The Pact Act and Burn Pit Exposure Between 2001 and 2010, over a million and a half troops were sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. While there, many of them were exposed to burn pits – fires fueled by toxic materials. Exposure to fumes that smelled like burning plastic...
The 2022 Pact Act The Pact Act was signed into law on August 10, 2022. Its’ purpose is to expand health benefits provided by the VA to veterans who were exposed to burn pits and toxic substances while serving in Vietnam, the Gulf War, and Post-9/11. The Pact Act...
Veteran Scams Unfortunately, being a veteran does not exclude you from being the target of a scam. Apparently, there is no honor among thieves as the AARP Fraud Network announces that “1 in 3 current or former military personnel have been targeted by...
Walking The Line: Hypervigilance Hypervigilance is one of the more frustrating symptoms of PTSD. It’s that restless sense of feeling you should do something, but not understanding what that is, or why you feel this way. It’s feeling like you’re going to jump out of...
Parkinson’s Disease & Agent Orange Agent Orange continues to cause problems for veterans of the Vietnam War. Now it has been linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease too. Agent Orange, and other toxic herbicides, have been found to affect the...
Learning To Solve Your Problems Sometimes when we confront our problems, they seem too overwhelming to ever resolve, but, approaching the issues with a clear idea of what we want to achieve can help. Sometimes we focus on the issue so closely that we can’t even begin...
