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	<title>Discovery Through Design - Disability Claims And Appeals &#187; VA Disability</title>
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		<title>Service Connected Disability</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a service-connected disability isn&#8217;t unusual, especially during times of war. However, the frequency of such conditions doesn&#8217;t make them any easier to bear for those who sustain them. Many combat veterans who suffer from service-connected disabilities find that they are no longer able to earn a living in either the military or civilian world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Service Disability</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of military personnel sustain service-related disabilities each year. Disabilities can be sustained while performing practice drills or in actual combat. Times of war have greatly increased the number of soldiers who are coming home with military service disabilities. Many of these soldiers will not be able to perform any kind of meaningful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Disability Compensation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Military disability compensation is the right of any serviceman or woman who has been injured in the line of duty. When the injuries sustained result in long-term or lifelong disabilities, the compensation that is provided can be permanent. For injuries that result in a reduced capacity to work, but where part-time or light-duty work is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Disability Benefits</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Military disability benefits are the sole means of support for millions of injured veterans. Injuries are frequent in the military, especiand not just when there is a war going on. Very few other lines of work have as many chances for serious injuries as the military. Sometimes, these injuries are temporary. However, permanent injuries also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Disability</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is emotionally painful to be denied veterans benefits, as anyone who has experienced this can attest. When a person&#8217;s entire means of support is riding on getting benefits for a disability incurred while in service to the United States government, a denial is devastating. It means more time spent re-doing the application and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Claims And Appeals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legal help is often necessary to get disability claims and appeals approved. Obtaining Social Security disability benefits is frequently a long, drawn-out process that can take weeks or even months to complete. In many cases, the first attempt is not successful, and an appeal must be made. The forms, proof and other requirements necessary in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Claim Attorney</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding a disability claims attorney isn&#8217;t difficult. Many attorneys are now entering this growing field of law. Only recently has the Department of Veterans Affairs allowed veterans to hire legal counsel for assistance in the application process for disability benefits. In the past, attorneys were not permitted at any stage in the appeals process for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obtaining disability benefits is of primary importance to veterans who have been permanently injured in the course of duty. For many disabled veterans, the financial benefits the government provides them may be the only form of income they receive. This could mean the difference between being able to support themselves and contribute to their families&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USCAVC (United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) exists to give disabled veterans a legal hearing to protest denied claims for benefits. In the past, there was no legal recourse when the board of appeals at the Department of Veterans Affairs decided to deny a claimfor disability compensation. Disabled veterans were then left [...]]]></description>
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