When I am reviewing a veteran’s file to determine if I can help, a VA notation that a claim has been denied because the veteran had a pre-existing
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The VA benefits system was designed to be a non-adversarial, veteran-friendly system. The idea is that the VA exists to provide benefits to veterans
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There are a number of reasons that veterans struggle to get the benefits to which they are entitled. Some of these reasons are benign, while others
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In a previous post, I discussed the difficulties of diagnosing psychiatric disabilities and how the symptoms of conditions like anxiety disorder,
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You probably already know that veterans can receive disability compensation from the VA if they have a current disability which either began during
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Most veterans are aware that additional benefits are available to a veteran who has been so severely injured as to suffer an amputation. They may not
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NEW CARDS The VA will be issuing new cards for Veterans beginning in April. Called the VHIC (Veteran’s Health Identification Card), these new
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VA Disability Benefits Eligibility: Do You Qualify? The eligibility requirements for veterans disability benefits through the United States
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My last several posts have been about Vietnam-era veterans who served in Thailand rather than boots-on-the-ground in the Republic of Vietnam. The
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U.S. military bases in Thailand were some of the first bases established in the Vietnam War theater of operations, and the veterans who served on
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For the past several years, the VA has acknowledged that veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam (including “brown water” veterans who served
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The VA has a duty to assist veterans in developing their claims. The VA benefits system was designed to be a non-adversarial, veteran-friendly
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