It is well known that the VA has been plagued by scandal after scandal, when it comes to veterans’ health care issues. It is also well known that
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VA Disability Benefits – Veteran Insomnia
In our day-to-day practice, many veterans have asked if they are eligible to be compensated by the VA for insomnia. As discussed below, the answer to
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What Veterans with Social Security Disability Benefits Need to Know When Pursuing VA Disability Benefits
For veterans who have been approved for Social Security Disability Benefits and who are also seeking VA Disability benefits, it is very important to
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Potential Eligibility Changes For Vietnam Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs may be close to including bladder cancer among the presumed
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I have found that most people familiar with veterans’ issues have at least heard about , and the secondary post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that
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In my last blog post, I gave a broad overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and the connection of that condition to Gulf War Veterans. After
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Gulf War Veterans and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: When the VA Doesn’t Follow Its Own Rules & Obtaining an Appropriate Rating
In previous posts, my colleagues and I have written about Gulf War Syndrome, and the requirements for Gulf War Veterans to be entitled to service
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Ischemic Heart Disease: What Veterans Need to Know, Both Before and After They’ve Been Awarded Service Connection
What is IHD? In the year 2010, VA added ischemic heart disease (IHD) to the list of conditions that are presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent
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Neuropsychology and VA Benefits: Is this the missing link in your Traumatic Brain Injury case?
Whether it is a news story about a professional athlete that has been diagnosed with some sort of head injury or a veteran seeking compensation for
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VA Benefits and Proving Your Case: Three Things Every Veteran Should Know
The real crux of every VA case comes down to the evidence. In other words, what evidence is there to prove that the veteran has a current disability
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VA Benefits and Type II Diabetes: What Every Veteran Should Know
Recently, I worked on a case where a veteran’s medical records seemed to me, as a layperson, to reflect that she had type II diabetes. However, when I
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VA Benefits: Vocational Experts and Individual Unemployability
My colleagues and I have written extensively about the unemployability benefits that are available through the VA, which are also known as TDIU or IU
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