Retirees May Never See the Back Pay They're Due. Last November an independent audit of the Military Retirement Fund uncovered a significant deficiency in the way the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has been calculating retired pay for about 15 percent of 370,000 retirees who are under a High-3 retired pay formula.
Are stress and heart disease related? Does stress increase the risk of heart disease? Stress is a normal part of life. But if left unmanaged, stress can lead to emotional, psychological, and even physical problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pains, or irregular heart beats.
If you hold stress in your body, it can affect your back. You may begin to tense your back muscles, which can trigger low back pain or make it worse. Stress and low back pain can create a vicious circle. You have back pain, and you begin to worry about it. This causes stress, and your back muscles begin to tense.