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Global Assessment Functioning: How Does Mental Health Affect You?
What is the GAF Scale? The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale ranges from 0-100 and measures the extent that...
Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD
Studies show that people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a higher risk of developing sleep apnea....
It’s Official: Vietnam Blue Water Navy Veterans Get Agent Orange Presumption
What has been going on? Blue Water Navy Veterans are sailors and Marines who were stationed and served offshore in...
New Research Focuses on Gulf War Illness
Dr. Nicole Baldwin, a University of Minnesota medical student, has written a paper on Gulf War Illness, also referred...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea & VA Disability Benefits
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is caused when your airway passage is blocked...
Four Tips On How To Get The Highest PTSD Rating
If you have been fortunate enough to have been granted service connection for PTSD, then you have probably been given...
6 Legal Tips To Prepare For A C&P Exam
Ok, you have filed your VA disability claim and the VA notifies you that they are scheduling you for a Compensation...
How to Win Your PTSD Claim
If you are reading this you have probably already filed a claim for PTSD and been denied. It's frustrating enough to...
How To Appeal A VA Disability Claim Under The New Appeal System
In 2018 Congress passed the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA). Among other things, this advocate changed how to appeal...
Common VA Mistakes In PTSD Claims
Military Service requirements Even the advocates change in 2010 eliminating the requirement that veterans prove...
Air Force Airmen Exposed to Agent Orange from C-123 Aircraft
The VA has acknowledged that if you flew on—or worked with—C-123 aircrafts in Vietnam or other locations, you may have...
National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Spring Conference 2019
Over the weekend Ralph Bratch, Dan Smith, and Chris Boudi attended the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates...
Combat-Injured Disabled Vets May Be Owed
Combat-injured veterans may be owed a tax credit or refund. Tax Day is less than a month away. The Combat-Injured...
PTSD and Veterans Affairs Rating Scale
The following blog article will relay information on PTSD and how the VA compensates for veterans diagnosed with PTSD....
Blue Water Navy Veterans and Agent Orange
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court in Washington sided with thousands of Vietnam War veterans who developed health...
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