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As soldiers return from war, they begin the difficult process of reassimilating into society. Numerous government acts have been passed over the years to help make this transition easier for our Veterans. Veterans Rights and Benefits is written for the returning, and active, soldier and his or her family in an effort to clarify those rights and benefits available to them, as well as explain some of the obstacles they may encounter in seeking them. The alamanac explains such rights and benefits as: BLbasic health care, including specializations including PTSD or amputation therapies BLeducation and vocational rehabilitation, which spans from college education and funding to basic reintigration rehabilitation BLcompensation and pension benefits, applications, qualifications, and spousal support BLhome loans, applications, qualifications, and rate details BLlife insurance, terms of applications and extent of coverage BLburial and survivor benefits. The role of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in coordinating and administering these benefits, . Sample application forms, and process instructions are included, as well as the appeals process should a claim not be fully approved. Offered programs and facilities, including medical facilities and cemetary directories, are mentioned, and resources are provided for further listings. The appendices include listings of benefit centers and military installations for all branches of the armed services. Sample applications, and the beneficial legislation have been provided, as well as participating insurance companies.

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MARGARET C. JASPER is an attorney engaged in the general practice of law in South Salem, New York, concentrating in the areas of personal injury and entertainment law. Ms. Jasper holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars, and is certified to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Jasper has been appointed to the law guardian panel for the Family Court of the State of New York, is a member of a number of professional organizations and associations, and is a New York State licensed real estate broker operating as Jasper Real Estate, in South Salem, New York. Margaret Jasper maintains a website at http: //www.JasperLawOffice.com. In 2004, Ms. Jasper successfully argued a case before the New York Court of Appeals, which gives mothers of babies who are stillborn due to medical negligence the right to bring a legal action and recover emotional distress damages. This successful appeal overturned a 26-yearold New York case precedent, which previously prevented mothers of stillborn babies to sue their negligent medical providers.

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