With the number of former professional football players filing lawsuits against the NFL. there may be many people in Athens wondering just how serious brain injuries can be. As more information about brain trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy becomes available...
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Month: August 2013
Veterans’ backlog decreases by 20 percent since all-time high
When veterans apply for disability benefits, just like any civilian applying for federal disability benefits in Atlanta, they expect to have their claim looked at, fairly adjudicated and their benefits distributed in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, just like...
Unemployment for people with mental illness as high as 90 percent
The figures seem shocking, especially since many people in Peachtree City know at least one person with mental illness who has very few problems at work, yet unemployment rates for people living with mental illness are disgustingly high. The highest estimate is 90...
1 year of retroactive veterans’ benefits with new program
There are a number of people in Atlanta who have bravely served our country; from Korea to Iraq, these soldiers have fought for our country and given up a lot. Many of them have also been injured and it is the federal government's responsibility to care for these...
Football associations hope to reduce traumatic brain injuries
Nearly everyone in Roswell has heard of the numerous former football players who are suing the NFL after they say the professional football association had lied about the danger concussions could cause among players. Although it may seem to some that these lawsuits...