As with any bureaucratic organization, the VA requires special rules to ensure that veterans’ claims for benefits are adjudicated properly and fairly.
Learn MoreAsbestos and the Military
Asbestos is a very dangerous adversary. You breathed it in while you worked, while you drove, while you slept, never guessing that one day it would
Learn MoreA Study on VA Benefits: Health Effects of Welding Fumes — Contributing Factors
When looking into the health effects of welding fumes, it is important to realize that there are other contributing factors to the welding processes
Learn MoreA Study on VA Benefits: Health Effects of Welding Fumes
Welding is one of the most versatile and varied occupations in the military. All branches of the military utilize welders in some capacity. While the
Learn MoreDe-Mystifying VA Clothing Allowance
Clothing Allowance is one of those benefits that the VA likes to refer to as “Special Claims”, along with Automotive/Adaptive Equipment Allowance and
Learn MoreTDIU – Part III
In Part II of TDIU – Back to the Basics, we talked about the VA’s requirement of proof of inability to work due to the veteran’s service-connected
Learn MoreAnalogous Ratings
When the VA awards service-connection for a condition/disease, it has to determine how much to award for the condition/disease. To facilitate this
Learn MoreTraumatic Brain Injury – A New Rating System (Part 2: How VA Rates TBI – 38 CFR 4.124a)
When the VA rates residuals of traumatic brain injury, three main areas of dysfunction are considered: cognitive, emotional/behavioral, and physical.
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has escalated in prevalence since the beginning of the Gulf Wars, and even more so as veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq
Learn MoreRenal Cell Carcinoma & Chemical Exposure
Since Vietnam veterans began returning from their military assignments overseas, we have found a wide spectrum of diseases and conditions that have
Learn MoreAre you entitled to VA survivor’s benefits?
When a veteran passes, the VA does not automatically transfer the benefits to the survivors. Instead, the VA will send the known survivor(s) a notice,
Learn MorePTSD & Self-Medication – Alcohol
Coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a challenge for most veterans as they return from service. Servicemen from Vietnam, Thailand,
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