Professionals

Desmond inquiry: health professionals failed to share information prior to killings – Halifax

[ad_1] A lack of collaboration among health-care professionals was an “overwhelming theme” in the tragic case of an ex-soldier…

2 years ago

Single Judge Application; Tedesco v. Wilkie; implicit bias against lay evidence; The Board’s analysis is substantially similar to the Board’s analysis in Tedesco v. Wilkie, where the Board noted an appellant’s reports of knee instability but found medical evidence more probative. 31 Vet.App. 360, 367 (2019). We ultimately remanded that claim, stating that “[t]he Board fail[ed] to explain why the medical findings are more probative, other than to assert that the ‘specific medical tests . . . are designed to reveal instability . . . of the joints.’” Id. Just as in Tedesco, the Board’s statement here, that “[t]he DBQs were completed by medical professionals who formulated their conclusions based on a physical examination, review of the record, and interview of the Veteran,” fails to suggest any actual reasons or bases for finding the lay statements outweighed by “significant objective evidence,” other than an implicit bias against lay evidence and a preference for medical evidence. R. at 8. The Board also failed to explain why it considered the appellant’s lay statements “generalized.”;

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; Tedesco v. Wilkie; implicit bias against lay evidence; The Board’s analysis is substantially similar to…

3 years ago

Mental Health Professionals Responding to Police Calls Made No Arrests in the Past Six Months

[ad_1] At the height of the pandemic, when tensions and fear were already high, protests broke out across the nation…

3 years ago

VFW Post Helps Michigan Medical Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic

[ad_1] Members of a VFW Post in rural Michigan looked for a way to help its community in March during…

3 years ago