VA Issues Final Pension Regulations
NOVA – On September 18, 2018, VA published its final rules addressing Net Worth, Asset Transfers, and Income Exclusions for Needs-Based Benefits. 83 FR 47246. The proposed regulations were [...]
Measure Would End Time Limit on GI Bill Transfers While on Active Duty
Government Executive – A House lawmaker is aiming to block a portion of recently announced changes to the rules governing the transfer of education benefits through the Post-9/11 GI Bill to [...]
Audit Shows VA Overpaid Contractors by Over $101 Million for Medical Work
The Arizona Republic (video) – Two health care contractors running the federal government’s Veterans Choice Program collected more than $101 million in overpayments during 2016-17, an [...]
Here’s Why the VA’s New Caregiver Center Matters
Military.com – When the Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced a decision to open a research center for military veteran caregiver issues, it did more than just make a plan to [...]
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Next Year’s VA, Military Construction Budget
Military Times – Congress could finalize the Veterans Affairs and military construction budgets in coming days after a conference committee released a compromise funding plan late Monday [...]
Wilkie Opposes Bill that Would Extend Agent Orange Benefits to ‘Blue Water’ Veterans
Stars and Stripes – New Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie has come out against extending benefits to veterans who served off the coast during the Vietnam War, citing [...]
Inspector General Finds VA Claims Backlog Greater than Reported
Stars and Stripes – The number of backlogged benefits claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs is larger than the agency reported, according to findings released Monday from a [...]
How to Keep VA Benefits and Services Flowing During Hurricane Florence
ConnectingVets.com – Hurricane Florence is a category 4 storm and it’s heading towards the United States with the Carolina’s directly in it’s path. With maximum sustained winds of [...]
VA Evacuates Hundreds of Patients, Closes Hospitals as It Braces for Hurricane
Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs is evacuating hundreds of sick and disabled veterans from medical centers in the path of Hurricane Florence and readying mobile units to [...]
New Legislation Could Increase Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana
Fortune – A new bill introduced to Congress Wednesday could give veterans easier access to medical marijuana in states where it is legal. The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, [...]