David Shulkin was sworn in Tuesday February 14, 2017 as the new secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department after being unanimously confirmed by the Senate the day before. So who is David Shulkin, and what does he hope to accomplish as VA Secretary? David Shulkin previously held the position of Undersecretary for health for the […]
For many years veterans that had been exposed to Agent Orange during active duty service were denied VA disability benefits for Agent Orange related diseases. This was in part due to the fact that it’s often very hard to prove that an illness is caused by Agent Orange. Finally, in 1991, the Agent Orange Act […]
In the early 1980’s two on-base water supply systems at the Camp Lejeune military base were contaminated with chemicals such as trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride. For many years, the VA has refused to recognize that the contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune was directly associated with certain conditions. This made it […]
In the early 1980’s two on-base water supply systems at the Camp Lejeune military base were contaminated with chemicals such as trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride. For many years, the VA has refused to recognize that the contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune was directly associated with certain conditions. This made it […]
Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to toxic chemicals in the water at Camp Lejeune from the 1950s to the late 1980s. Two water treatment facilities were polluted by chemicals such as trichloroethylene (TCE), benzene, perchloroethylene (PCE), and vinyl chloride. The VA has been providing health care and reimbursement for medical costs to veterans […]
We’ve covered how to rate nerve conditions in general, information on the peripheral nerves of the lower back and legs, and in this blog post, we now look at the peripheral nerves of the upper back and arms. The peripheral nerves in the upper back and neck go into the shoulders and arms. The following […]
Epilepsy is a condition involving recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Seizures are defined as a period of abnormal electrical brain activity in the brain which causes the body to act uncontrollably and oftentimes unconsciously. Also, seizures may cause the brain the sense things that aren’t there (hallucinations). A lot of people with epilepsy have more than one […]
Part 1 gave an overview of how nerve conditions are rated in general. This blog post, part 2, provides information about the nerves of the lower back, and part 3 will provide information related to the nerves of the upper back and arms. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spinal cord to […]
The VA has acknowledged that veterans of the Vietnam War were exposed to Agent Orange since the passage of the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Vietnam veterans with “boots on the ground service” in Vietnam were granted presumptive service connection for certain conditions. However, prior to 2010, Vietnam Era veterans stationed in Thailand had to […]
There are three categories that a nerve condition can be rated under: Paralysis of the nerve – The nerve cannot function at all Neuritis of the nerve – The nerve can still function, but it is swollen, irritated, and very painful. Neuritis of the nerve involves at least one of the following; 1) a decreased […]
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