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Posts Tagged ‘Military Families’
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Caregivers for disabled veterans are responsible for the support and care of our wounded troops across the U.S. These caregivers, many of whom are family members, are the unsung heroes of disabled veterans’ support resources and often face mental and physical health concerns themselves.
A new study recently released by RAND and commissioned by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation reviewed the conditions many caregivers for disabled veterans face. The study found that these military spouses, parents and siblings acting as caregivers face a greater risk of adverse health conditions such as:
- stress;
- heart disease;
- lowered immune systems; and
- emotional difficulties.
Officials are worried that there is no standardized national strategy for supporting the caregivers of disabled veterans in a similar manner that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supports the veterans themselves. The report estimates there are as many as 275,000 to one million caregivers for disabled veterans.
Some of the stress may be associated with frustration from dealing with the VA and other government benefits programs for veterans’ disability benefits. The paperwork, applications, approvals, appeals, and evaluations take a toll on both the disabled veteran and their caregivers who assist them with completing the veterans’ disability benefit process.
One of the best resources a caregiver can utilize is a dedicated veterans’ disability attorney. Veterans’ disability law firms help disabled veterans and their caregivers navigate the long process of qualifying and applying for veterans disability benefits when a service-connected injury or disabling condition impacts their quality of life.
The Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg, P.A. is here to help disabled veterans and their families acquire the veterans’ disability benefits to which they may be entitled. To learn if you may be entitled to benefits contact our firm today – 1-888-234-5758.
Tags: caregivers for disabled veterans, Disabled Veterans, Military Families
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Thursday, November 8th, 2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced in an October 26th, 2012 press release that its Home Loan Program has issued its 20 millionth home loan.
Military families have benefited from services such as these since 1944 when the original GI Bill of Rights became law. According to the VA, the milestone home loan was used to guarantee a home in Woodbridge, Virginia to benefit the family of an Iraq War veteran who passed away in 2010.
The VA home loan program currently supports 1.7 million guaranteed VA home loans, valued at $284 billion. In 2012 alone, the VA has guaranteed 540,000 mortgages, and the growth of the program in the past five years has seen a 71 percent increase in purchases.
Aside from issuing new mortgages, the VA home loan program also strives to help military families with existing mortgages avoid foreclosure. Since 2007, there have been 20 times more refinances successfully completed through the program.
VA home loans are one of the many measures being taken to benefit veterans. Disabled veterans who require accessible homes may find assistance through the VA as well as private and community organizations. These organizations work to provide specially adapted housing for disabled veterans who are amputees or have difficulty with mobility in the home.
If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, a South Florida disability attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg is ready to help. To learn if you are entitled to certain programs and benefits contact our veteran’s disability rights firm today – 1-888-234-5758.
Tags: Military Families, va home loan program, veteran homelessness
Posted in General, VA News, Veterans' Resources | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
According to an article on CBS News, the Air Force was responsible for incinerating the “partial remains” of at least 274 U.S. soldiers and then dumping the ashes in a landfill in Virginia, which was officially halted 3 years ago.
Military families had given previous consent to the military to dispose of the soldiers’ remains in a “dignified and respectful manner.” Consequently, the families were not told the remains were dumped into a landfill.
According to the Air Force, there are no future plans of notifying the families that are involved considering it would require an immense effort to entail individual searches of over 6,300 soldiers’ records. At the same time, Senior Air Force officials insist there was no active intention to deceive anyone about the secret practice.
Dover Air Force Base is the “main port of entry” for fallen soldiers as they return to the U.S. There is no way for the Air Force to determine just how many soldiers’ remains were shipped to the landfill, but it does acknowledge that there is no formal military authorization, policy, or regulation permitting such a practice. Unclaimed and unidentified soldiers’ remains are now cremated and buried at sea.
If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, a South Florida disability attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg is ready to help. To learn if you are entitled to certain programs and benefits contact our veterans disability rights firm today – 1-888-234-5758.
Tags: Dover Air Force Base, Military Families, U.S. veterans, Veterans' Dependents
Posted in General, Iraq-Afghanistan War, Veterans' Dependents | No Comments »
Monday, April 18th, 2011
Joining Forces is a national program attempting to foster support for military personnel and their families. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden lead the organization, which was formed to offer assistance in the unique environment in which military families exist. To accomplish their goal of increasing consciousness regarding the lives and struggles of military families, Joining Forces will focus their efforts on several specific areas, which will include:
- employment;
- education; and
- general wellness.
Code for America is a different type of program, which has a technology and service focus. Code for America members are being used by multiple different government agencies and private companies to help military families gain access to things that will make their lives easier. For example, families are given technological help, new technological avenues in which to look for employment, and help with developing necessary skills in order to become competitive and land jobs. Many veterans offer unique skill sets that make them attractive to civilian employees, especially in innovative areas. Successfully bringing together the private and public sectors by marrying returning veterans with career opportunities will likely solve many problems affecting military families.
There are countless ways to show support for this country’s military families. Multiple companies across the nation have developed programs and offer services specifically for military families. Most of these programs focus on wellness and education so as to provide a better quality of life to military family members.
If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, contact LaVan & Neidenberg. You may be entitled to certain programs and benefits so contact our veterans disability rights firm today.
Tags: Code For America, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Joining Forces, Military Families, Veterans disability
Posted in General, Veterans' Resources | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Taking care of our soldiers means taking care of our soldiers’ families. This is the thinking behind a brand new government initiative President Obama recently revealed that will focus on supporting military families. This initiative will use a “whole-of-government approach” to strengthen military families by coupling multiple agencies in order to make new and more resources available.
Agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Education will all work together to meet the requirements of the government’s commitments under this new initiative. Those almost 50 commitments will focus on improving overall quality of life for military families and will range from child care and education to health insurance.
This initiative is more than just a set of commitments, however. President Obama’s entire cabinet put their support behind these efforts. This effort will place military families at the table where federal resources are doled out. At the same time, many of the resources for military families can and will be made available at a community level. Accordingly, there will be a greater push for local organizations to join the family support effort.
VA support programs will include expanding and increasing caregiver support, suicide prevention, and health strategy programs. Keeping in line with VA Sec. Eric Shinseki’s promise, the VA will continue to work towards preventing all homelessness among veterans by 2015.
If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, contact LaVan & Neidenberg. You may be entitled to certain programs and benefits so contact our veterans disability rights firm today.
Tags: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Government Resources, Military Families, Veteran Disability, veteran family support, veterans and their families
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