 40 years since the war ended and the tale of that war, which shows in disability claims, is still lengthening. We can expect that the Iraq/Afghanistan tale to also be 40 years in the making […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer We work with over a 1000 veterans and most of those veterans are waiting on appeals of VA decisions. The initial decision backlog at VA is getting a lot of national attention. A hidden story has finally made the national news. That story is how long it takes to have […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Attorney If you are a veteran and obtain your health care from the VA, you may think there is no need for Medicare. However if you qualify for Medicare, by age or disability, then you should obtain your Medicare card and use it to supplement your VA care. You should then look […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney Ok, you have heard about the backlog of claims at VA. But who is in that clog? Vietnam era veterans account for the largest share of the 865,000 veterans stuck in the clog. They are 37% of the clog according to VA statistics. The post 9-11 wars inAfghanistan andIraq account for 20%. The […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate A scientist is alleging that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is hiding data. According to a scientist for the VA, the agency’s Office of Public Health has been hiding research which indicated that vets have been affected by exposure to toxins since the Persian Gulf War. Steven Coughlin quit working at […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Attorney One of the upcoming problems for veterans is understanding how their VA health care and Obama Care fit together. Since no one seems to understand how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama Care or PPACA) will work come January 2014, it seems a little bit of a stretch […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro Veteran Advocate The federal government, in an attempt to address its long-term debt problem, has proposed changes to the way it calculates inflation for VA disability payments. Currently, government benefits (ex. VA disability benefits, Social Security benefits, etc.) are adjusted according to inflation. In an attempt to save some money, the government has […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate Disabled vets are still waiting too long for medical benefits. InSeattle,Washington, 25,000 disabled vets are still waiting to receive medical benefits. According to a new report, it could take a year or more for those benefits to be processed. Claims by disabled vets to the Veterans Administration have at least tripled […]
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