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.
Stress and anxiety is frequently ruled the underlying cause when the pain cannot be linked to heart disease or other illness. The discomfort of angina is usually felt as pressure, a heavy dull ache, squeezing, tightening or a burning sensation underneath the breastbone. It can mimic a heart attack. Typically it lasts a short time (five minutes or less) and disappears with rest. While chest pain from stress does occur, symptoms should always be professionally diagnosed. A misconception is in assuming that your chest pain is stress related and eventually will go away. Get prompt medical attention to be sure. When your heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen consumption suddenly and repeatedly spike, your fight-or-flight response takes over.