VA Disability Blog
PTSD and TBI Treatment Ineffective According to Veterans
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are the signature injuries of veterans from OIF...
Do I need a hearing before a VA judge?
One decision that veterans often have to make as they take their cases to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (the second...
VA Struggles to Meet Demand for Mental Health Treatment
During past wars and conflicts, being on the lookout for soldiers with mental conditions was not as prevalent as it is...
Report Finds That Military Sexual Trauma Cases Are Inconsistently Handled
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) has been a hot-button issue of late. There was a strong push in Congress to adopt the...
VA’s Duty to Address All Issues Raised by the Record — You Still May Need Help with a Veterans Disability Claim
The veteran’s claims processing system is set up to be easy for veterans to navigate. Unfortunately, the laws...
Metallic Dust at Camp Victory, Iraq Found in Veterans’ Lungs
Any time our military spends an extended duration at certain foreign locations, the chances of finding new and...
The Many Levels of Veterans Advocate
One of the things that makes veterans disability advocate so confusing is that there are so many different places...
Veterans Disability Benefits for Sleep Apnea
Since 2009 the number of vets who receive veterans disability benefits for sleep apnea as a service-connected...
Using Medical Marijuana for PTSD Proves Tough for Veterans
Medical marijuana is a big deal these days. PTSD has been a big deal for quite some time. Veterans have long turned to...
Alcohol Use and PTSD
New research provides some interesting insight into the relationship between alcohol use and PTSD. The research shows...
Female Veterans Not Taking Advantage of Available VA Services
There are approximately 10,000 female veterans in the state of Maine. It is believed that a majority of them either...
Program to Increase Jobs for Veterans Quickly Yields Results
The 100,000 Jobs Mission was founded by eleven companies in 2011 and set a goal of hiring 100,000 veterans by 2020. ...
Understanding Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) in a VA Decision
This past week, I had the pleasure of receiving a call from one of my clients who had received a favorable decision...
Veterans Help Group Sponsor 2014 Run For Freedom
On Saturday, May 10, 2014, Veterans Help Group sponsored the 2014 Run for Freedom 10k, 5k, and 2 mile walk at Matter...
PTSD and Military Sexual Assault
I have practiced veterans law for many years now, and I can say one thing that I did not know about before I entered...
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