Veteran Care Givers

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

Congress has now passed legislation for wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that would establish an unprecedented permanent program to support the caregivers of wounded warriors, improve health care for veterans in rural areas, help VA adapt to the needs of women veterans, and expand supportive services for homeless veterans. The President must sign the legislation. […]

Mar

30

Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

By Jim Fausone We have dozens of Marine veterans ask each year about their exposure to toxic drinking water at Camp Lejeune. While the existence of the contaminated water is now well documented, the medical nexus to specific disabilities has not been accepted. Recently, VA recognized that ingestion of contaminated water could cause ratable disabilities. […]

Mar

11

AO Presumptions

News and Press

By Jim Fausone When final rules come out, VA will add three new presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure – Parkinson’s disease, ischemic heart disease and B-cell leukemias. Over the next two years, VA expects 200,000 new claims for these illnesses. If you have any of these illnesses, submit a claim to VA now. […]

Mar

10

Gov’t Errors in Vet Cases

News and Press, Veterans Law

The US Supreme Court recently heard about how things operate in the VA world. Chief Justice Roberts was shocked when a government lawyer admitted the VA was wrong about 70% of the time. The discussion came up in a social security case where the Chief Justice learned the government was not substantially justified in the […]

Jan

25

Veteran Job Website

Employment, News and Press

Veteran Job Website We just learned of a new site that may be of interest. The federal government has opened a new website concerning the employment of veterans with the Departments and agencies of the US government. The direct link is: https://www.fedshirevets.gov/. Good Luck!

Jan

22

NOAA Corps

News and Press

There are seven uniform services in this country. You can name five of them. The sixth is the U.S. Public Health Service, and the seventh is the NOAA Corps. The later uses the same rank as the Navy and the Coast Guard, but has no enlisted personnel. There are about 300 officers commissioned by the […]

May

18