Evidence Based Treatment for PTSD

Evidence based treatments are those that have been studied, researched, and developed over time. Clinicians that use these treatments are trained and certified to practice them. These treatments have ...

New PTSD Treatment Studies — Transcendental Meditation, Sleep, and Ecstasy

PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is experienced by a large percentage of military veterans. Its symptoms include flashbacks of traumatic experiences, stress, anxiety, depression, and more.

Health Insurance and the VA

Health insurance does not play a role in eligibility for health care at a Veterans Administration facility.

Emergency Care at Non-VA Health Care Facilities

Getting emergency health care in a non-VA health care facility paid for by the Veterans Administration is allowed but often difficult for veterans to succeed at. There are very strict guidelines to ...

Finding Meaning in a Life Without a Job: A Disabled Vet’s Perspective

How to find meaning in life, when our sense of ourselves, our identity, our place in the world is destroyed in an instance? We have to remake our identity as a person who cannot hold down a full-time ...

The FDA Approves Ecstasy for Clinical Trials for the Treatment of PTSD

Ecstasy, according to the National Institute for Drug Abuse, is a synthetic drug that alters mood and perception. Because the drug, also called MDMA, causes a feeling of euphoria as well as very ...

Am I Eligible for Veterans Disability Benefits?

You were injured during your military service and it is keeping you from living a full and productive life. If you have served in the military and have a current injury or condition that is connected ...

Treatment and Compensation for Psychiatric Disability

Veteran disability applications can take months. If the application is for a psychiatric disability, the process can take much longer and include multiple appeals.

Veteran Awareness in Our Society

Supporting veterans is so important and often lacking in citizen morale in the United States. In these troubled times, Americans need to be drawn together to champion common issues. Sometimes, ...

Veterans Disability Claims: Understanding Your Representation

You faithfully performed your duties for your country and completed your military service. Now the injury that you sustained during your time in the military is keeping you from living a full life. ...

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