The Wounded Warrior Project conducts and annual survey that aims to give veterans a voice and a platform to be heard by individuals and organizations that can initiate change. This year’s survey sh... Continue Reading
The Department of defense and Veterans Affairs has awarded Virginia Commonwealth University with a $50 million federal grant to oversee a national research consortium. The research focuses on deter... Continue Reading
IF I AM RECEIVING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PAYMENTS, DO I HAVE TO SHOW THAT I AM LOOKING FOR WORK? Under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law, if you have been found to have a partial disabil... Continue Reading
BrainHQ is a training program developed by the software company Posit Science that was recently put to the test in a small study that included 83 military personnel with cognitive impairment follow... Continue Reading
According to a recent report conducted by the Office of the Inspector General, the VA denied coverage for 17,400 veterans in a six-month period in 2017. These claims totaled to $53.3 million and sh... Continue Reading
It recently occurred to me that I am now in my 35th year of handling hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. When I began doing this work in Brooklyn, back in 1985, the atmo... Continue Reading
A recent study published by the New School Center for New York City Affairs paints a rather bleak picture for injured workers in The Empire State. Although the New York workers’ compensation syste... Continue Reading
Returning home from war is tough and the life once left behind may not always be there when you return. Many, unfortunately, return home requiring constant medical attention due to chronic pain der... Continue Reading
As the baby boomer generation prepares to retire, they begin to question what to do in their golden years. Travel? Pick up a new hobby? But for some, taking care of their disabled adult children a... Continue Reading
Servicemen and women risk their lives every day to keep us safe; they fight and don’t give up. For that, we are thankful. Unfortunately, while keeping our country safe, many are exposed to physical... Continue Reading