In 2021, out of the 6 million veterans who served the nation, around 10% of men (or 10 out of every 100) and 19% of women (or 19 out of every 100) experienced PTSD. If you are a civilian contractor or employee working on a Defense Base Act (DBA) site and ...

It’s estimated that one in eleven people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime, and the possibility of defense contract workers developing it is shockingly high. If you’re a civilian employee that developed PTSD or were injured while working outside the United States, you don’t have to suffer alone.  A DBA ...

The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a crucial piece of legislation passed in 1941. The purpose? To cover civilians working overseas on government contracts at military bases.  If you need to file a claim under the DBA, you may wonder what the DBA claims process looks like. Today, we’ll explain the ...

More than 700,000 civilians are employed around the globe on US military bases. These people work in support of US military operations, often facing similar dangers to military personnel.  Yet, they don’t have the same coverage as military personnel. The Defense Base Act was created to provide necessary protections for those ...