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Military sexual trauma, or MST, is the term used by the VA to describe experiences of sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that a
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Class Action Mental Health Lawsuits and the VA Veterans and their family members who were treated by the military or the VA HealthCare system for
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For veterans who live with a chronic pain condition, constant pain is not the only thing they endure. The last few decades have produced studies which
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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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The VA’s schedule of ratings for Mental Disorders is the metric by which the VA uses to rate a mental illness. When viewing the guidelines the VA
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Orthopedic Problems and Amputations The VA routinely denies veterans who have severe orthopedic problems, partial paralysis, and/or amputations
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