The Veterans Administration announced that it will begin reviewing previously denied claims for disability for a specific category of Veterans arising from their service during the early years of the Vietnam Conflict. These veterans are known as the Blue Water Navy Veterans. These soldiers were denied service-connected disability compensation because they did not have “boots
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Depression involves prolonged feelings of sadness, despondency, and an overall loss of interest in people and activities a person may have once enjoyed. The consequences of severe depression can be devastating, and unfortunately, they are all too common in military veterans. According to the RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research, an estimated 20 percent
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If you are caring for a Veteran, the Veterans Administration provides tax-free cash to help pay for the long term care of the Veteran. This pension benefit is available to individuals who served at least 1 day during a period of war. And, due to Alzheimers or dementia or other physical limitations brought on by
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Last year in January (2015), the Department of Veterans Affairs published lengthy new regulations which would dramatically affect veterans and their widows receipt of the Aid & Attendance pension. The proposed regulations elicited approximately 900 comments to the VA, overwhelmingly negative. Yet, since the first quarter of last year, advocates for veterans have heard only
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