Veterans’ Issues

We have written numerous times on this blog about the wait many veterans in Georgia and all throughout our nation have had to wait in order for their decisions on benefits to be made -- not just when they will receive them, but if they will get them at all. The...

The men and women of Georgia who have served our nation and become injured in the course of their duty are often entitled to veterans' benefits. However, as many veterans know, it can take some real effort -- and, some say, a little bit of luck -- to cut through the...

People who have served our country often find it necessary to apply for some type of assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs. While these veterans' benefits should in theory be available to all who need them, at times it is not always as simple as it should...

Veterans in Georgia who are eligible for disability payments as a result of their military service have discovered lately that it's been an agonizing process to receive veterans' benefits. Politicians in Washington want to know when the Department of Veterans Affairs...

Georgia veterans who have been holding their breath for a response from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may soon be breathing sighs of relief. Senators Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch recently addressed the backlog of outstanding veterans' disability claims by...

It's no secret that war is expensive; reports on the astronomical costs of tanks, bombs and jets are fairly common in the media. But what is often not reported is the amounts owed to our country's disabled veterans. As our soldiers return from the Middle East, often...

Gulf War Illness, or GWI, has always been a somewhat controversial topic in the medical community. It came to public attention shortly after the first Gulf War, when large numbers of former service men and women began to exhibit a wide range of bewildering symptoms....

Delta Airlines is trying to patch up its reputation after a double-amputee war veteran was humiliated by a flight crew described by another passenger as "hard as woodpecker lips." Because of his disability, the Afghanistan combat veteran was put aboard the...