Army Veteran Caught Faking Severe PTSD, Purple Heart Award to Steal $779,000, Feds Say
A U.S. Army veteran stole more than $779,000 in government disability benefits by pretending to have severe PTSD in a scheme that involved him lying about receiving a Purple Heart award, federal prosecutors said. Kevin Paul McMains, 44, of Milton, Florida, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for theft of government […]
Risk of Brain Cancer Higher in Troops with Moderate to Severe Brain Injuries, Large Study Shows
Service members who experienced the worst types of head injuries — moderate, severe or penetrating traumatic brain injury, or TBI — are at higher risk for developing brain cancer, researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and elsewhere have found. A study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open found veterans with a […]