Breaking the Silence: Why Reporting Military Sexual Trauma Matters
Service in the military is one of the highest honors anyone can perform, but sexual trauma during your service can affect your entire life. Too many service members hide what happened to them. They often fear the embarrassment of exposing what happened.
Beyond the Battlefield: How Gulf War Syndrome Impacts Veterans’ Lives
The unexplained but all-too-real symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome affect countless veterans. Veterans experience unexplainable pain, memory issues, fatigue, and so many other symptoms. It affects their lives on a daily basis and can be debilitating for many.
What Resources are there for Veterans Struggling with their Mental Health?
When most people think about medical conditions that may be impacting America’s veterans, they imagine physical injuries. However, just as common and debilitating are mental health concerns that can impact any person who served on active duty.
How Do I Prove my VA Disability for Mental Health?
Many veterans pursue benefits through the Veterans Disability Compensation Program because of physical injuries that now impact their civilian lives. However, it is just as possible to receive these cash payments when mental health concerns.
Why Are Sleep Disorders So Common for Veterans?
Serving in the military places many stressors on the lives of current service members and those who are veterans. For people serving on the front lines, these incidents are clear as they may experience combat situations or even suffer wounds themselves.
Can a Sleep Disorder Form the Basis for a Veterans’ Disability Claim?
There is no doubt that not being able to properly sleep can have a devastating impact on a person’s overall health and wellbeing. Because of this, it is possible to seek out veterans’ disability compensation benefits if this sleep condition has its roots.
What is the VA Disability Claim Process?
Serving on active duty in any of the United States’ military branches is a hazardous undertaking. The unfortunate fact is that many people suffer from injuries or illnesses that now affect their ability to support themselves in their civilian lives.
How Much Will VA Disability Increase in 2024?
Veterans of the various branches of the United States’ armed forces face many hazards while on active duty. In some situations, these result in them suffering illnesses or injuries that impact their current health and employment chances.
Does PTSD Ever Go Away?
PTSD is a sadly common consequence of serving in the armed forces of the United States. Especially for veterans who served on the frontlines in active duty, the experiences of being in the military can have long-lasting mental health consequences.
What Are the 4 Stages of PTSD?
Serving in the armed forces of the United States comes with many hazards. While most people tend to think about the physical injuries that a person may suffer, the fact is that veterans often deal with mental health concerns connected to their time.
The Most Important Part of Your PTSD
Receiving a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be bittersweet. It can be a relief knowing that your anxiety, depression, and recurring nightmares are all due to a common condition.
The Various and Painful Effects of PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not a condition that is strictly limited to military veterans. The National Center for PTSD estimates that about six percent of the general adult population will develop PTSD at some point in their lives.