New Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot Program May Help America’s War Veterans
Even though the casualty rates in Afghanistan and Iraq appear to be lower than in other conflict areas, veterans are returning home with serious complications. Since the realization that repetitive...
View ArticleParalympics, Community Events Increase Public Visibility Of Wounded Vets
record 2.2 million tickets were sold for the 2012 Paralympics, hosted by London August 29 through September 9. NBC, which covered the London Olympics in August 2012, will be covering the Paralympics...
View ArticleNew York Bill Will Allow The DMV to Indicate Veteran Status On Licenses and IDs
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation to honor veterans. The new law will allow New York state’s Department of Motor Vehicles to add a mark indicating “veteran” status on both...
View ArticlePrescription Drug Addictions Continue to Plague Veterans
According to an investigation by American-Statesman, of all the Texas veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and were receiving disability benefits when they died, a majority accidentally died...
View ArticleRecord Number of Veterans Back Home, Many Running for Office
The population of recent combat veterans in the U.S. is higher than at any time since the Vietnam era. So it should not be surprising that there seem to be an unprecedented number of veterans running...
View ArticleIncreased Incidences of Suicide and Self-Harm From Veterans
Veterans and current military personnel have a higher rate of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder than do non-military. According to Peter Gutierrez, the co-director of the...
View ArticleMedical Advances Being Developed On the Front Lines
A revolutionary foam has been developed to help stop internal bleeding. The developers of the foam, who believe it may save lives on the front lines, have received funds from the U.S. military to...
View ArticleFertility Treatment for Wounded Veterans
New legislation would cover in vitro fertilization and other fertility services for wounded veterans. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs does not cover the cost of in vitro fertilization...
View ArticleNew Bill to Support Post-9/11 Vets
The House of Representatives has passed HR 4057, a new bill designed to help student veterans. HR 4057 will allow post-9/11 student vets to have a comprehensive place online where they can find...
View ArticleProposed Veterans Court to Help Vets With Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
Legislators in Missouri want a court created specifically for veterans. Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, has drafted legislation requesting that Missouri circuit courts create a place specifically...
View ArticleFairness for Veterans Act aims to recognize PTSD-related discharges
Veterans currently face a long, uphill battle when trying to upgrade their less than honorable discharges. Many such discharges occur due to undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other...
View ArticleParalympics, Community Events Increase Public Visibility Of Wounded Vets
record 2.2 million tickets were sold for the 2012 Paralympics, hosted by London August 29 through September 9. NBC, which covered the London Olympics in August 2012, will be covering the Paralympics...
View ArticleNew York Bill Will Allow The DMV to Indicate Veteran Status On Licenses and IDs
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation to honor veterans. The new law will allow New York state’s Department of Motor Vehicles to add a mark indicating “veteran” status on both...
View ArticlePrescription Drug Addictions Continue to Plague Veterans
According to an investigation by American-Statesman, of all the Texas veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and were receiving disability benefits when they died, a majority accidentally died...
View ArticleRecord Number of Veterans Back Home, Many Running for Office
The population of recent combat veterans in the U.S. is higher than at any time since the Vietnam era. So it should not be surprising that there seem to be an unprecedented number of veterans running...
View ArticleIncreased Incidences of Suicide and Self-Harm From Veterans
Veterans and current military personnel have a higher rate of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder than do non-military. According to Peter Gutierrez, the co-director of the...
View ArticleMedical Advances Being Developed On the Front Lines
A revolutionary foam has been developed to help stop internal bleeding. The developers of the foam, who believe it may save lives on the front lines, have received funds from the U.S. military to...
View ArticleFertility Treatment for Wounded Veterans
New legislation would cover in vitro fertilization and other fertility services for wounded veterans. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs does not cover the cost of in vitro fertilization...
View ArticleNew Bill to Support Post-9/11 Vets
The House of Representatives has passed HR 4057, a new bill designed to help student veterans. HR 4057 will allow post-9/11 student vets to have a comprehensive place online where they can find...
View ArticleProposed Veterans Court to Help Vets With Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
Legislators in Missouri want a court created specifically for veterans. Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, has drafted legislation requesting that Missouri circuit courts create a place specifically...
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