April 16th is National Health Care Decisions Day. Health care decision making involves considerations about personal preferences, the role of other family members and physicians, finances, and religious beliefs. The legal profession is uniquely positioned to provide practical advice as well as customize legal documents that protect the following: ♦ the right to consent to…
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What is legal capacity, and what does it mean for you?
A person’s legal capacity has to do with wide ranges of ability and understanding when it comes to making decisions. Different levels of capacity satisfy different legal transactions and health care situations. Typically the lowest level of capacity is needed for making a will. The requirements for a will are that the person making the…
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Important News for Vietnam Veterans with Parkinson’s, B cell leukemias, and ischemic heart disease
On October 13, 2009, Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Shinseki established service connection for Vietnam veterans with three conditions; Parkinson’s, B cell leukemias, and ischemic heart disease. This is major news for our Vietnam Veterans who suffer with any of these diseases. It is also major news for the surviving spouses of Vietnam veterans who died of…
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Long-Term Care for Senior Veterans
In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11th as Armistice Day to honor those veterans that served in World War I. In 1954, President Eisenhower changed the name to Veterans Day to honor the veterans of all wars. Every Nov. 11th a color guard representing all branches of services stand as the presidential wreath is…
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