Between 2011 and 2012, the Michigan homeless population dropped modestly from 94,033 to 93,619. But during the same year-to-year period, the trend among homeless veterans moved in the opposite direction, increasing from 4,073 to 4,243 individuals. And there is reason…
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Homelessness Dogs Disproportionate Number of Michigan Veterans
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Tinnitus Is an Annoyance for Many but a Potential Disability for Veterans
Frequent, deafening noise must rank as one of the great downsides of modern civilization. Unsurprisingly, construction sites, rock concerts, and other disruptive sources of sound have contributed to a significant incidence of tinnitus (often identified as a mysterious ringing in…
VA Findings Expand Service-Connected Illnesses
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) linked five more illnesses to traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The good news for veterans suffering from these illnesses, as well as TBI, is that they will have an easier time getting much-needed additional disability…
Is it the Middle Managers at VA?
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer In most organizations the people at the top get it. The people at the bottom are just doing a job. It is the people in the middle that make or break the team. You…
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Florida Wildlife Commission Now Offering Disabled Vets License Exemptions
In Florida, the state legislature and Governor Rick Scott have worked together to give hunting veterans a break. They passed a bill during the 2013 legislative session which created a recreational hunting and fishing licensing exception for active and reserve…
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Government Shutdown No Problem
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Listening to the general press, you would think the world will fall apart if there is a government shutdown. In reality, only about 1/3 of the government workers will be off work. The VA will…
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Sexual Abuse in the Military – a Costly Problem
Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) The failure to address sexual assault in the military is costing the U.S. billions of dollars per year. A new study released from the RAND Corporation calculated costs of medical and mental health…
That is Not Fair
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer Veterans have to really prove up PTSD to VA rating officials to receive about $25,000 a year in disability payments. But here is a report of a student locked up and forgotten by DEA for…
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Joint Electronic Health Record Program Off
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer We have written about this before, the need for VA and DOD to be able to communicate on the medical records front. It seemed that DOD and VA recognized the importance of this issue and…
Expert Advice Avoids Problem
James G. Fausone Veteran Advocate Sometimes we get asked: “Why do I need a law firm to help on my disability claims the doctors agree?” About thirty years ago, I learned a very valuable lesson from a wise old trial…
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