Students Using GI Bill Receive Incorrect Housing Payments Due to VA Technical ErrorsSeptember 21, 2018Stars and Stripes – About 340,000 students attending school using the GI Bill received slightly smaller housing payments in August than [...]
Military Death Benefits Won’t Be Stopped by Government Shutdowns AnymoreSeptember 21, 2018Military Times – Military death gratuities will be exempted from future government shutdowns under a provision included in the defense [...]
Combat Veterans Coming Home With CTESeptember 21, 2018CBS News (60 Minutes, video) – Until a few years ago, NFL players who struggled with severe depression, bouts of rage and memory loss in [...]
VA Gears Up to Take On Choice Claims ProcessingSeptember 21, 2018Modern Healthcare – Starting Oct. 1, the Veterans Affairs Department will step in to manage about 81,000 authorizations for the ongoing [...]
Congress Doesn’t Know Who’s in Charge of VA’s $10 Billion Health Records OverhaulSeptember 21, 2018Nextgov – The office created to ensure health record interoperability between the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments will cripple the [...]
Agent Orange Exposure Legislation Stalled in Senate CommitteeSeptember 21, 2018FOX-16 (video) – Legislation that would let veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War era qualify for benefits due to Agent [...]
Senate Panel Approves Trump Nominee to Serve as VA CIOSeptember 21, 2018Health Data Management – James Gfrerer, the Trump administration’s pick to serve as chief information officer at the Department of Veterans [...]
Veterans Facing Judges to Get More Courtroom Advocates as Legal Assistance Program ExpandsSeptember 21, 2018Military Times – President Donald Trump signed into law Monday a significant expansion of the Veterans Justice Outreach program, a move [...]
In North Carolina, Flooding from Florence Closes VA Clinics, Counseling Centers, CemeteriesSeptember 21, 2018Military Times – Two Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in southeastern North Carolina will remain closed until next week due to the [...]
VA Issues Final Pension RegulationsSeptember 21, 2018NOVA – On September 18, 2018, VA published its final rules addressing Net Worth, Asset Transfers, and Income Exclusions for Needs-Based [...]
Measure Would End Time Limit on GI Bill Transfers While on Active DutySeptember 13, 2018Government Executive – A House lawmaker is aiming to block a portion of recently announced changes to the rules governing the transfer of [...]
Audit Shows VA Overpaid Contractors by Over $101 Million for Medical WorkSeptember 13, 2018The Arizona Republic (video) – Two health care contractors running the federal government’s Veterans Choice Program collected more [...]
Here’s Why the VA’s New Caregiver Center MattersSeptember 13, 2018Military.com – When the Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced a decision to open a research center for military veteran [...]
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Next Year’s VA, Military Construction BudgetSeptember 13, 2018Military Times – Congress could finalize the Veterans Affairs and military construction budgets in coming days after a conference committee [...]
Wilkie Opposes Bill that Would Extend Agent Orange Benefits to ‘Blue Water’ VeteransSeptember 13, 2018Stars and Stripes – New Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie has come out against extending benefits to veterans who [...]
Inspector General Finds VA Claims Backlog Greater than ReportedSeptember 13, 2018Stars and Stripes – The number of backlogged benefits claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs is larger than the agency reported, [...]
How to Keep VA Benefits and Services Flowing During Hurricane FlorenceSeptember 13, 2018ConnectingVets.com – Hurricane Florence is a category 4 storm and it’s heading towards the United States with the Carolina’s directly in [...]
VA Evacuates Hundreds of Patients, Closes Hospitals as It Braces for HurricaneSeptember 13, 2018Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs is evacuating hundreds of sick and disabled veterans from medical centers in the path of [...]
New Legislation Could Increase Veteran Access to Medical MarijuanaSeptember 7, 2018Fortune – A new bill introduced to Congress Wednesday could give veterans easier access to medical marijuana in states where it is legal. [...]
This GI Bill Change Was Supposed to Take Effect Aug 1 – It Still Hasn’t HappenedSeptember 7, 2018Military Times (Reboot Camp) – It’s been more than a month since the Veterans Affairs Department was required by law to change the way it [...]
Vet ID Card Program to Get Speed Boost in OctoberSeptember 7, 2018Military.com – Veterans who apply for ID cards through the Department of Veteran Affairs program rolled out last year should start to see a [...]
Soldiers Who Attempt Suicide Often Have No History of Mental Health IssuesSeptember 7, 2018Reuters – More than one-third of U.S. Army soldiers who attempt suicide don’t have a history of mental health problems, a recent study [...]
Change in VA Health Care Welcome, But Confusing as Launch Date NearsSeptember 7, 2018The Daily Item – On Oct. 1 the entire veterans’ health care system changes. Confusion remains despite the quickly approaching launch of the [...]
Can VA’s New CIO, Accountability Director Finally Spark a Long-Awaited Culture Change?September 7, 2018Federal News Radio – More than four years after a wait time scandal rocked the agency and decimated trust among veterans, employees and [...]
One in 10 VA Jobs Is Unfilled, Leaving Gaps in Veterans ServicesSeptember 7, 2018Military Times – More than one in 10 Veterans Affairs jobs is currently unfilled, a vacancy rate being downplayed by department officials [...]
VA Ramps Up Hiring of Job Counselors for Disabled VetsSeptember 7, 2018Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun hiring more job counselors to reduce caseloads in the Vocational Rehabilitation [...]
VA Cites Slow-Rolled Agent Orange Report to Oppose Spina Bifida BillSeptember 7, 2018Stars and Stripes – More than two years ago, in March 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs received the latest in a series of [...]
Petraeus: US Has ‘Sacred Obligation’ to Help Burn-Pit VeteransSeptember 7, 2018FOX News (video) – Army Gen. David Petraeus, who was instrumental in guiding U.S. troops during the Iraq War, says that America’s service [...]
To Root Out Lead Risk, the Army Is Going to Have to Screen 40,000 On-Post HomesSeptember 4, 2018Army Times – The Army is putting together a plan to evaluate tens of thousands of homes with potentially toxic levels of lead after a [...]
Lawmakers Pushing Back Against Pentagon Changes to GI BillSeptember 4, 2018The Day – When Congress reconvenes after Labor Day, efforts to push back against a new Pentagon policy limiting which service members can [...]
