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  2. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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    A 2007 study found that older veterans (age 65 and up) rated at 50% disabled or higher for PTSD, including individual unemployability (IU) benefits, [22] receive more in compensation (plus any earned income and retirement benefits such as Social Security or pensions) than non-disabled veterans earn in the workforce or receive in Social Security ...

  3. Veterans Benefits Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Compensation Service provides tax-free monetary benefits to veterans with disabilities resulting from or aggravated by military service. Veterans can apply for disability compensation online, by mail, or in person at a VA regional office. VBA evaluates claims based on the severity of the disability and its impact on the veteran's ability to ...

  4. Veterans' benefits - Wikipedia

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    The VA offers several education and career readiness programs including tuition assistance, vocational training, and career counseling. [6] The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (commonly known as the "Post 9/11 GI Bill") provides full tuition and fees at four-year colleges or other qualified educational programs for Veterans who served on active duty for at least 3 years ...

  5. Disability Rating Scale - Wikipedia

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    The Disability Rating Scale (DRS) was developed as a way to track a traumatic brain injury patient from 'Coma to Community'. The scale was used to rate the effects of injury and decide how long recovery might take. The rating gives insight into the cognitive impairment of the individual with the TBI. [1]

  6. Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]

  7. A little-known law made over 120,000 veterans return their ...

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    A federal law has forced nearly 122,000 disabled veterans to return lump-sum incentives they received to leave the military, according to new data obtained by NBC News.

  8. United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Wikipedia

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    2006: Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 PL 109-461: requires (in part) that the VA prioritizes veteran-owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB and SDVOSB) when awarding contracts to small businesses. [76] 2013: FOR VETS Act of 2013 Pub. L. 113–26 (text)

  9. Veterans' Preference Act - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Service reform act of 1978 created new benefits for veterans with a 30 percent or more disability. It also gave veterans extra protection in hiring and retention. Under this act, preference was no longer granted to nondisabled veterans who retired at the rank of major or above.