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If you are a veteran seeking disability benefits, you may initially think to yourself: I know I’m telling the truth, so this doesn’t apply to me. Or,
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For a number of veterans, regardless of the war in which they served, returning home is the beginning of a new fight. After serving their country, and
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Some veterans return from war, having experienced horrors most people can’t begin to comprehend, and show no symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress
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As I work on claims involving disability benefits for PTSD, I often wonder if veterans are fully aware of the services available through the VA for
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For years, the “elephant in the room” in the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities has been sleep apnea. However, there has been a growing controversy
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PTSD is the only mental illness to have its own VA regulation. For a veteran to receive service connected compensation for PTSD, he must show three
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