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Most Common Back Conditions Veterans Experience & Their Ratings
Back injuries are one of the most common types of injuries servicemembers experience, due to the intense physicality associated with…
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What is Nerve Damage? The body’s nervous system is a complex collection of nerves and cells (i.e., neurons) that transmit…
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What Is a Cold Weather Injury? According to the Army Public Health Center, cold weather injury can occur when there…
Read More about VA Disability for Cold Weather Injury and ResidualsGulf War Veterans Remain at Risk of Gulf War Illness Years Later
About the GWI Study Chronic multisymptom illness/Gulf War illness (CMI/GWI) is the defining illness of the 1990-1991 Gulf War; however,…
Read More about Gulf War Veterans Remain at Risk of Gulf War Illness Years LaterBoard Committed Multiple Legal Errors When Denying Service Connection for Numbness of the Hands and Fingers
Factual and Procedural History The veteran served honorably in the United States Army for 37 years and was deployed to…
Read More about Board Committed Multiple Legal Errors When Denying Service Connection for Numbness of the Hands and FingersAgent Orange Exposure and Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Diabetes Mellitus Type II and VA Disability Ratings Diabetes mellitus type II is a chronic disease that affects the body’s…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denies more than 80 percent of veterans’ disability claims for Gulf War Illness, according…
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