Amanda Mineer

VA Medical Malpractice and Claims Under 38 U.S.C. § 1151

When a veteran suffers disability or death as a consequence of VA sponsored medical treatment, that veteran or their surviving family is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

Clearing Up the Topic of Veteran Unemployability

Many veterans have been led to believe that to get a 100% disability rating for veteran unemployability they need to have either a single service-connected disability rating of 60% or higher, or a ...

3 New Attempts to Help With PTSD: PAWS, Massage and Medical Marijuana

The PAWS Act, aka, Puppies Assisting Wounded Service members is a Bill being introduced by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer. Studies have proven that animal combined with therapy may result in:

Veterans’ Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Can Cause Long-Term Problems

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered mild if the initial loss of consciousness or disorientation that the injury produced lasted less than 30 minutes. Many people think that severe traumatic ...

Personality Disorder Claims

Recently, the United States Army and the United States National Institute of Mental Health conducted a large-scale study on the mental health of military members. The majority of the data used for ...

Psychiatric Disability: VA Benefits

A recent study found that nearly 25% of all veterans suffer from a mental illness of some kind. In many of these cases, veterans have a psychiatric disability that entitles them to disability benefit ...

Veterans: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when brain function is disrupted by a sudden head injury or trauma. For today’s veterans, the most common cause can be linked to IEDs encountered during the Iraq ...

PTSD: Recognizing it and Seeking Help

While Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not limited to military veterans, it is a condition many veterans returning from war experience. It is important to never brush aside these symptoms, ...

What is PTSD and Why You May Have It

PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is not always associated with a physical injury. It occurs after being involved in a trauma, meaning something horrendous, scaring or shocking. Being involved in ...

Overview of Special Monthly Compensation

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 ...

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