VA Soldiers Get Help for Brain Injuries

by Kevin Duffan

Kevin is a Virginia injury attorney who handles car accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, etc.

2/3/2011
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Veterans Get Help for Brain Injuries at VA Medical Center

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI's) received in accidents can make life difficult in ways that you never imagined. Suddenly, tasks you once did with ease are difficult, if not impossible. You may even need additional help in your daily life when you suffer these types of injuries.

Since 2007, the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Virginia (VA) has had a team that treats veterans who sustained combat-related head injuries. Hospital personnel help soldiers recuperate from damage from TBI's (Traumatic Brain Injuries), or more insidious types, such as smaller repetitive shocks to the head.

Take the case of Harris Turner, 26. He did three tours of duty in Iraq in 2005, '06, and '08, respectively. The former Marine Corps corporal sustained several minor but lasting brain-rattling jolts from those tours. When he suffered a major car crash in October 2009 near his home that injury was compounded by the prior more minor jolts he suffered in combat. He is now undergoing rehab at the Alexandria VA Medical Center.

We wish this brave young man the best as he journeys toward good health. TBI's can be painful experiences-not only physically, but emotionally as well. Victims can develop anxiety, depression, insomnia, and even personality changes.

If you suffer a TBI due to the negligence or recklessness of someone else, contact a qualified head injury attorney. Although our firm cannot accept all cases, we would be glad to evaluate your claim to determine if it meets our criteria.

IW

Category: Brain Damage/Head Injuries

Labels: accident Attorney case claim compensation Duffan legal TIB traumatic brain injury VA victim Virginia

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a VA injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have experience handling cases brought by victims of traumatic brain injury and closed head injuries. In fact, in 2000, our firm helped a plaintiff receive what was then the largest verdict ever in a Virginia brain injury case. Then in the year 2012 we won a $21 million brain injury verdict. We also have a blog in which we discuss only topics related to brain injuries and head wounds.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been named to the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008.Shapiro and Lewis have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2008. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive this professional honor. In addition, our firm was the first in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA injury law firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.
We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Suffolk and Newport News if you or a family member has been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness. While not every case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.

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