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Alpha Supports Local Veterans Charities
At Alpha we think it is vitally important to support programs that provide much-needed support for our veterans. Alpha participated in the…
Read moreBurn Pits Suspected as Cause for Respiratory Illness and Disability
Concerns are building about whether or not the routine burning of waste products in open-air pits on military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan could be the cause of disabling respiratory illnesses in veterans from those wars…
Read moreThree Diseases Added to Presumptive Conditions for Vietnam-era Veterans
The Veterans Administration (VA) has added three more diseases to its list of 12 conditions presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Read moreThe VA Challenge – How to Beat the Claims Backlog
It takes the VA about 160 days to process a disability claim. Their goal is to shave off 35 days in processing time by the end of 2010 to reduce the backlog of claims waiting for decisions. Efforts will continue to improve efficiencies…
Read moreRemembering the Korean War – Sixty Years Later
July 27 is National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. This summer, many ceremonies are taking place across the country to commemorate, “the forgotten war” …
Read moreYoung Vets Find Sustainable Careers on the Farm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is engaged in recruitment efforts to help young veterans get back to work…
Read moreCompensation Rules Change for Veterans with PTSD
For years veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have had to provide specific documentation to the Veterans Administration (VA) to prove the causes of their condition to receive disability compensation. This is about to change…
Read moreFreedom Disability Announces Launch of National Veterans Disability Advocacy Group
Freedom Disability, a national Social Security Disability Advocacy group, has launched Alpha™ for disabled veterans seeking help in securing the highest level of disability compensation from the Veterans Administration (VA).
Read more30th Annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games
More than 500 wheelchair veteran-athletes will compete in 17 different sports in Denver, Colorado, July 4-9. The games, the largest of its kind in the world, are…
Read moreGrants Help Homeless Women Vets Reenter the Workforce
The U.S. Labor Department, has awarded $5 million in grants to 26 organizations in 14 states and the District of Columbia that are focused on helping homeless women veterans…
Read moreVeterans with Disabilities Caught in VA Backlog
Thousands of veterans with service-related disabilities are caught up in the VA’s backlog of disability claims and are waiting too long to get benefits…
Read moreVeterans Disability Advocate Joins Freedom Disability to Represent Disabled Veterans
Allen Gumpenberger, formerly of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), joins Freedom Disability as its Director of Veterans’ Disability Advocacy…
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