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By now most have heard the flurry of reports about how much easier it will be for Veterans to get benefits for PTSD. At first glance it would appear the changes would benefit Veterans since the rules on proving the occurrence of stressors has been lessened. No doubt that [...] My comments cover the problems covered in the new legislation, but it should go without saying that reducing the amount of time the Veteran has to appeal their claim, and to lessen the VA’s duty to explain their decisions is not Veteran friendly, and will only make it harder then it [...] The report seeks to inform VA Regional Offices, presumably for the purpose of Veteran’s Benefits, about the health threats that can be expected from various hazardous wastes produced in the middle east conflicts including large burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the small African nation of Djibouti. Several hundred tons [...] Its not an issue that receives a lot of press even among Veterans, but the Nation published a provocative article on how military doctors are likely deliberately branding legitimately disabled Veterans as soldiers that had pre-existing personality disorders. Nevermind that they never would have been accepted into the military if [...] The Salt Lake City Tribune did a nice job covering a new Court and tells the story of a particular Veteran who is typical of many returning Veterans who have problems adjusting to life outside of the military. Many of these Veterans who suffer from PTSD become alcoholic and fall [...] VA Secretary Shinseki has made electronic disability claims processing a priority, and has made year 2012 the deadline for this electronic system to come online. This transition is long overdue since the number of claims has been steadily rising while the time it has taken to process these claims has [...] Please share this with anyone who’s had active duty service between January 1957 to December 31, 2001 and planning for retirement. In a nutshell it boils down to this: You qualify for a higher social security payment because of your Military service, for active duty any time [...] Rarely are there objective and medically acceptable testing methods that can scientifically verify the presence of a mental illness. That may have changed based on new research out of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota VA Medical Center. Hundreds of thousands of new cases of PTSD are being [...] The Associated Press did a great story on the problems women veterans face in lieu of their increasing numbers and society’s failure to acknowledge their sacrifices. The numbers are quite high since over 230,000 women have fought in recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The problems they face [...] |
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