Military Service and Asbestos Exposure Asbestos exposure causes most cases of mesothelioma. Navy veteran and famous actor Steve McQueen was only 48 years old when he began showing symptoms of an aggressive cancer called mesothelioma. He was only 50 years old when the cancer took his life less than two years later. His wife …
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Determine If A Veteran Has PTSD
How to Determine If A Veteran Has PTSD Learning how to determine if a Veteran has PTSD can be an intimidating task. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is one of the most complex disorders treated by the VA, and one of the hardest to diagnose. It is a mental disorder that develops when the individual …
Expanded Infertility Treatment
VA Wants Expanded Infertility Treatment for Veterans As part of its fiscal year 2023 budget proposal, the VA wants expanded infertility treatment and payment options related to sexual health. Specifically fertility treatments. It has asked for an additional $10.5 million as part of its proposal, an increase from prior years. The proposal would …
PTSD Support
PTSD Support From finding a PTSD support group to being evaluated by a mental health professional, or finding self-help strategies that work for you, in fact, there are many different things that can help with the symptoms of PTSD. -What is PTSD? -How can you get help for PTSD? -How do you know if you …
TDIU And Disability
TDIU And Disability Is TDIU the Same as 100% Disabled? Veterans with more than one service-connected disability or with a highly rated disability, which affect their ability to work, may apply for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability, or TDIU. TDIU is a rated condition separate from the normal rating scheme, which looks …
Disability Schedules
VA to Revise Some Disability Schedules The Veterans Administration announced that it will change the way it evaluates some disability schedules. Including service-related respiratory conditions, mental health conditions, and ear, nose, & throat disorders. The Administration intends to bring the VA’s rating schedule more in line with modern medicine. Officials plan to eliminate …
VA Healthcare
Changes Proposed for VA Healthcare Infrastructure The Department of Veterans Affairs has finalized its recommendations to Congress to modernize VA healthcare facilities and improve working conditions for VA employees. The recommendations were submitted under the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission, mandated by Congress in 2018. President Biden has until February 2023 to approve …
VA Disability Back Pay
VA Disability Back Pay: What You Should Know VA disability back pay is an accumulation of benefits that the Veterans Administration may owe to a veteran. Or the accumulation of benefits between the effective date of a claim and when the claim is actually approved. Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Veterans Administration was …
Burn Pit Legislation
Biden Endorses Burn Pit Legislation President Biden endorsed Burn Pit Legislation when traveling to Fort Worth, Texas on March 8, 2022. In his effort to urge Congress and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to provide better health benefits and medical care for military veterans who were exposed to burn pits during service. …
Unemployability
Putting the “U” in TDIU: Proving “Unemployability” in a Total Disability Claim How to put the “U” in TDIU and prove “Unemployability” in a Total Disability Claim. When a veteran is unable to work but the VA does not rate the veteran 100% disabled in the traditional sense, other ways of reaching totally disabled …
