Ask most people what country is the source of the majority of immigrants to Texas, and the vast majority would probably and rightfully answer with Mexico, the Lone Star State’s neighbor to the south. However, it is safe to say…
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Veterans Committing Suicide At Accelerating Rate
Veteran suicides continue to be a horrific issue in our country. Almost one out of every five suicides in the U.S. is a veteran, though veterans only make up about 10 percent of the U.S. population. The latest numbers indicate…
Tagged with: Defense Department, Iraq, Leon Panetta, Post Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, Veterans Affairs, Vietnam
Forgotten Military Veterans Given Proper Memorial Services in New Jersey
A memorial ceremony has been held for 25 military veterans whose cremains were left unclaimed by family members. The cremains will be recognized in a ceremony inNew Jerseyand then the ashes will be laid to rest inWashington, in a military…
Tagged with: Civil War, Francis Carrasco, Garden State Crematorium, Mexican Border War, New Jersey, Veterans Affairs, Vietnam
Veterans Disability Attorney Comments on Shrinking Disability Benefits Backlog
In an address to disabled veterans, President Obama announced that the backlog of disability claims was shrinking. At the Disabled American Veterans annual meeting earlier this year, Obama stated that the backlog of disability benefits claims had shrink by…
Tagged with: Agent Orange, Civil War, Disabled American Veterans, Spanish American War, VA, Veterans Affairs, Vietnam
USAF AO Shame
Jim Fausone Veteran Disabilty Lawyer Those veterans who flew on C-123 airplanes dropped more than 10 million gallons of Agent Orange to destroy enemy cover and crops during the Vietnam War. After the war between 1972 and 1982, about 1,500 men…
Former VA Secretary Calls for VA Disability Benefits Reform
According to former VA Secretary Anthony J. Principi, the VA backlog of disability claims is in large part due to the more recent policy decisions and laws have burdened the system. Principi argued that current eligibility requirements are far more…
Tagged with: Agent Orange, PLLC, President Lincoln, VA, Veterans Administration, Vietnam, Vietnam War
40 Year Tale
Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer The largest group of veterans with claims pending are from the Vietnam era. It has been 40 years since the war ended and the tale of that war, which shows in disability claims, is still lengthening. …
Who is in the Backlog?
Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Attorney Ok, you have heard about the backlog of claims at VA. But who is in that clog? Vietnam era veterans account for the largest share of the 865,000 veterans stuck in the clog. They are 37% of the…
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