Click To Call Though veterans are often given much attention and accolades after returning from war women are often overlooked. Though they play a crucial role in war and are often in the line of fire they are not often recognized as important players. If you have been given a VA disability rating that is too low please contact your Augusta, Ga. veterans’ disability attorneys at LaVan & Neidenberg today for your free consultation. You have given your best while fighting for your country; now let us fight for you.
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Women Veterans Fight Stigmas After Returning From War


Posted on Dec 14, 2009

For many women veterans their battles do not end when they return from Iraq and Afghanistan.  When they return they are often overlooked while their male counterparts receive recognition.  Even when people know they are veterans they are assumed to have stayed on base, away from the action.

"People didn't come up to us and thank us for our service in the same way.  They didn't give us free beers in bars the same way when we first got back." said former Army Sgt. Kayla Williams, an Iraq war veteran.  

Even the VA can underestimate the role women play in today's military.  Rachel McNeill was a gunner during convoys in Iraq.  She still suffers from postconcussive headaches and ringing in her ears from roadside bombs.  When she went to the VA in Madison, Wi. her story was interpreted differently on her paperwork. 

"It would say like, ‘the patient rode along on convoys,' like I was just a passenger in the back seat," McNeill said.

In response to her feelings of isolation Genevieve Chase of Alexandria, Va., got together with some other female veterans to start a support network.  What started with brunch has expanded into the American Women Veterans which is over 2000 members strong.

"We just want to know that when we come home, America has our back," Chase said.  "That's the biggest thing.  Women are over there.  You want to feel like you're coming home to open arms rather than a public that doesn't acknowledge you for what you've just done and what you just sacrificed." 

 

 Many women who have served in the Army, Marines or Air Force are not given the disability compensation they deserve.  If you are suffering and need help appealing your VA disability rating please do not hesitate to contact your Augusta, Ga. veterans' disability attorney today for your free consultation.  You have given your best while fighting for your country; now let us fight for you.

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