(Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing.) By Kathleen Gilberd During the course of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, counselors and attorneys have seen increasing numbers of clients with psychological symptoms or diagnoses. In many…Read More »
Read online Print (PDF) This is an January 2014 update that replaces the 2007 memo titled Medical Discharge and Retirement. The revision was done by Alison Carter, Kathleen Gilberd, Jeff Matus, and Katie Tastrom, with helpful comments from Kit Anderton and Lenore Yarger. Update to…Read More »
Download PDF of this content for offline readingThis publication updates and replaces the Medical Discharge and Retirement memo of 2007. Table of contents Criteria for Medical Discharge or Retirement Benefits of Medical Discharge or Retirement Counseling Considerations Medical Documentation Initiating Medical Proceedings Integrated Disability…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 »