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

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    Some research suggests that VA disability benefits achieve their goal of helping veterans who have PTSD. The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), a component of the Department of Veterans Affairs, processes disability claims and administers all aspects of the VA disability program. Since 1988 VA disability claim decisions have been subject ...

  3. United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. Non-healthcare benefits include disability ...

  4. Schwab and England ADL scale - Wikipedia

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    Very dependent Can assist with chores, and can complete some alone. Aware 30%; Very dependent With help, can start chores. One can also complete few chores with effort and help. Aware 20%; Very dependent Can slightly help with chores, but cannot complete any alone. Aware 10%; Fully dependent Is helpless and somewhat comatose. Aware 0%; Fully ...

  5. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The new TANF program expired on September 30, 2010, on schedule with states drawing down the entire original emergency fund of $5 billion and the contingency fund of $2 billion allocated by ARRA. Reauthorization of TANF was not accomplished in 2011, but TANF block grants were extended as part of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (see Temporary ...

  6. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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    People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...

  7. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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    In addition, a military member who becomes disabled due to an injury or illness is medically retired if: 1) The member is determined to be unfit "… to perform duties of the member's office, grade, rank or rating ..."; 2) Whose disability is determined to be permanent and stable; 3) Is either rated at a minimum of 30% disabled, or the member ...

  8. Health insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Employees who worked part-time (less than 30 hours a week) were less likely to be offered coverage by their employer than were employees who worked full-time (21% vs. 72%). [ 8 ] A major trend in employer sponsored coverage has been increasing premiums, deductibles, and co-payments for medical services, and increasing the costs of using out-of ...

  9. Health insurance - Wikipedia

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    It includes insurance for losses from accident, medical expense, disability, or accidental death and dismemberment". [ 2 ] : 225 A health insurance policy is a insurance contract between an insurance provider (e.g. an insurance company or a government) and an individual or his/her sponsor (that is an employer or a community organization).