Author Archives: Andrew Finkelstein
Soldiers seeking routine medical care now get PTSD screening as well
By SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes Published: July 5, 2012 The Army is asking soldiers -->
VA Officials Say Cost Too High to Fix Fiduciary Program
Houston Chronicle, by Lise Olse: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs opposes many of the -->
VA care extended to Camp Lejeune water victims
The Navy Times, By Rick Maze Congressional negotiators have taken a big leap in expanding -->
VSG’s Nancy Morgan Appointed to Special Committee on Veterans
Nancy Morgan, Esq., Partner at Finkelstein & Partners and head of the F&P Veteran’s Services -->
Another F&P Veterans Services Group Win! Veteran awarded $131,947.00 for service connected PTSD and Hep-C Cirrhosis
The Veteran sought our firm’s assistance in obtaining service connection for PTSD and Hep-C cirrhosis, -->
Returning Vets: Healthcare Benefits
Did you know that the VA Health Care Network provides free health care to returning -->
House passes veterans funding bill
By ANDREW TAYLOR | Associated Press – Fri, Jun 1, 2012……WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled -->
The V.A.’s Shameful Betrayal
NY Times, by Mike Scotti: THE Department of Veterans Affairs, already under enormous strain from -->
New York Law Regarding Young Drivers
In an attempt to improve driver training and public safety, New York has enacted legislation -->
Protect Your Family Before An Accident
Being in an auto accident is traumatic, but that trauma can be magnified if there -->
Responsible Dog Ownership
Among companion animals, dogs are unmatched in their devotion and friendship to us; that being -->
F&P Veterans Services Group Honors and Remembers Our Fallen Veterans On This Memorial Day and Always
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all -->
AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability
Seattle Times, by Marilynn Marchione: America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a -->
River Ranch Recalls Retail and Food Service Salads Because of Possible Health Risk
According to a press release issued on May 18, River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC of -->
Risk of Teen Drivers Dying in Crash DOUBLES if Friends are in the Car
The AP has published that a teenage driver’s risk of dying in an accident increases -->
Highway Death Rate Has Fallen to a 60-Year Low
According to figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on May 7, highway -->
Federal court reverses order for VA system overhaul
Associated Press: By PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed -->
VA Boosts Mental Health Workforce
Time: Battleland Military Mental Health A Lagging Indicator By Mark Thompson April 20, 2012 |Even -->
Veterans and Brain Disease
Could blasts from bombs or grenades have a catastrophic impact similar to those of repeated -->
Veterans Affairs’ mental-health system denounced at hearing
Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs followed the release of an inspector -->