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27 Aug 2021, 10:44 am
One study conducted by the University of California, San Diego Medical Center Division of Urology found that 85 percent of male veterans with diagnosed PTSD had erectile dysfunction while only 22 percent of male veterans with no diagnosed mental disorder did. [read post]
13 Oct 2017, 7:56 am
Many affected veterans live far away from high caliber cancer treatment centers, and gaining access to the top-tier medical centers in the VA system can have a profound impact on your longevity and, in some cases, your prognosis. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 9:00 am
Medical records can be from a VA Healthcare Center or from a civilian provider. [read post]
16 Jun 2019, 5:00 am
Evidence can take different forms than evidence typically used in cases with other stressors and includes the following: Pregnancy tests Instances of pregnancy Sexually transmitted disease tests or diagnoses Rape crisis center reports Mental health treatment Veterans can also use evidence of a change in behavior in service to corroborate MST stressors: Evidence of poor performance Bad conduct notices Requests for transfer Medical Nexus The last step in proving PTSD to… [read post]
29 Sep 2018, 10:00 pm
In-Person Veterans can go to a VA regional office and have a VA employee help them file a VA disability claim. [read post]
29 May 2014, 7:48 am
The decision was made in the wake of allegations of treatment delays and falsified records at VA centers nationwide. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 6:24 am
Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where almost 2,000 veterans may have been exposed to Hepatitis B and C and HIV due to poor sterilization practices. [read post]
13 May 2014, 10:30 am
And to the (growing) list of Colorado, Texas and others, we now add: "The Veterans Health Administration has placed two Durham [NC] VA Medical Center employees on administrative leave after learning the employees may have "engaged in inappropriate scheduling practices. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 7:53 am
In a ten-year period, the Department of Veterans Affairs has had to pay a huge amount of money to the families of veterans who died as a result of medical malpractice by VA hospitals or doctors. [read post]
5 Apr 2014, 2:37 am
Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in West Los Angeles after doctors give him a 30-day supply of the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam and a 15-day supply of methadone.In Shreveport, La., a veteran overdoses on morphine while housed in a locked VA psychiatric unit. [read post]
4 Jan 2013, 1:30 pm
A lawsuit filed against the Cleveland VA Medical Center has settled for $500,000. [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 3:28 pm
You must: Have a current medical diagnosis for tendonitis Have experienced an in-service event or injury that caused your tendonitis Get a medical nexus explaining that the in-service event led to your tendonitis If you can prove the three elements listed above, you should receive a VA disability rating for tendonitis. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 1:45 pm
The VA debt program collects repayment of overpaid veteran benefits and outstanding co-pays for medical treatment. [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 1:25 pm
According to Harvey Smith, physician and orthopedic surgeon at the Pennsylvania VA Medical Center, “A bulging disc is like letting air out of a car tire. [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 7:12 am
., has agreed to sell 133-bed Mountain View Regional Medical Center, Norton, Va., and 50-bed Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Va., to Wellmont Health System, of Kingsport, Tenn.Although the terms were not disclosed, I imagine there is a pretty big pricetag.Read more - modernhealthcare.com.The purpose? [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 7:12 am
., has agreed to sell 133-bed Mountain View Regional Medical Center, Norton, Va., and 50-bed Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap, Va., to Wellmont Health System, of Kingsport, Tenn.Although the terms were not disclosed, I imagine there is a pretty big pricetag.Read more - modernhealthcare.com.The purpose? [read post]
11 Jul 2010, 9:16 am
The Philadelphia Enquirer discussed another example of inadequate medical care at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. [read post]
8 Aug 2019, 5:00 am
Mistake #5: Failing to Obtain a Medical Opinion VA will often deny veterans’ claims based on a lack of medical evidence linking their conditions to their time in service. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 10:26 am
Hospitals can be risky, troubled, and even downright scary spots, as some recent news and other reports indicate: Inspector general slams DC VA Medical Center Almost 100,000 patients of the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C., have been put at unnecessary risk because hospital staff and administrators, a government watchdog said, failed to “ensure that appropriate medical supplies and equipment were available to providers when… [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 2:00 am
Second, the medical center will be hiring staff in two different departments by the end of August. [read post]
