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Veterans Law Signed
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The president signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act into law Jan. 2, after years of advocacy by more than 40 veterans organizations.
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ALS Nexus Conference
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ALS Nexus brings together leaders in the ALS community to connect, collaborate, and change the future of ALS. This is more than a conference – it’s an opportunity to spark new ideas and accelerate progress toward the goal of making ALS a livable disease until we can cure it.
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ALS Center of Excellence
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ALS is a complex disease that requires a significant number of specialists who support their patients. Because of this, there have been numerous ALS centers of excellence created across the United States to offer a unique and all-encompassing medical support team. The term usually associated with this type of care is multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary both…
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ALS Veteran Risks
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In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) as a “service-connected disease,” meaning veterans diagnosed with ALS could receive disability benefits from the VA due to their military service; this effectively acted as the “ALS Veteran Act” for that year, with the announcement made on September 23, 2008. “Military veterans, regardless of…
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