However, there are two exceptions to this general requirement. VHA is required to provide medications, upon the order of any licensed physician, to: 1) veterans receiving additional disability compensation under Chapter 11 of Title 38 of the United States Code (U.S.C.), as a result of being...
A HEALTHY WEIGHT IS: • determined by lifestyle, not by a number on a scale or BMI chart. • a weight where food can be a part of your life, but not all of your life. • the weight that oneʼs body settles into with a balanced lifestyle, healthful eating, and regular ...
Using the revised 2002 International Classification of Functioning and Disability, we predicted that participation restriction and activity limitation would exhibit the strongest and second-strongest inverse associations with SWL, respectively; we predicted that impairment would not be a significant predictor ...
In this preliminary analysis, hearing thresholds in both conventional and extended high frequencies were seen to be significantly poorer as a function of: (1) age; (2) years of military service; (3) number of military deployments; (4) having received a service-connected disability award for ...
YES. In order to get a VA home loan as the surviving spouse of a Veteran, you’ll need a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) to show your lender that you qualify for this benefit. Keep in mind that you’ll also need to meet your lender’s credit and income requirements to get a loan...
By 2016, PTSD was the third most common disability veterans from all wars received compensation for and the most common mental health disorder experienced by those in combat [2]. In the U.S., PTSD claims are expanding rapidly. The numbers of veterans receiving U.S. Veterans Administration (...