BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Privacy and confidentiality of military medical records and information have long been of concern to servicemembers and those who assist them. For decades, records of medical evaluation and treatment were easily available to commanding officers and others in a…Read More »
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Counselors and attorneys hear many accounts about denial of military medical care and inadequate care—soldiers whose serious health problems are never evaluated, incorrectly diagnosed, or mistreated. Servicemembers generally feel they have little recourse when denied care or given inadequate…Read More »
A basic guide to how the VA system works and how to get earned benefits, along with practice pointers for vets and their advocates. By Becca von Behren Whether a service member wants to stay in the military or is fighting to…Read More »
Medical Referral Network Military personnel often need independent medical evaluations and treatment, and this need has increased dramatically as the war in Iraq progresses. Soldiers and sailors face a command system and medical care system in which illness and injury are sometimes…Read More »