Category Archives: Veterans Services

Two Marine Veterans Unite Decades Later to Win VA Appeals for Exposure to Agent Orange in Subic Bay, Philippines

Two veterans of the Vietnam War, who served Honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps., have -->

VA triples spending on homelessness problem

In an effort to end homelessness among veterans, the VA has awarded $300 Million in -->

Proposed Legislation would Fund Research concerning Burn Pits and their Effects on Troops

A Bill introduced in the House seeks to earmark $30 Million to establish three study -->

Another VSG Win! Veteran Awarded 100% Service Connection for Diabetes Type 2

The Veteran will receive retroactive compensation in the amount of $155,000.00 and will continue to -->

New Findings on Gulf War Illness

USA Today- Kelly Kennedy Researchers have discovered two areas of brain atrophy in Gulf War -->

Researchers Find Biological Evidence of Gulf War Illnesses

Recent research has found neurological damage in gulf war veterans who report symptoms of the -->

Helping Medics transition to Civilian Employment

Many military medics who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, skilled at treating trauma-related injuries, have -->

China’s Food Play Extends Its Reach, Already Mighty

A growing amount of food that is commonly consumed by Americans is imported from China. -->

Another VSG Win! Vietnam Combat Veteran gets 100% service connection for PTSD after Long wait

The Veteran served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1969. During that time, he saw heavy -->

Is the VA Changing its Tune about the Backlog?

After many promises from the VA, ranging from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to many -->

Kingston House Readied to Assist Homeless Vets

By Michael Novinson Times Herald-Record 04/27/13 KINGSTON — By year’s end, Ulster veterans who’ve fallen -->

The VA announces new plan to address the Backlog

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the 12th Judicial Conference for the -->

Time to shake up the dysfunctional VA

Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs is in an analogous quagmire as it struggles to -->

How Bad Is the VA Backlog?

Veterans Affairs Backlog Files Stacked So High, They Posed Safety Risk to Staff By: P.J. -->

America’s Combat Veterans: The Waiting Wounded

The Economist IN WAR, it is said, there are no unwounded soldiers. Bombs that shatter -->

Benefits for Agent Orange Exposed Veterans

Concerns about the health effects from the millions of gallons of Agent Orange sprayed during -->

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds NOVA Position to Preserve Veterans’ Due Process Rights

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of NOVA against -->

City Changes Law to Enable Veterans to obtain Trade Jobs

Post 9/11 Veterans will now be able to apply for Trade Licenses in NYC. Up -->

Veterans Paired with Dogs to Help PTSD and TBI Symptoms

The therapeutic effects of a canine companion are known by all dog lovers. Many recognize -->

Student Veterans: For Profit’s Offer New Guidelines

For Profit colleges and universities have come under scrutiny in the media for being “unfriendly” -->

CAVC Vacates Board Decision and Remands PTSD Case

The CAVC, in the case of Rogliano v. Shinseki, 11-1597 (2/27/13), Vacated a BVA Decision -->