Glimpses of the new veteran : changed constituencies, different disabilities, and evolving resolutions / Alice A. Booher, Editor.
2015
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Title
Glimpses of the new veteran : changed constituencies, different disabilities, and evolving resolutions / Alice A. Booher, Editor.
Published
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2015]
Call Number
UB357 .G57 2015
ISBN
9781611637083 (paperback : alk. paper)
1611637082 (paperback : alk. paper)
1611637082 (paperback : alk. paper)
Description
xx, 257 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)898334219
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Prologue
xi
Introduction
xix
Section I Changed Constituencies
3
A Changing Constituency: The Non-Draft Veteran Population, Reserves, Guard, and Family Inclusivity
5
The History of the Draft / Marti Nell Hyland
5
The Composition of the AVF / Marti Nell Hyland
7
Support for Military Families / Marti Nell Hyland
10
Changes in Constituency with the Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) / Marti Nell Hyland
15
Historical Progression: History of VA Health Care, Benefit Initiatives, and Selected Legislation for Women Veterans / Judie A. Armington
21
Homeless Veterans / Lory Manning Irene Trowell-Harris
35
Assessment / Anthony Mainelli
43
Housing / Anthony Mainelli
44
VA Benefits / Anthony Mainelli
45
Barriers to Employment / Anthony Mainelli
47
Aging, Caregiving, Fading, Dying, and Remembering / Anthony Mainelli
49
Fading Away / Alice A. Booher
50
Caregiving / Alice A. Booher
52
Dying / Alice A. Booher
56
Remembering / Alice A. Booher
62
Symbols / Alice A. Booher
64
Honor Flights / Alice A. Booher
70
Motorcycles and Respect / Alice A. Booher
72
Section II Different Disabilities / Alice A. Booher
77
Gulf War Illness / Alice A. Booher
83
Background on the First Gulf War / James P. Terry
85
The Unique Medical Aspects of the First Gulf War / James P. Terry
87
Three Important Studies Informing Understanding of Gulf War Illnesses and Disabilities / James P. Terry
89
The Legal Dilemma / James P. Terry
92
Congressional Action Supplants the Lack of a Medical Nexus / James P. Terry
94
New Medical Findings / James P. Terry
96
Recent Studies / James P. Terry
97
Reflections / James P. Terry
99
Wounded Warrior Care for Reserve Forces / James P. Terry
103
A History of Policy Problems / Lee A. Becker Lawrence M. Miller
103
New Frontiers in Medicine and Outpatient Needs / Lee A. Becker Lawrence M. Miller
105
Marine Corps' Wounded Warrior and Medical Hold Programs / Lee A. Becker Lawrence M. Miller
107
Examples of Care / Lee A. Becker Lawrence M. Miller
109
Conclusion / Lee A. Becker Lawrence M. Miller
111
Prosthetics, Transplantation, and Beyond / Lee A. Becker Lawrence M. Miller
113
Prosthetics and Exoskeletons / Rhonda L.S. Cornum Kory G. Cornum William Gunnar
115
VA Transplants / Rhonda L.S. Cornum Kory G. Cornum William Gunnar
122
Section III Evolving Resolutions / Rhonda L.S. Cornum Kory G. Cornum William Gunnar
129
A Benefits System for the Information Age / Rhonda L.S. Cornum Kory G. Cornum William Gunnar
131
I.
The Essence of Veterans Benefits / James D. Ridgway
132
II.
The Birth of the Modern Veterans Benefits Process / James D. Ridgway
133
III.
The Twenty-First-Century Landscape / James D. Ridgway
137
IV.
The Claims Process Today / James D. Ridgway
142
V.
Toward a Modern System / James D. Ridgway
146
VI.
Conclusion / James D. Ridgway
157
Wounded Warriors and New Employment Opportunities / James D. Ridgway
159
Veterans Service Organizations[—]An Overview / Aragorn Thor Wold
163
U.S. Armed Forces Retirement Home / Roy Spicer
171
The Fisher Legacy / Carolyn Haug
177
Law Firm: For the Public Good / Alice A. Booher David A. Coker James D. Weiskopf
197
State Veterans Services / Ronald L. Smith
201
Organization / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
203
Benefits Services / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
203
Veterans Education, Training and Employment / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
204
Cemeteries / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
205
Care Centers / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
205
Virginia War Memorial / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
206
Virginia Wounded Warrior Program / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
206
Citizen Boards / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
207
Board of Veterans Services / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
207
Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations (JLC) / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
207
Veterans Services Foundation / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
208
Virginia War Memorial Board / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
209
Other Programs / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
209
Veterans Treatment Courts: An Evolving Success Story of the Legal System Reaching Out and Helping Veterans / Alice A. Booher Paul Galanti
213
Programs to Help Transitioning Veterans / Rick Williams
221
Beyond the GI Bill / Terry Howell
223
Additional Federal Transition Resources / Terry Howell
225
Joint Government/Private Sector Resources / Terry Howell
226
Private Sector Solutions / Terry Howell
226
Epilogue / Terry Howell
229
Appendix / Terry Howell
231
Contributors / Terry Howell
239
Acknowledgments / Terry Howell
257