Navigation The VA is urging former service members who have illnesses they believe are linked to water contamination at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to continue to seek out any potential benefits they fell they may be entitled. As of the end of January 2023, VA reported receiving 102,265 disability claims related to exposure at the Marine […]
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VA Offers Program to Assist Veterans in Finding Employment
If you are a Veteran who is unable to work due to a service-connected disability, you may be entitled to assistance through the VA Veteran Readiness and Employment: Chapter 31 program. The VA’s Chapter 31 program assists Veterans by providing them with job skills, as well as instruction on obtaining and maintaining employment. A Veteran […]
Hair Straightening Chemicals and Cancer | Uterine, Endometrial & Ovarian Cancer
There is a growing number of lawsuits which claim that hair relaxers contain toxic chemicals. These chemicals can cause cancer and disrupt hormones according to a recent study released by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The Sister Study, a study led by […]
Social Security is Asking for Your Help to Slam the Scam!
If you have a phone and a Social Security number, then you have likely gotten calls over the years regarding scammers contacting you to say your Social Security number has been compromised. Perhaps they wanted you to pay a fee to fix it or confirm all your other private information and then they really ruin […]
VA Awards $20 Million to Groups Aimed at Veteran Suicide Prevention
This week the Department of Veterans’ Affairs recognized two first-place winners of the VA’s Mission Daybreak challenge. Project Hózhó was one of the two first place prize winners, which is focused on bringing broadband services and culturally relevant mental health support to Native American reservations in the southwest United States. The prize brings with it […]