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A veteran begins the process of seeking benefits by filing a claim with a VA regional office. If the veteran receives an unfavorable “rating decision” from the regional office (e.g., a denial of [...]

Stars and Stripes – About 340,000 students attending school using the GI Bill received slightly smaller housing payments in August than they’re eligible for under federal law, according to [...]

Military Times – Military death gratuities will be exempted from future government shutdowns under a provision included in the defense appropriations deal announced this week. Read More >

CBS News (60 Minutes, video) – Until a few years ago, NFL players who struggled with severe depression, bouts of rage and memory loss in their retirement were often told they were just [...]

Modern Healthcare – Starting Oct. 1, the Veterans Affairs Department will step in to manage about 81,000 authorizations for the ongoing private-sector care of approximately 50,000 veterans [...]

Nextgov – The office created to ensure health record interoperability between the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments will cripple the agencies’ latest multibillion-dollar overhaul [...]

FOX-16 (video) – Legislation that would let veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War era qualify for benefits due to Agent Orange exposure has stalled. But a Vietnam War [...]

Health Data Management – James Gfrerer, the Trump administration’s pick to serve as chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a step closer to overseeing the VA’s [...]

Military Times – President Donald Trump signed into law Monday a significant expansion of the Veterans Justice Outreach program, a move that will put dozens more specialists into courtrooms [...]

Military Times – Two Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in southeastern North Carolina will remain closed until next week due to the catastrophic flooding that continues to cripple [...]