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VA Disability for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) where the digestive tract becomes irritated or inflamed, causing intense discomfort, pain,…
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Veterans with sleep disorders can receive VA disability compensation for conditions including sleep apnea, insomnia, and narcolepsy, rated at 0…
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What Is Service Connection With the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)? Generally speaking, service connection is the way VA recognizes…
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What Is Depleted Uranium? Depleted uranium results from the process of manufacturing enriched uranium (used in nuclear reactors or weapons)…
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What Is Agent Orange? As one of a group of chemicals referred to as the “rainbow” herbicides, Agent Orange served…
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Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD is delighted to award its 2018 Law School Scholarship to Chris Moon, UC Berkeley School…
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base near Tucson, Arizona. The base is home to the aircraft…
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Individual unemployability provides veterans with 100 percent disability compensation due specifically to their inability to work. Yet what happens to…
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Bradley W. Hennings[1] Introduction A decade ago, David Boelzner, Jennifer Rickman White, and I published Now is the Time: Experts…
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Chronic back pain is a common disability. Experts estimate that 80 percent of Americans will suffer from it at some…
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On August 3, 2017, Joseph L. Toth, Amanda L. Meredith, and Michael P. Allen were confirmed by the full U.S.…
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Sulfur Mine Fires in Iraq In June of 2003, a fire ignited at the Mishraq State Sulfur Mine Plant near…
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