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Medical Issues / Disability
Legislation recently introduced to Congress would give another group of long-denied veterans healthcare and disability payments from the VA. Should it pass through Congress, the bill would classify the cleanup of the 1966 plane accident over Palomares, Spain, as a “radiation risk activity” and finally grant those involved with VA benefits. The accident occurred when […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
On May 27, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that they would be adding three new presumptive conditions to the list of Agent Orange exposure disability. The three conditions; Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism were added as provisions under the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Bladder cancer is a […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
On May 14, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced they would be readjudicating disability claims that were denied prior to the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2020. Previously, a veteran would have had to serve boots on the ground in Vietnam or on the inland […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability
This week on 4 Minutes With LHFV, Veterans Attorney Jim Fausone will discuss a very prevalent disability among veterans, sleep apnea. Learn more about what to keep in mind for your sleep apnea VA claim; a Veterans Radio Podcast featuring Army Colonel Gregory Daddis (ret.); and a remarkable Medal of Honor story from Home of […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
One of the most important benefits offered to veterans from the VA is its extended care program. This program offers eligible veterans a variety of long-term care options for free or at a reduced cost, depending on income and level of disability. When long-term care becomes necessary for a veteran, they can access several different […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a degenerative motor neuron condition that breaks down cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. When the neurons die the brain loses its ability to communicate with the muscles of the body. This makes sufferers unable to move […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
Once it has been decided that your disability is indeed service-connected, the VA will assign it a rating based on the severity of the condition. What happens, though, if your disability gets worse sometime down the road? Is it possible to change an existing VA disability rating? The answer is yes. At any point, after […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability
This week on 4 Minutes With LHFV, Veterans Disability Attorney Jim Fausone will discuss why you need a Medical Diagnosis for your VA disability claim, a Veterans Radio Podcast featuring James Barber from Military.com discussing the Military’s gaming culture, and a brief history of the Silver Star Award, courtesy of Home of Heroes. Why You […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
More than 5.5 million (28.7 percent) of the 19.3 million veterans living in the United States today currently have a VA disability rating related to a service-connected injury or illness. There are many others who have never applied for VA benefits or who were initially denied and did not pursue their claim any further. These […]
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Medical Issues / Disability
Although it may seem nonsensical, a zero percent VA disability rating is different from no rating at all. Receiving a non-compensable rating of zero percent means that the VA does acknowledge the disability claim could have a service connection but that the symptoms do not impair the veteran enough to secure VA payments. What is […]
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