The Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act is a significant expansion of VA healthcare and benefits for veterans with toxic exposures during their military service. The PACT Act impacts millions of veterans, ranging from those exposed …
August 2020 is the first time that the general public heard members of the medical community mention the term COVID long haulers. This term referred to those people who had contracted COVID 19 who continue to suffer from residual …
Did you know that if you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you may be able to test your ability to work for nine months and still receive full SSDI benefit payments no matter how much you earn from …
What’s Veteran’s Disability?
After an active-duty soldier returns from deployment and has completed their contract, they are considered a veteran of the United States. Depending on the situation, veterans are offered compensation services in the form of veteran benefits. The …
Veterans have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The least they deserve is to be properly compensated. Many veterans return home with life-altering disabilities that prevent them from sustaining a full-time job. However, there are several options for …
What is TDIU?
Total Disability Based Upon Individual Unemployability, or TDIU, is an award for veterans who are unable to work or have great difficulty working because of their service-connected disabilities. If a veteran is granted TDIU, VA pays them …
Are you a veteran with service-related conditions that have caused weight gain? The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a memorandum that may open the door to you getting the benefits you deserve!
For decades, the VA maintained that obesity …
Three new conditions were recently added to the list of presumptive conditions that makes it easier to service-connect disabilities related to Agent Orange exposure. Congress recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which added the following conditions …
June is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. There are many preconceived notions associated with PTSD. However, the goal of this month is to raise awareness, share knowledge, and show support to those struggling with PTSD.
Symptoms of PTSD …
Winning any VA disability claim can be a daunting task. But veterans with PTSD related to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) usually face a difficult uphill battle for one important reason: Sexual trauma is rarely reported in service, often because …
