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How the friends you make in service can help your VA Claim
I’m probably the next to last person who should be writing a blog about how important friendships are. (Pretty sure Judas was worse at friendship than I am.) I tend to hold people to high standards,...
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How to guarantee your VA claim is approved…seek treatment
Ok, in reality there is no way to 100% guarantee your claim gets approved. You could have video evidence of your injury as well as hand written buddy statements from 30 Marines, The Secretary of...
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OEF/OIF Veterans among the highest unemployed
The main reason I write for this blog, and have worked so hard on it for the past two years, is that I want to get quality information to Veterans. I hate to sound like a corrupt mp3 file (broken...
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(Almost) Everything You need to know about VA Effective Dates
Will I get back pay from the time I was injured in the military? This question is one I encounter with a lot of Veterans, and it is something that is met with a lot of confusion. There are actually a...
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Military Sexual Trauma Information for Veterans
Military Sexual Trauma, or MST, is in the news a lot right now. In fact, the second season of the hit show "House of Cards" dealt with a subplot involving this subject. It's obviously a big issue for...
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How effective communication can help you win your VA Disability Claim
Toyotas are boring cars. This is so much of an issue for the auto manufacture that they are trying desperately to make you believe driving a Toyota Camry can be fun. (Evidence is provided in the form...
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Don't fall into the treatment gap
I know I can often sound like a corrupt MP3 file-that’s a broken record for my older readers-but I can’t stress how important medical evidence is for any Veterans Disability claim. While a lack of...
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If I get Social Security and VA Disability, am I "Double Dipping?"
Recently I posted a blog about a practice I referred to as “Double Dipping.” It’s what happens when you try to get the VA to service connect you for something that you have filed for on Workers...
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Recent Report Sheds Light on VA Mistakes
When I am asked by a Veteran if the department of Veterans Affairs makes mistakes, I automatically feel as if I am in “The Hunger Games,“ and I think to myself “VA today, VA tomorrow, VA forever!”...
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Can I get service connected for a flatfoot condition?
When I was just a young lad I remember having a conversation with someone who was told he couldn't join the military because he had flat feet. Years later I would realize that there were many other...
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New Veterans Health Care Bill May Actually Benefit Veterans
There’s a good chance that you've heard about a new Veteran’s health care bill being signed into law. I’ll admit that it can be kind of confusing to read. If you turn to a 24 hour news channel for...
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4 Reasons We Won't Take a Veteran's Disability Claim
Personally I think making a New Year’s resolution is as pretentious as buying a pumpkin spice latte in October. I don’t make real ones, and I think blasting about it on Facebook, or for the very...
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4 Examples of Non-Combat PTSD
After nearly four years of working with Veterans, and writing this blog for a majority of that time, I can openly say that I know at least a little bit about VA Disability. If you've read my blogs in...
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PTSD; It's not the same for every Veteran
I often like to get up on my high horse and pretend that I know everything about everything. This may explain why I’m so unpopular. Though I pretend to have all of the knowledge in the world, I often...
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How Veterans can service connect for knee instability
On Valentine’s Day 2006 I crashed my Kia Optima into a tree. It was snowing out, and I was on my way to my former employer. At the time I was working at a pool store and it was so very important for me...
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