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Should I Talk to Someone

WEBWritten By Spring 2022 M-VETS Student Advisor Hannah Petruzzi. **Military Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, then press 1; or text 838255 to access online chat **. …

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR PTSD

WEBBy Spring 2020 M-VETS Student-Advisor Joshua McKenney. In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health workers around the world are receiving …

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“Liberal Consideration” and Discharge Review Boards

WEBWritten By Spring 2021 M-VETS Student Advisor Arianna Drerup. The Hagel Memorandum, and subsequently the Kurta Memorandum, require the Discharge Review …

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Veteran Suicide Prevention: Small Strides Forward

WEBThe Veteran Suicide Prevention Act has been introduced in the past five Congressional sessions. Each time, the bill does not make it past committee review. …

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The Constitutionality of the Veterans’ Affairs …

WEBBy Spring 2019 M-VETS Student-Advisor. Problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and specifically, the Veterans Health Administration, have …

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’s Fight Against …

WEBWritten By Spring 2024 M-VETS Student Advisor Andrew Yildizlar. The Opioid Epidemic. The opioid epidemic has harmed the lives of far too many servicemembers, …

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The Necessity of Reintegration Programs for Veterans …

WEBBy Fall 2019 M-VETS Student-Advisor Cassie Bowns. Since 2001, nearly three million United States service members have been deployed to either Operation …

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PTSD and the Link to Obesity

WEBThe military has recognized this link as evidenced by the Millennium Cohort Study, which began in 2001 and involves more than 77,000 military service members …

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Newly Passed Legislation Addresses Inequities and Barriers …

WEBWritten By Fall 2020 M-VETS Student Advisor Jeremy Hall. Amidst—and perhaps overshadowed by—the chaos surrounding the presidential transition, President …

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Why Increased VA Funding in Mental Health Programs …

WEBBy Fall 2019 M-VETS Student-Advisor Allison Hemmer. The number of homeless veterans has steadily declined, with the most recent Point-In-Time (PIT) Count …

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Substance Use and Abuse: The War on Terror, Mental …

WEBPrevious Previous post: Understanding Military Parole in Place: What is it and How Can a Servicemember’s Family Gain Immigration Benefits

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How to Claim VA Benefits Without a Discharge Upgrade: Character …

WEBMajor Samuel M. Morris, A Survey of Military Retirement Benefits, 177 Mil. L. Rev. 133, 139-41 (2003).

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MST: What is it and what can we do to help

WEBMilitary Sexual Trauma or “MST” refers to sexual assault or sexual harassment experienced during military service. [1] Sadly, MST is somewhat common in …

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Veterans’ Benefits for Burn Pit Victims: Expanding the list of

WEBMason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic Antonin Scalia Law School George Mason University 3301 Fairfax Drive, MS1 G3 Arlington, VA 22201 …

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Transgender Servicemembers: What Happens Now

WEBVeterans and active duty servicemembers are still denied gender-affirming surgery as part of their covered treatments, [29] likely in part due to concerns about …

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Man’s Best Friend: A Quick Guide to Service Dogs for Veterans and

WEBWritten By Spring 2021 M-VETS Student Advisor Samantha E. Lewis. Introduction. Hound, puppy, pooch, doggie, man’s best friend… dogs sure do carry …

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COVID-19 and the Department of Defense: Response, Pushback, …

WEBWritten By Spring 2024 M-VETS Student Advisor Nicholas J. Bishop. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, on 21 August 2021, the Secretary of …

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The Woes of Military Recruitment: Contributing Factors and

WEBWritten by Spring 2023 M-VETS Student Advisor Megan Jones. Background. The United States military is experiencing arguably the most challenging …

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The Veterans Choice Improvement Act: An Overview of the …

WEBBy Spring 2017 M-VETS Student-Advisor Larry Lohmann. Last month President Trump signed the Veterans Choice Improvement Act, an extension of the …

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VA issues rule to provide disability benefits for Camp Lejeune …

WEBBy Spring 2017 M-VETS Student-Advisor Rodger Nayak. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has sought to make it easier for certain veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, to obtain disability compensation.

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