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VA Health Administration Games Stats on Backlog for VA Medical Treatment
Tens of thousands of orders for diagnostic medical tests have been deleted en masse to reduce the backlog for VA...
Veterans Help Group Fights for Veterans at the U.S. Supreme Court
The advocates working with the National Organization for Veterans Advocates, has filed an amicus brief in the...
Institute of Medicine Urges VA to Form Registry of Roadside Bomb Victims
The signature injuries from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were caused by IEDs, often in roadside bomb attacks. In...
Wounded Veterans Take Memorable Trip to Hollywood
One of Gary Sinise’s more iconic movie roles was as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forest Gump. In this Oscar-nominated role,...
Bill to Boost Benefits for Veterans Fails in Senate
A new bill that would have provided about $21 billion in aid to our nation’s veterans has failed to make it through...
Veterans Disability
I. INTRODUCTION. A. Purpose. The purpose of this seminar is to provide the participant with general information...
Injured Military Personnel Receive Expedited Social Security Claims
Military service members can apply for and receive government benefits even while receiving military pay. Men and...
VA Provisional Rating Decision Could Increase Claim Appeals
A VA initiative to process the oldest compensation claims first using a provisional rating decision could be setting...
Army STARRS Aims to Shed Light on Veteran Suicides
Suicides among active service members and veterans are an unfortunate fact these days. The rates of veteran suicides...
Expedited Social Security Claims for 100% Rated Veterans
On Wednesday the Social Security Administration announced that veterans with a 100% disability rating will get their...
VA Declares a New VSO Open for Business and the Indiana Legislature Steps Up to Help
The VA received about 1 million new claims in 2013, and VA planners are expecting that number to increase in 2014....
It’s Not Too Late to Become a Post-9/11 Retiree
Military disability retirement is eligible to those who were determined to be unfit for duty with a disability rated...
Navy Veteran Wins Benefits With Other Than Honorable Discharge
Stephen Norko served 17 years in the Navy and at age 55 he was homeless, unemployed, and ill. Despite honorable...
In TDIU Cases, Gathering Employment Records Becomes Critical
Veterans who are unemployable due to service-connected disabilities may be entitled to a total disability rating based...
Suicide Rate Drastically Increases for Young Male Veterans
Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs release findings of a new report that found that the suicide rate for...
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