Veterans law is constantly shifting, as new laws are passed by Congress, the VA issues regulations, and the Court of Veterans Claims and Board of Veterans' Appeals issue decisions.
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Travis Air Force Psychologist Charged with Sexual AssaultHeath J. Sommer Charged with Assaulting Patients Seeking MST/PTSD Care
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As MST Reports Rise, We Win Survivors Benefits They DeserveWe Are Here to Fight on Behalf of Military Sexual Trauma Survivors and Win Them the Benefits They Deserve
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VA Study Asks: Can Service Dogs Help Veterans with PTSD?Among Promising Evidence, VA Moves Forward with Study to Assess Benefits of Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD; VA Also Provides Disability Benefits for PTSD.
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Executive Order Provides Mental Health Care to All VeteransPresident Trump's New Executive Order Promises Mental Health Coverage to Veterans as they Transition Back to Civilian Life
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New PTSD App In The Works At Texas A&M UniversityResearchers at Texas A&M University are currently working on an "intelligent information system" that could dramatically improve the lives of veteran with PTSD
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Senate Proposes PTSD Discharge Upgrade AmendmentA bi-partisan Senate group has proposed an amendment that would make veterans' discharge upgrades based on PTSD and MST easier under law
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Legislation introduced to eliminate bad PTSD/TBI dischargesCongress has introduced legislation to make it easier for Veterans to upgrade bad discharges from the military due to PTSD or TBI.
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How to Upgrade Your Discharge Based on PTSDIf your other-than-honorable discharge was at least partly due to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, here's how to apply for an upgrade
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100,000 bad discharges since 2001 which blocks or limites VA benefits
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MST victims wrongly diagnosed and discharged with personality disordersMilitary Sexual Trauma (MST) victims often discharged with personality disorders, which strips them of their VA benefits. Congress steps in to try and help.
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Putting veterans in therapy, not prisonDenver Post reports on a court's decision to put veterans in therapy, not prison. PTSD and other mental health issues are often to blame, the court suggests.
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PTSD and suicide, a soldier's last wordsPTSD and suicide: Daniel Somers's last words released to the media in hopes to raise awareness about suicide and PTSD.