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Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
by Jim Fausone We see soldiers discharged for or diagnosed with “personality disorder” all too often in our veteran disability practice. As a result, the veteran is not going to receive VA benefits. Personality disorder is a “preexisting condition” so there will be no grant of VA disability compensation. After an article in The Nation […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press, Veterans Law
By Jim Fausone We get asked a lot of questions and try to answer as many as possible by email. We have also provided answers to FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on our website. You can also get answers on YOUTUBE. We are now posting short videos that answer common questions and explain some of the […]
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Claims Processing, PTSD, Veterans Law
by Jim Fausone The VA is in the process of finalizing new rules that liberalize evidentiary standards for proving stressors in claims for PTSD. The goal is to lessen the burden of proving stressors when the basis of the claim is fear of military action and terrorist’s actions. The VA has recently issued a Frequently Ask […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
by Jim Fausone In late July 2010 the US House passed a funding bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Within the bill was $13.4 billion for the payment of benefits to Vietnam veterans and survivors for exposure to Agent Orange related to the three diseases recently added to the “presumptive-connection” list: Parkinson’s disease, ischemic […]
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Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
by Kristina Derro Cooperative efforts between the VA and several local state courts have allowed for the implementation of a specialty court. These specialty courts around the state of Michigan (with many others in different states as well) give service members from World War II up through the recent Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts rehabilitation from […]
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Veterans Law
Veteran advocates are urging Navy and Coast Guard personnel who served in Vietnam to review an updated list of vessels that were exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs recently released the new list of vessels that operated in the rivers and deltas of Vietnam. Additions include all Coast Guard vessels […]
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Mental Health, News and Press, Veterans Law
The number of veterans receiving disability benefits for a sleeping disorder has increased 61% in the past two years and now costs taxpayers more than $500 million per year, according to Veterans Affairs data. Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC has seen an increase in appeals for this disability. At present, there is not a good […]
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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 […]
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GI Bill, Veterans Law
We are beginning to see veterans raise questions about the transferability of post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. This idea of transferability is one of the most requested benefit upgrades to DoD. Be careful, veterans cannot transfer post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits. The way the rules are interpreted only service members can transfer their GI Bill benefits. […]
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