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.
Physiological Stress Symptoms. Chest Pains. Chest pains are normally caused by muscle tension, and pains can make one feel very scared, giving rise to more serious concerns, like heart attack. This is normally just conditioned responses. Real heart pain is very different to chest pain and very often does not start in the chest.