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Chronic Back Pain Symptoms and How They Can Impact Your Ability to Work
Chronic back pain is a common disability. Experts estimate that 80 percent of Americans will suffer from it at some…
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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…
Read More about Exposure to Agent Blue at Davis-Monthan Air Force BaseDoes Individual Unemployability (IU) End at a Certain Age?
Individual unemployability provides veterans with 100 percent disability compensation due specifically to their inability to work. Yet what happens to…
Read More about Does Individual Unemployability (IU) End at a Certain Age?Meet the 3 Recently Confirmed CAVC Judges
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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What Is a Cold Weather Injury? According to the Army Public Health Center, cold weather injury can occur when there…
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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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According to VA’s Annual Benefits Report for Fiscal Year 2025 (the most recent data as of 2026), there are approximately 6.3…
Read More about 10 Most Common Disabilities for Veterans (FY2024) and How They’re RatedVaricose Veins and VA Disability Benefits
What Are Varicose Veins? Varicose veins are swollen, twisted veins that are visible just under the skin. Any superficial vein…
Read More about Varicose Veins and VA Disability BenefitsCCK Partner Zachary Stolz Delivers En Banc Oral Argument in Case Regarding Extraschedular Referral
Video Transcription. Clerk of Court: All rise. Oyey, oyey, oyey! The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is…
Read More about CCK Partner Zachary Stolz Delivers En Banc Oral Argument in Case Regarding Extraschedular ReferralVA Disability Ratings for Kidney Disease
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the rate of kidney disease is estimated to be 34 percent higher…
Read More about VA Disability Ratings for Kidney DiseaseGetting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Diabetes
Diabetes is among the most common diseases in America. According to the CDC, about 1 in 10 Americans have diabetes,…
Read More about Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for DiabetesCan You Receive Long-Term Disability Benefits After Suffering a Catastrophic Injury?
Long-term disability (LTD) benefits can protect a percentage of a person’s pre-disability earnings if they become unable to work. Typically,…
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