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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) Veteran Advocate The VA has revised its estimate on how long it will take the department to process a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in disability and survivors benefits, giving Congress until December to approve an increase that would appear in January 1 payments. When Congress left for a pre-election break, […]
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News and Press
record 2.2 million tickets were sold for the 2012 Paralympics, hosted by London August 29 through September 9. NBC, which covered the London Olympics in August 2012, will be covering the Paralympics Games for the first time, as well as airing four specials which highlight aspects of the Games. The United States’ 2012 Paralympics team […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (Ret) Veteran Advocate If you’re a veteran who hasn’t heard of the Aid and Attendance and Housebound Improved Pension benefit (the “A&A”), you’re not alone. A&A is a lesser known veteran benefit which can cover the costs of caregivers in the home (including sons and daughters but not spouses) or […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer A record 2.2 million tickets were sold for the 2012 Paralympics, hosted by London August 29 through September 9. NBC, which covered the London Olympics in August 2012, will be covering the Paralympics Games for the first time, as well as airing four specials which highlight aspects of the Games. […]
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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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News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Even in a system notorious for the occasional bureaucratic bumble, this one had people scratching their heads. Outside the Washington, D.C. Veteran’s Medical Center, where the sick, the disabled, the elderly and the tired would sit and wait for their rides, or to escape the heat, benches were missing. Hospital […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer While the official U.S.policy is to support disabled veterans with medical care, financial support and retraining, the support they receive has been found to be less than timely. Veterans located in Northern California, for example, wait, on average, more than nine months for war-related disability claims filed with their regional […]
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We are pleased to announce that the 2012 Veterans Summit sponsored by the Canton Community Foundation, Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC and Fausone Bohn, LP, being held at Laurel Manor September 12 and 13, 2012 has been a huge success. We have a record breaking crowd of 350 participants signed up for the second day […]
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Even though the casualty rates in Afghanistan and Iraq appear to be lower than in other conflict areas, veterans are returning home with serious complications. Since the realization that repetitive traumatic brain injury (TBI) often results in life-long cognitive issues, government researchers and those working for academia have been working to determine how to manage […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (Ret.) Veteran Advocate On Monday, President Barack Obama signed the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act into law. This law provides a wide-ranging package of benefits to military personnel. Included in the law are new restrictions on protesting at military funerals. Under the legislation, protests cannot […]
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