A number of our Social Security Disability clients suffer from post-traumatic-stress-disorder or PTSD. Individuals suffering from this disorder frequently experience the following symptoms:
re-experiencing symptoms (for example, a car backfire reminds a veteran of gunfire from battle),
avoidance of situations that remind a person of the traumatic event (for example, avoiding television shows with natural disasters [...]
As reported today in the Washington Post, the Department of Veterans Affairs is facing the possibility of a series of negligence lawsuits over contaminated medical equipment used in colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures. Here are excerpts:
Army veteran Juan Rivera reported to the veterans hospital in Miami for a routine colonoscopy in May 2008. Almost a year [...]
The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the largest investment in veterans’ education since World War II, covering the full cost of an undergraduate education at any public university or college in the country and many private schools for our nation’s newest generation of veterans. Here is the list of Frequently Asked Questions about this new [...]
New York state’s Times Herald-Record reports, “Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Wednesday he is introducing the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act, which will give military service members the right to pursue civil actions against the military for medical negligence experienced while receiving treatment for injuries unrelated to their service.”
From the American Association for Justice [...]
The CBS Evening News (3/24, story 5, 3:40, Couric) reported, "About a year ago, we brought you the tragic story of Marine Sergeant Carmelo Rodriguez. Military doctors noticed he had melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, but they left it untreated and Rodriguez died." Under the "Feres Doctrine, a 1950 Supreme Court ruling" his [...]
WHAT IF 33% OF ALL SENIORS IN THIS COUNTRY could receive up to $1,949 a month in additional income from the government to help cover their elder care costs? THEY CAN!
Under the right circumstances, a little-known federal program will pay additional income to cover long term care costs for at least 1/3 of all US senior [...]
The outpatient clinics of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System will be closed Thursday and Friday, December 25 and 26.. All clinic appointments that were scheduled for Friday will be rescheduled.
The closings will include the Waco VA Medical Center and the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center in Temple.
For more information, please call (254) 743-2376.
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Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and
Veterans. Please visit the site and consider making a donation.
As reported in U.S. News, two groups have filed suit in order to speed up the process of deciding veterans benefits claims. As is, the procedure takes an unacceptably long time – as much as 4-5 years from start to finish. In the meantime, the disabled vets are losing their homes and other assets, while [...]
The Chicago Tribune reports an increase in the number of post traumatic stress disorder injuries suffered by military personnel in Iraq, coinciding with the "surge" in troop strength. This is doubly tragic for our brave vets — they suffer terrible injuries, and then we mistreat them by failing to provide proper diagnosis and treatment in [...]
Yesterday was Veterans Day, but because it fell on a Sunday this year, government offices and some businesses will recognize it today. In addition to pausing to thank all the veterans who have served to protect us, we should also think about the great difficulties veterans face when trying to receive the benefits they have [...]
Regardless of your position on the war in Iraq, I know we all want to offer support and comfort to the brave men and women who have been sent there to fight and to suffer. One local organization that provides for the troops is DFW Marine Corps Families. Here is information from their Web site:
DFW [...]
The starting point for a question about veterans’ benefits or any other aspect of our government’s treatment of veterans is the Web site of the Veterans Administration.
The stated goal of the Veterans Administration, which seems somewhat laughable in light of recent news reports is this:
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans’ benefits [...]
Please read this important story about the possible denial of the right of wounded veterans to have attorney representation. The story is posted on VA Watchdog. Here are a few excerpts from the article:
Last year, Congress passed "Attorneys for Veterans" legislation that would have allowed vets to hire an attorney to represent them in the [...]
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has an excellent article in today’s paper about the mistreatment of our wounded veterans as they try to get the health care they deserve. Here are excerpts from the column:
When Salon, the online magazine, reported on mistreatment of veterans at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center two years ago, [...]
The Dallas Morning News ran a story this week about a very worthwhile program run by a local group. They offer service dogs to wounded vets who need help getting around. The program is only one year old, and is provided by Patriot Paws. Excerpts from the article:
"We need to help the guys who offer [...]
The Washington Post had a long, disturbing article this week about our nation’s veterans being mistreated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The opening paragraphs of the story should encourage you to read the rest of the article.
Behind the door of Army Spec. Jeremy Duncan’s room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in [...]
CNN is reporting that President Bush’s new budget is planning for large cuts in health care benefits to military veterans, just at a time when medical care needs for vets is skyrocketing due to injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here are excerpts from the article:
Bush is using the cuts, critics say, to help fulfill his [...]
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