The recent changes to PTSD claims processes have been well publicized and they are a long time coming. We look at what the new PTSD regulations mean and how they effect veterans still waiting for their claims to be processed.
Veterans Upward Bound offers free catch up courses that allow veterans to brush up on the basic math and english skills that so many of us have forgotten over the years, improving their chances at testing well in college level placement tests.
While cruising around on facebook, former Iraqi Veteran Aaron Stahly found Outward Bound. Aaron has been an advocate for Veteran groups for some time after serving in 2006.
With all the research being done on PTSD why is there still a stigma surrounding this disorder? Far too often we ignore the symptoms and for what? Recently I read two articles that made me reconsider my perspective of this disorder.
Our soldiers give so much for our safety and too many of them return home no longer able to do so many of the things they love. Once vibrantly active people are left to feel they are now no longer capable of participating in the activities we often take for granted. When Micah Clark [...]
Paralyzed Veterans is the only congressionally chartered organization entirely dedicated to veterans with spinal cord injuries and diseases. They work to empower paralyzed veterans by offering them the means to be independent while supporting research and treatment options. PV has helped people like Aubrey Youngs find a life for herself after a fluke accident [...]
What happens to the families left behind once our soldiers have been deployed? How are they cared for when they return? I used to think that the toughest part of service would have been leaving your family behind. Yet I honestly never gave as much thought to the day-to-day tasks that would become much more [...]
Sadly too many Veterans don’t take advantage of the benefits that are provided to them by the VA. Either they don’t know how to gain access to benefits or maybe they aren’t aware that they have them available to them at all. Veteran Aid is a non-profit organization designed to help inform Veterans of [...]
