The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans ...
Many military veterans have suffered wartime wounds that are obvious and that can be treated - but it's the unseen wounds ...
Like Iraq War vet Kinsley Kilpatrick, who showed up at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in a wheelchair, claiming to be ...
The ADA is clear: Determining disability is a medical question, not a judicial one. Whether someone has ADD, PTSD or a brain ...
More than 60% of New York State veterans who recently left the military suffered a physical or mental disability while serving, and 1 in 4 were experiencing depression or post-traumatic stress ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - According to Department of Veterans Affairs data, there are 234,631 backlogged disability claims as of October 2024. Each of those claims is reviewed by a processor, who ...
Returning now to veterans on this Memorial Day weekend. Close to one out of two veterans who've served in Iraq or Afghanistan have now filed disability claims for service-related injuries - everything ...
The federal budget proposes to change how veterans' disability pensions are indexed — something advocates say could cost ...
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Vital Mishayev, 46, was diagnosed with mild-to-moderate PTSD in 2013 but demanded recognition as fully disabled; his case ...