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Austin Says DOD Must Increase Efforts to Destigmatize Mental Health Care > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] Both the White House and the Defense Department, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, have made…

2 years ago

I love how they have $20 million for new ideas but not to increase mental health support. : Veterans

[ad_1] https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/25/va-offers-20-million-prizes-new-ideas-reduce-suicides-among-veterans.htmlSeen this made me lose my mind. I’ve been going on nine months back-and-forth with the VA to get…

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Veterans Struggling With Mental Health Turn To Horse Therapy To Help Them Heal

[ad_1] It can be extremely hard for veterans to adjust to civilian life, but one Texas non-profit is helping struggling…

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CBD for Veterans – physical & mental health benefits – Pure Mana Podcast #6

Anthony Csombok, U.S. Army Veteran, talks about his experience with Pure Mana CBD and what's it's done for his physical…

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Panel Application; section 1155 directs the Secretary to establish in the rating schedule “ten grades of disability” for evaluating the severity of such conditions, the Secretary has provided less than ten levels of disability for most of the conditions listed in the schedule. See generally 38 C.F.R. §§ 4.71a – 4.150 (1992). Therefore, the schedular ratings established by the Secretary for compensation purposes may not in all cases provide a sufficiently comprehensive basis for determining when a measured worsening of a particular veteran’s condition in service constitutes an “increase in disability” for purposes of establishing service connection through aggravation under section 1153. This would seem to be so where the next higher rating is more than one decile greater. Furthermore, the rating-schedule provisions may not in all cases provide the most accurate or most logical basis for determining whether there has been an “increase in disability” during service. For example, with respect to organic mental disorders and psychoneurotic disorders, the rating schedule provides for disability ratings based on a finding that the condition causes “total”, “severe”, “considerable”, “definite”, or “mild” social and industrial impairment. See 38 C.F.R. § 4.132, Diagnostic Codes 9300-9411 (1992);

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3 years ago

(1) is in writing; (2) indicates an intent to apply for veterans’ benefits; and (3) identifies the particular benefits sought.” Shea v. Wilkie, 926 F.3d 1362, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (internal quotation marks omitted). A “[v]eteran need not refer explicitly to the name of an illness, injury, or condition” on his claim form. Sellers v. Wilkie, 965 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir. 2020). A high level of generality will suffice, so long as the “benefit sought . . . can also be found indirectly through examination of evidence to which those documents themselves point when sympathetically read.” Shea, 926 F.3d at 1368 (internal quotation marks omitted).; Had Mr. Germany’s mental health records been before the RO in the first instance in evaluating his Claim, that might have been sufficient to qualify as an informal claim. See id. at 1370. In Shea, we held that the VA erred by not construing the veteran’s claim to cover psychiatric conditions referenced in her medical records but not explicitly listed on her claim form. Id; 2 In 2015, the VA implemented a rule that claims for disability benefits must be filed on a standard form and revised 38 C.F.R. § 3.155. See Standard Claims and Appeals Forms, 79 Fed. Reg. 57,660 (Sept. 25, 2014).

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3 years ago

Veterans Uncover War Artifacts While Healing From Mental & Physical Wounds

[ad_1] Veterans are finding camaraderie and a sense of comfort in civilian life as they cope with the mental and…

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Mental health resources are available for veterans unsettled by Afghanistan news

[ad_1] Advocates are reminding veterans that help is available if headlines about the disastrous end of the U.S mission in…

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For those struggling with VA mental health counseling

[ad_1] Hey everyone! I posted this on another thread but thought it could be useful for anyone experiencing issues with…

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Austin Calls on Service Members to Stop Stigmatizing Mental Health Help > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] After a briefing from leaders about the spike in suicides among service members in Alaska, Secretary of Defense Lloyd…

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