The A - Z Guide: Veterans VA Disability Benefits
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THE MEDICAL MYSTERY OF VETERANS AND ALS --ALS is now presumed to be service-connected for U.S. veterans from all eras, as long as they have had at least 90 days of continuous active service.
An Unsolved Medical Mystery
No one knows exactly what causes Lou Gehrig’s disease, but we do know veterans contract it at a higher rate than others. Last September, strongly encouraged by The American Legion, VA finally connected the dots.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of neurons located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their afferent input.
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