This is a very good question. After all, experienced VA disability attorneys usually charge a 20% contingent fee whereas Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) provide representation for free. There is no doubt that the vast majority of VSOs try their level best to help disabled veterans. And many do a very fine job at it. However, in recent years, the VA …

After a long wait and even longer appeal process, you finally received a decision from the Board of Veterans Appeals (Board) and you have been denied veterans disability benefits. This denial can be incredibly disappointing, but you still have options. For some veterans, appealing their decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) is the right choice. …

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. A new study, as reported by Medical News Today, shows that transcendental meditation can reduce the symptoms of PTSD. The study involved 181 male prisoners from the Oregon State Correctional Institution and Oregon State …

As an injured veteran, you are afforded a disability compensation if you’re injured or become ill during your time of service in the military. But, if you lost a limb, your sight or hearing, you could be eligible to receive the Special Monthly Compensation benefit, which is paid in addition to the monthly disability payment. This compensation can be paid to you as the veteran, your spouse, your …

  Veterans already have some of the highest risks of suicide. However, women who serve in the armed services seem to be at a much higher risk of suicide. According to new statistics, the rate of suicide for female veterans is as much as six times as high as for civilian women. In fact, the rates of suicide for female …

The Department Veterans Affairs has had a poor record as far as veteran suicides are concerned. In spite of data over the past few years indicating the widespread veteran suicide epidemic in the military, the Department of Veterans Affairs insisted that the data was flawed. Now, as new data on vet suicide emerges, California veterans disability benefits lawyers find that …

A number of recent shooting incidents involving veterans, who went on a rampage, has shocked the US military. Now researchers have developed a tool that will help doctors identify veterans who may be at a much higher risk of such violent acts. The tool is called the Violence Screening and Assessment of Needs. Basically, the tool is in the form …

The Department Of Veterans Affairs is currently embroiled in a nationwide scandal, in which it appears that employees at several Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country engaged in a long and deceitful program of falsification of records to cover up long delays in patient care. Now, lawmakers are calling for the Justice Department to get involved in the investigation. According …

In the wake of the Fort Hood shooting recently, which has been traced to yet another veteran possibly battling symptoms of PTSD, it’s important to spotlight exactly how serious a challenge this is for the American military. According to statistics, there are more than 2.3 million American veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Out of these, at least …

There is a new category of devastating injuries facing vets, and these have the potential to cause long-term sexual as well as psychological problems. The number of veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with genital injuries has increased, and as a result, these veterans face the possibility of long-term psychological consequences. Genital injuries are fairly new injuries facing veterans, …