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Agent Orange: Then and Now – Mason Veterans and …

WebIn 1991, then-President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Agent Orange Act. [19] This law “accepted a presumed link to illnesses like non-Hodgkin’s …

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URL: https://mvets.law.gmu.edu/2018/01/17/agent-orange-then-and-now/

“Liberal Consideration” and Discharge Review Boards

WebWritten By Spring 2021 M-VETS Student Advisor Arianna Drerup. The Hagel Memorandum, and subsequently the Kurta Memorandum, require the Discharge Review …

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR PTSD

WebBy Spring 2020 M-VETS Student-Advisor Joshua McKenney. In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health workers around the world are receiving …

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PTSD and the Link to Obesity

WebThe military has recognized this link as evidenced by the Millennium Cohort Study, which began in 2001 and involves more than 77,000 military service members …

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Newly Passed Legislation Addresses Inequities and Barriers …

WebWritten By Fall 2020 M-VETS Student Advisor Jeremy Hall. Amidst—and perhaps overshadowed by—the chaos surrounding the presidential transition, President …

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The Veterans Choice Improvement Act: An Overview of the …

WebBy Spring 2017 M-VETS Student-Advisor Larry Lohmann. Last month President Trump signed the Veterans Choice Improvement Act, an extension of the …

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Righting the Ship, a short summary of the VA’s failures, and its

WebWritten by M-VETS Student-Advisors Mike West and Fernando Cota-Wertz “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”

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UCMJ Jurisdiction for Retirees – Mason Veterans and …

WebThe Uniform Code of Military Justice (“UCMJ”) is the Congressionally enacted set of federal laws that governs criminal law for the military. [1] Beyond simply …

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Why Increased VA Funding in Mental Health Programs Have …

WebBy Fall 2019 M-VETS Student-Advisor Allison Hemmer. The number of homeless veterans has steadily declined, with the most recent Point-In-Time (PIT) Count …

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The Honorable Penney Azcarate (Scalia Law ’98)

WebJudge Penney Azcarate is a Circuit Court Judge in Fairfax County, Virginia and a 1998 Scalia Law graduate with a long history of public service. After enrolling in the ROTC …

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The Woes of Military Recruitment: Contributing Factors and

WebWritten by Spring 2023 M-VETS Student Advisor Megan Jones. Background. The United States military is experiencing arguably the most challenging recruiting …

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