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This November, remember how they voted for you so you can return the favor...
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Veterans’ Pensions And Benefits Are Targets For Fraud
Veterans are attractive targets because they have “earned access to valuable benefits” in the form of pensions and disability payments. Veterans and military retirees filed nearly 300,000 fraud reports with the FTC from 2019 through Sept. 30, 2023. Their losses totaled $842 Million.
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This is true. If they, The government and military would just pay members for what they know they did to them, you would not need a VA Claims Department, or an army of lawyers. That's why nobody wants to serve! It's an effing disgrace.
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VA CLAIM TIPS: PRESUMPTIVE V. NON-PRESUMPTIVE CONDITIONS
When processing disability claims, the VA automatically presumes that certain disabilities were caused by a Veteran's military service because of the unique circumstances of that service (e.g., diabetes in Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange while stationed in Vietnam). If a presumed condition is diagnosed in a Veteran within a certain group, they can be awarded disability compensation without the need for a causal connection opinion from a medical professional.
While presumptive conditions can make it easier for the VA to grant a claim, they are not the only method to obtain service-connection of a Veteran's medical condition. Always remember that even if a particular condition is not on the VA’s list of presumptive conditions (i.e., it is a non-presumptive condition), a Veteran/Claimant can still present medical evidence to show that the Veteran's condition is “as likely as not” related to an in-service incident or exposure. A Veteran's best evidence would be for a non-VA doctor to state this opinion in writing; however, even the submission of credible scientific or medical literature can be helpful for a Veteran to prove his or her claim.
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Empower Women Vets | Warrior Tonya Oxendine | Wounded Warrior Project
According to the 2021 #AnnualWarriorSurvey, nearly 67% of women warriors WWP serves reported experiencing military sexual trauma (MST). #Veteran Tonya Oxendine shares how MST impacted her life and how she found new strength through our programs which empower female veterans.
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The 2021 survey asked WWP warriors about military sexual trauma (MST) in two separate contexts. First, MST was included in a list of possible injuries incurred during service. In this context, 10% of warriors selected MST as an injury they had experienced during service. Later in the survey, warriors were asked again about MST but in more detail surrounding specific experiences. In this context, more warriors reported experiencing MST; 16.3% indicated they had experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment involving military personnel (active duty or Reserve), DoD civilian employees, and/or contractors (of either gender) while in the military.
The VA defines military sexual trauma (MST) as sexual assault or harassment experienced during military service. Sexual harassment is the request for or pressure to engage in sexual favors (i.e., threats of negative treatment, refusal to cooperate, or WWP Talk promises of better treatment in exchange for sex), unsolicited sexual advances, or verbal comments that are sexual in nature. Sexual assault is unwanted sexual contact or activities without your consent, including when you are asleep or intoxicated and being overpowered or physically forced to have sex.28 MST, like any trauma, is associated with a higher likelihood of PTSD, depression, and substance use disorder (SUD).
After 30 years in the Army, Tonya Oxendine retired with the highest enlisted rank as command sergeant major. It was only after she retired that her life started to unravel. She faced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, even after securing a promising new career on the civilian side.
“I was struggling with my mental health and had suicidal thoughts regularly,” Tonya said.
She eventually found female veteran resources in WWP Talk, a free mental health phone support line provided by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). The program provides wounded veterans with free emotional support and tools to help them set and achieve goals.
Tonya started talking with a teammate from WWP Talk and participated in other WWP mental, physical, and financial health programs.
Through WWP Talk especially, Tonya realized how important it is to take care of herself for her own sake. “The truth was, at the time, I didn’t think that I mattered.”
WWP Talk offers individualized emotional support over the phone. Each participant is paired with a WWP Talk partner who will call them at the same day and time each week. They will typically talk for 20 minutes and work through setting goals and finding solutions that fit.
WWP Talk helps veterans like Tonya with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. It lets them know they are not alone.
“When I started talking with my WWP Talk partner, I felt alone and isolated,” Tonya recalled. “But soon I came to look forward to talking with him and took notes on what to share with him in between appointments. I knew he would want to know how I was doing.”
Tonya recalled how her WWP Talk partner changed her outlook with skills she could use “to cope with day-to-day anxiety.” “My WWP Talk partner wasn’t pushy, he just listened,” Tonya said. “Sometimes I would just be crying and even his silent listening was comforting.”
“Thanks to WWP Talk, my counselors, and my mental health providers, I am now able to express myself in ways that can help others, which in turn helps me,” Tonya said.
“WWP Talk is about resilience,” Tonya added. “It helps build resilience and find ways to be happy, better, and healthy. In helping my mental health, I’m going to be able to help other people find happiness.”
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Contact Your Congressional Representative Right Now
Every thinking person in America should be on the phone and on their websites/emails telling these people what we think about this balderdash of nonsense about the debt ceiling RIGHT NOW.
You might have to find their House.gov website in order to email them. I did for mine. (Oh, you bet I told him, even though I know full well it will go right in the trash can, but at least I had my say.)
Just…
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#accountability#CONGRESS#contact#debt ceiling#disability#military#social security#urgent#veterans benefits
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The Benefits and Services Available to Veterans: A Comprehensive Guide
As a veteran, it’s important to know what benefits you are entitled to and how to access them. The Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a range of benefits, from medical care to financial assistance, to help veterans and their families. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the most important benefits and services available to veterans.
One of the most critical benefits offered by the VA is…
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#disability compensation#education and training#financial counseling#housing assistance#medical care#Military service#U.S. Military Veteran&039;s Guide#VA benefits#VA-accredited representative#veterans benefits
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I want to know what universe some of you are living in
#this is the same ‘nobody hates the us military more than veterans’ shit with a different font#like I guarantee you Palestinians hate the Israeli gov more than the people who have benefited off our oppression#just saying#palestine
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VA OIG: Veterans Prematurely Denied Compensation for Conditions That Could Be Associated with Burn Pit Exposure
VA OIG: Veterans Prematurely Denied Compensation for Conditions That Could Be Associated with Burn Pit Exposure
The review team examined three distinct samples of claimed conditions potentially related to burn pit exposure completed from May 1, 2020, to May 1, 2021, and found VBA could improve its processing and oversight. Though VBA staff nearly always made the correct decision in granting compensation for conditions identified as burn pit-related, the OIG found most denials were premature.
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#Department of Veterans Affairs#Office of the Inspector General#OIG#U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs#U.S. Military#VA OIG#VBA#Veterans#Veterans Benefits#Veterans Benefits Administration
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blink-182 through breakups, tragedies, reunions, and reconciliation
or, I am no longer a child of divorce
#INSANE POST FOR INSANE PEOPLE ONLY EVERYONE ELSE LOOK AWAY#following this band for longer than 10 years should entitle you to veteran benefits i swear to god they love to make you cry about them#blink 182#mark hoppus#tom delonge#long post#tomark
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What Are VA Medical and Disability Benefits? Exactly who is eligible and how do they go about getting these hard-earned benefits?
https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/what-are-va-medical-and-disability-benefits-and-how-do-you-get-them/
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The AP Story about the National Archives Fire is sad.
This story about the National Archives fire is so sad. No veteran should have to volunteer to fight for the nation; then also fight for benefits. Every veteran should get some type of monetary assistant after they get out just for the bullshit they went through basic training. That in itself was trauma --on top of everything else.
We need to do better.
AP Article: Military Records Fire
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VA extending PACT Act deadline for potential retroactive benefits
On 08/09/2023, the VA announced that Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59PM ET on Monday, 08/14/2023 will be eligible to have their benefits backdated to 08/10/2022 – the day that President Biden signed the PACT Act into law. This is an extension from the original deadline of 08/09/2023. The VA made this decision after experiencing technical difficulties with VA.gov/PACT in recent days.
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A group of seamen register at the Seamen's Service Center, 1920. The center was operated jointly by the American Red Cross and the U.S. Public Health Service.
Photo: Lewis W. Hine via LoC
#New York#NYC#vintage NY#1920s#Lewis W. Hine#seamen#Seamen's Service Center#veterans#Red Cross#U.S. Public Health Service#veterans' benefits
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Getting through my day by imagining transformers characters doing the same tedious and mundane shit I am
Do you think cybertronians have to fill out health insurance forms
#transformers#starscream at the tax office with a comedically tiny pen like#“i was a commander can i apply for veteran's benefits”#ultra magnus running the dmv#prowl as the security guard in the corner with the “fuck with me i dare you” look on his face
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