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In this blog post, we’ll explain the formula the VA uses to calculate combined ratings. What is a Combined Rating? A combined rating is a percentage that represents the overall impact of a (...)
Read moreThe Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to add nine respiratory cancers to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities for veterans who served any amount of time in the Southwest Asia (...)
Read moreThe first commemoration of Armistice Day was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. This proclamation was made after World War I and was regarded as the end of “the war to end all (...)
Read moreHerbicides were used during the Vietnam War to destroy enemy crops. Many different “colored” agents were used, but the most commonly known is “Agent Orange.” The (...)
Read moreBackground: Burn pits were used as a way to dispose of and destroy waste at military sites in Iraq and Afghanistan. Examples of things burned were chemicals, paint, medical waste, human waste, (...)
Read moreBACKGROUND: Between 1953 and 1987, over one million military personnel and their family members were stationed at the United States Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina. During (...)
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