There is a significant tax benefit for employers who hire a qualified veteran. The employer benefit is in the form of a tax return credit, available to those who hire vets before December 31, 2013. The business can receive up…
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Little-Used Tax Credit for Hiring Disabled Vets Can Be a Boon To Employers
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Possible Expansion of VA Benefits
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney New benefits may be in the pipeline for veterans. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to add numerous initiatives to the “omnibus” bill, S 944. The Committee voted to expand programs aimed at helping…
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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…
Annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games Welcomed More Than 500 Athletes
More than 500 military veterans participated this July in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The annual multi-event program features vets who compete in sports events using wheelchairs due to amputations, neurological issues or spinal cord injuries. Approximately 25 percent of…
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…
New Report Releases Best Online College Programs for Military Vets
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney Online learning can be a flexible, affordable way to earn a college degree, which may be why more vets than ever are looking at online education. Vets are attending college as never before, in large…
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Military Sexual Assaults On the Rise
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney The military has been subject to a number of high profile sexual assault news items in recent weeks. Currently Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, the Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention, is under…
Appeals Wait Longer
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer We work with over a 1000 veterans and most of those veterans are waiting on appeals of VA decisions. The initial decision backlog at VA is getting a lot of national attention. A hidden story…
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Vet Driver’s License Designation
Matthew Worley, Esq. As a small way to say to show gratitude to Michiganveterans, the Michigan Legislature recently passed and Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation creating a special veteran designation on state driver’s licenses. The law allowsMichiganveterans who were honorably…
VA Accused of Hiding Veteran Health Data
Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate A scientist is alleging that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is hiding data. According to a scientist for the VA, the agency’s Office of Public Health has been hiding research which indicated that vets have been…
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