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Mental Health, PTSD
James G. Fausone Veterans Disability Attorney A report, posted to the VA‘s website, showed that 247,243 of the 834,463 treated veterans from the two current conflicts were diagnosed with PTSD. So the question is does VA intend to have the resources necessary both in health care and in disability benefits to meet this reality. Based […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Wisconsin has created a new court specifically for military veterans. Court officials are in place to launch a multistep process which will send referred veterans toVeterans Treatment Court, processing those accused of breaking the law inWisconsin’s Second Judicial District. The court combines substance abuse treatment and mental health support, funded […]
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Mental Health, PTSD
Kristina L. Derro Veteran Disability Lawyer As if our veterans haven’t struggled enough while overseas, they appear to be facing new physical and psychological difficulties when they return home. According to a study currently being conducted at a VA hospital in Massachusetts, veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan appear to be growing old before their time. […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health
Kristina Derro Veterans Disability Lawyer Veterans may be at a higher risk of developing ALS, also known as Lou Gherig’s disease. Several studies have found a possible link between the disease and military service. Because of these findings, in 2008 the Department of Veteran Affairs began setting aside benefits specifically for veterans who developed the […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD
Kristina Derro Veteran Disability Lawyer American soldiers injured while on duty have an expectation that they will be taken care of when they return home. An expectation that the VA fails to live up to. Business Week reported on Hector Esparza, an Iraq veteran who suffered brain injuries when his Humvee was struck with a […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, PTSD
Brig. General Carol Ann Fausone (Ret) In the coming years, veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, and other unseen war wounds can expect 3 million more helping hands in their fight towards normalcy. White House Officials announced in early April that a coalition of nursing schools and medical organizations will begin to train their nurses on […]
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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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Claims Processing, Mental Health, PTSD
After hearing from thousands of veterans, I know that the stress of military life and war impact every veteran. Over the next decade, I can only imagine the disability claims that will be submitted by drone operators. It is probably predictable that the VA will deny these claims because the service members were not in combat. […]
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Mental Health
When the Wounded Warrior Project speaks, people listen – even Congress. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should take immediate action to solve systemic gaps in mental health care for veterans according to WWP. During Congressional testimony, WWP discussed its findings of a survey of over 935 respondents and emphasized the major changes the VA must implement swiftly in […]
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Mental Health, PTSD
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer VA seems to try all kinds of quack medicine to “fix” veterans with PTSD. Another situation has arisen that an anti-psychotic drug used to treat PTSD has no more effect than a sugar pill. VA spent $717 million for this ineffective drug over the last decade. Risperidone is the […]
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