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Service-Related Heart Disease: Veterans’ Roadmap to VA Disability Benefits for Heart Conditions

March 20, 2024

The heart is a marvel of nature and a vital organ essential for our very existence. It tirelessly pumps life-sustaining blood through our bodies each and every day, serving as…

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Military Symptoms: Exploring What Causes Fibromyalgia in Veterans

March 5, 2024

Feeling like your body is constantly at war with itself, battling against unseen enemies that leave you exhausted, defeated, and utterly helpless-this is the harsh reality of living with fibromyalgia.…

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Understanding Toxic Exposure and Compensation for Veterans

January 10, 2024

Service to our nation demands courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication. When veterans return home after their service, they carry with them the invisible scars and often, the hidden burdens of…

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Deciphering CRDP: What Veterans Need to Know About Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay

December 18, 2023

Military retirees who receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) know that the balancing act between payments can be confusing. Retirement pay gets offset by…

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Cracking the Code: How the VA Combines Respiratory Disability Ratings

December 11, 2023

Breathing – a simple, life-sustaining act we often take for granted. For many veterans, however, each breath is more than a biological necessity; it’s a vivid reminder of dangerous conditions…

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Beyond the Battlefield: The Silent Fight Against Breast Cancer for Female Veterans

October 20, 2023

In honor of breast cancer awareness month, we want to explore further into one of the most pervasive health issues facing women today. In particular, we want to discuss how…

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The Internal Battlefront: What Is It Like to Have PTSD?

October 16, 2023

For those suffering from PTSD, the piercing sound of a car backfiring can sound a lot like a gun, the sizzle of a grill like a grenade, and the rumble…

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Breaking Trauma’s Grip: Coping Skills for PTSD Sufferers

October 16, 2023

The late afternoon sun glints off a soldier’s helmet as he steps into the familiar warmth of his childhood home, greeted by the smell of his mother’s home-cooked meals and…

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What are the Long-Term Effects of Agent Orange?

September 5, 2023

In the late 1960s and early 70s, American youth were pulled from the comfort of their homes and drafted into the stifling heat and thick jungles of Vietnam. The war…

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Agent Orange Survivor Benefits for Surviving Spouses and Dependents

August 1, 2023

If You Lost Your Loved One to Agent Orange Exposure, You May Be Entitled to Survivors Benefits. Most of us know someone who fought in Vietnam. Usually, that person has…

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