Tag Archives: Veterans Services
No longer needed? Troops survive combat, then lose their jobs
By Gregg ZoroyaUSA TODAY For thousands of career-military troops who endured combat and family separations -->
Symposium-Fighting for Veterans: Meeting the Need for Legal Services in New York City
Nancy Y. Morgan, Esq., Partner and Director of F&P’s Veterans’ Services Group, to speak at -->
Military’s Mental-Health Efforts Are Ineffective, Report Finds
The Wall Street Journal, by Shirley S. Wang Study Fails to Find Evidence That Programs -->
VA Concedes Whistle-blower’s Allegations Were True, Including That It Ignored Veterans’ Suicidal Tendencies
By Jamie Reno: A government whistleblower who suffered retaliation from his agency has been vindicated -->
Government concedes negligence in Legionnaires’ lawsuit
By Adam Smeltz and Brian Bowling: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Published: February 4, 2014 House legislation -->
‘MyICP’ Gives Military Spouses New Career-planning Tool
By Terri Moon Cronk,American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2014 – Military spouses who -->
PepsiCo holding benefit for veterans
Stars & Stripes, AP Newswire: NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. is making a $1 -->
Are you a Veteran Suffering from Recurring Nightmares and Flashbacks Related to Combat Experience? If so, You May Wish to Participate in a Study to Treat These Conditions
NEEDED:VETERANS AND ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS SUFFERING FROM RECURRING NIGHTMARES AND FLASHBACKS RELATED TO COMBAT EXPERIENCES -->
VA eases rules for claims on some TBI-related health problems
By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: December 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs -->
The 15 Jobs That Are Most Damaging to Your Health
Some jobs have more health risks than others. Is yours? Check out this list of -->
More veterans eligible for benefits as agent orange perimeter expands
Daily Register, By DEB KUNKLE OELWEIN — More veterans of the Vietnam War were recently -->
COMING HOME: PTSD affects veterans, family, friends in different, drastic ways
Idaho Press, by Nick Groff: HOW DOES PTSD HAPPEN? Dr. Julie Sharrette, a psychologist at -->
For Assaulted Veterans, a Second Battle
New York Times, By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published: November 17, 2013 For military veterans, the -->
‘Not all injuries bleed’: prevent military’s silent epidemic
By Lydia Denworth Bloomberg News The toll from a decade of war in Iraq and -->
Lawmakers push for 100 percent advance funding for VA
Read Article Here By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: October 29, 2013 WASHINGTON -->
Veterans with Gulf War Illness show brain changes linked to memory deficits
New research illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness (GWI) thought to -->
VA blaming claims backlog uptick on shutdown
By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: October 7, 2013 WASHINGTON — Department of -->
3 WINS this week for our Veterans
Our Veterans’ Services Group is celebrating the following wins this week: 1) Veteran awarded benefits -->
We are looking to hire a Veteran for our Veterans Services Group
We are seeking to hire a military veteran (non-attorney) to join our staff. Veterans with disabilities -->
VA: Most Employees to Stay On, But Shutdown Will Halt Some Services
By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — More than 95 percent of Veterans -->