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When seeking to obtain entitlement to service connection for various conditions, Veterans are required to establish that certain conditions had their onset, in one way or another, during their active duty service. Unfortunately for those individuals who served many...
In an attempt to better treat PTSD, the Orlando VA Medical Center is pioneering the use of virtual care combined with specialized treatment to treat high risk Veterans. This cutting edge approach combines the use of technology allowing Veterans to receive treatment...
Gulf War Illness is a term used to refer to an assortment of unexplained or ill-defined symptoms suffered by Veterans who served in the Gulf War theatre of operations from 1990 to 1991, affecting an estimated 175,000 to 250,000 Veterans. Even now, over 30 years after...
Under the PACT Act, which stands for Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, Veterans who served in U.S. Central Command from 1991 to 2021 in many countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, qualify for benefits if they develop certain presumptive conditions...
VA was scheduled to initiate the next stages of the rollout plan for VA’s new electronic health records system in Michigan in June with training to begin April of 2023. However, safety and reliability concerns surrounding the software signals the latest delay for the...
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Court”) has long held that “there is a presumption of regularity which holds that government officials are presumed to have properly discharged their official duties.” This means that the Court will assume that...
Often overlooked, a traumatic brain injury can have lasting consequences for affected Veterans. A traumatic brain injury (often better known as a TBI) can be the result of anything from being too close to an explosion or striking your head on an unobserved...
In their ongoing effort to identify various toxic environments that service members have been exposed to, the VA has conducted a Phase 1 study of Airman and Groundcrew men. The purpose of the study is to determine whether those individuals experienced certain medical...
Another form of service connection that Veterans may not be aware of is an 1151 VA claim. Service connection based on 1151 VA claims refers to the statute 38 CFR § 1151. Unlike the other forms of service connection, this type does not involve service connection for...
In recent months, our Veterans have been receiving more and more Rating Decisions that include at least one “deferred” issue. This can happen for several reasons, but it is usually because VA has obtained the information to decide some, but not all, issues in a...