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Attorney Melissa Daigrepont Joins Valor Firm as Of Counsel

November 11, 2020

The Valor Firm is pleased to announce the addition of Ms. Melissa Daigrepont as Of Counsel. Ms. Daigrepont is a licensed attorney, an Iraq War Veteran, and deployed in support of the war in Afghanistan. She is also a military spouse. Ms. Daigrepont’s experience of over 17 years of practicing law includes serving in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps and working in private practice as a military defense, entertainment, and immigration law attorney. She holds a B.A., a J.D., an LL.M. in Military Law specializing in International and Operational Law, and an MBA and is a Department

Military Sexual Trauma Survivors Show Increased Risk Of Migraine

June 29, 2020

Military sexual trauma is associated with a higher risk of migraine headaches. Researchers at Boston University recently reported that men and women veterans who reported being victims of military sexual trauma also reported a higher rate of migraine headaches. Out of more than 800,000 veterans who were screened for the study, 37,375 were positive for military sexual trauma; approximately 66 percent were women and 34 percent men. 21.7 percent of the victims of military sexual trauma reported migraine headaches, as opposed to only 9 percent for those veterans who did not report a history of sexual trauma. Dr. John Ney,