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Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported The percentage of people under age 65 whose family’s health insurance premium and out-of-pocket medical expenses were more than 10% of total family income was nearly three times as high for individuals with private nongroup insurance as for individuals with private employer-sponsored insurance (46.7% compared with 15.8%;). (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported Overall, there was no statistically significant change from 1999 to 2008. In 2008, 83.2% of people under age 65 had health insurance. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported More than 40 million Americans do not have a specific source of ongoing care. The term “specific source of ongoing care” accounts for patients who may have more than one source of care, such as women of childbearing age and older people, who tend to have more than one doctor. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported From 1999 to 2008, the percentage of children ages 0-17 who had health insurance improved (from 88.1% to 91.0%;). However, for adults ages 18-44 and 45-64, the percentage worsened (forages 18-44, from 79.0% to 75.6%; and for ages 45-64, from 87.8% to 86.4%). (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported Overall, in 2007 about 16.3% of people under age 65 had health insurance premium and out-of-pocket medical expenses that were more than 10% of total family income. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported From 2002 to 2007, children ages 0-17 were least likely to be uninsured all year, while adults ages 18- 44 were most likely to be uninsured all year (in 2007, 7.9% for ages 0-17 and 21.3% for ages 18-44;). (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported From 1999 to 2008, the percentage of children ages 0-17 who had health insurance improved (from 88.1% to 91.0%; Figure 9.1). However, for adults ages 18-44 and 45-64, the percentage worsened (for ages 18-44, from 79.0% to 75.6%; and for ages 45-64, from 87.8% to 86.4%). (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported Asians were more likely than Whites to have health insurance. American Indians and Alaska Natives were less likely than Whites to have health insurance, and Hispanics were less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have health insurance. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported From 1999 to 2008, the percentage of males who had health insurance decreased (from 82.8% to 81.7%). There was no statistically significant change for females during this period. Females were more likely to have health insurance than males throughout this period. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Did you know that:The 2010 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) reported From 2002 to 2007, females were less likely to be uninsured all year than males (in 2007, 13.0% compared with 17.4%). (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Statement of the Case - This is a document prepared by the local VA office processing your appeal. It gives you a summary of the evidence considered in your case, a listing of the laws and regulations used to decide your claim, and an explanation of why the local VA office decided your claim as it did. Reviewing the SOC will help you prepare your substantive appeal.

SOC - Abbreviation for Statement of the Case.

State Veterans Homes - The eligibility for State Veterans Homes varies from state to state. Typically, veterans and sometimes their spouse can be admitted to a State Veterans Home. The costs of living in a State Veterans Home are usually paid by Medicaid, long term care insurance and private funds. VA pays a modest share of the cost for each veteran living in a State Veterans Home. You can find information on the State Veterans Home(s) for your state by looking in the state government pages of the telephone book. VA social workers at the VA medical center where you’re being treated can also provide information about State Veterans Homes.

Special (New) Philippine Scouts - The term "New Philippine Scouts" refers to non-commissioned Philippine Scouts who: (1) Enlisted on or after October 5, 1945; (2) Served under Section 14 of the U.S. Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, AND (3) Was discharged from this period of service under conditions other than dishonorable.

Simultaneously Contested Claim - A simultaneously contested claim is a claim where more than one person is trying to get a VA benefit or status that only one of them can have. Examples might be two people each claming they are entitled to all of the proceeds of the same life insurance policy, or two people each asking to be recognized as a particular veteran's lawful surviving spouse

Sexual Trauma - Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Rape and other acts of violence. Repeated unsolicited, verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature, which is threatening in nature. Also see Military Sexual Trauma.

SSOC - Abbreviation for Supplemental Statement of the Case.

Southwest Asia - An area of land located in the southwestern part of Asia to include the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, the portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees North latitude and west of 68 degrees East longitude. It also includes the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

Substantive Appeal - Normally, a completed VA Form 9.

Service-Connected Veteran - A veteran who has an illness or injury incurred in or aggravated by military service as determined by VA.

Joseph T. Wright

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Wright & Reihner, P.C.

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Joseph T. Wright, Jr., is one of the senior and founding members of Wright & Reihner. Mr. Wright graduated from the University of Scranton in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He obtained his law degree from Seton Hall University in 1980. After serving as a law clerk to a member of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County and practicing for a number of years in the District Attorney's Office in Lackawanna County, with a prominent Scranton law firm, and with his own firm, Attorney Wr