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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate To help further protect their veterans, lawmakers in Nevada have put forth a bill that makes veteran disability pay untouchable in divorce proceedings. The bill, AB271, was presented to members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and specifies that during divorce settlements, judges cannot consider veteran disability pay when dividing […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
Winchester Consulting Group is a full service government relations company. Winchester Consulting Group is looking for opportunities to work with and promote Vet-centric groups. They are currently working with The Veteran Advocate LLC, an SDVOB/Woman owned business run by Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) regarding assisting veterans in Wayne county. Winchester Consulting Group is […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro, Esq. Veteran Advocate The water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine base that began operating in 1941, isn’t just bad – it’s unprecedented, according to a new federal report. The study, conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, created a historical model to estimate the levels of carcinogens in the drinking […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate Nursing assistants at The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans have been given their pink slips. In Michigan, almost 150 nursing assistants working in a state-run home for veterans have been told they are being laid off. The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, one of two state-run hospitals for veterans, currently cares […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
James G. Fausone More than one out of every 12 U.S. service members who died during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were found during the autopsy to have early signs of heart disease. While none of the service members were diagnosed with heart disease prior to their deployments, all of them were found to have […]
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Employment, Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
The House of Representatives have passed a new bill designed to help our student veterans. Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act H.R. 4057, or the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012, will allow post-9/11 student vets to have a comprehensive place online where they can find information about their […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer President Obama and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pledged in 2010 to work together to end homelessness among veterans within five years. A report which was released to Congress in December 2012 by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) found that the number of homeless vets has, […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro Veterans Disability Lawyer The U.S. Marine Corps has instituted a pilot program to study how mindfulness and meditation can assist its warriors in becoming even tougher. The goal is to make Marines even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching, and exercises based upon mindfulness. With a record high suicide rate this year and […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro Veterans Disability Lawyer Heartbreakingly, a new report out from the Department of Defense shows that in 2012 more soldiers took their own lives than died in combat. Through November 2012, 177 active-duty personnel had committed suicide compared with 176 soldiers who were killed in action during the same time frame. Army suicides have […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer The American Service Animal Society is a nonprofit program based inArizona which educates veterans with disabilities on how to care for and train their assistance dogs. If the vet does not yet have a service dog, the society helps find a suitable one from one of several rescue agencies in […]
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