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The Department of Veterans Affairs made a last-minute decision to extend the deadline for Gulf War veterans to develop symptoms of war-related illnesses for five more years, according to the VA. “This is an important step by the VA to acknowledge that we simply do not know enough about the chronic illnesses veterans have developed […]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently moved back a deadline for Gulf War veterans that would have run out at the end of 2011. The new deadline gives Gulf War veterans until the end of 2016 to develop war-related illnesses for which they would be eligible for compensation. The VA made the announcement about […]
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The suicide rate among active duty military dropped in 2011 for the first time since 2004. The numbers are falling because of efforts by the military to understand behavior that lead to suicide among soldiers, according to the Wall Street Journal. Among active-duty soldiers and those in the Reserves and the National Guard, 278 took […]
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Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer With millions of veterans and thousands of backlogged claims, VA is challenged by the mountain of paper that it handles yearly. If you ever get behind the door of the VARO, the piles of paper in the cubicles and on the floor would surprise you. From helping hundreds of veterans, […]
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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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Our veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are coming home and looking for work. There is probably no better solution to the difficulty of reintegration into civilian life than having a good job. Everyone has a different definition of good job. Some look at the pay or the benefits or the type of work, […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
By Chandra Briggs In 1982, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) completed the construction of The Wall and now the VVMF is working again to complete another mission by building The Education Center. We’ve been asked to help create awareness and to get the word out about the National Call for Photos campaign. The VVMF […]
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Employment, News and Press
By Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer We are hearing more about and are coming to understand, the transition from military life back to civilian life for soldiers that have been deployed. There are things you get use to things in the service like routine, respect, order, and chain of command among other things. Yet when soldiers integrate back […]
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Editor’s Note (8/5/2021): The information on this page has been updated. You can read more about Purple Heart eligibility and qualifications here. We get asked about how to obtain a Purple Heart by veterans on a regular basis. This issue has even infiltrated pop cultures. The CBS show “Harry’s Law” about a quirky law firm […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
By Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer As a national firm helping veterans with disability claims, we use a lot of different tools to fill in the facts on fuzzy memories. Often the veterans need buddy statements from guys they simply recall by first name “Bruce” or nickname “Curly”, “Lefty” or “Hoosier”. We check unit records […]
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