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VA benefits are sometimes available to dependents or surviving family members of a veteran. Other times, the veteran may be entitled to additional
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Unfortunately sexual assaults do occur in the military, and unfortunately it’s nothing new. Sexual assaults have been occurring in the military for
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An overpayment made by the VA essentially means that the veteran owes the VA money. If the VA determines that there was a payment made to a veteran
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In a previous post, I discussed an overview of Parkinson’s disease and how the VA rates it. There are additional benefits that are especially relevant
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The VA recently announced that they have determined 8 diseases are presumptively caused by consuming the contaminated drinking water at the Camp
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