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Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]

Stars and Stripes – Active-duty service members who die from an incident that was not in support of combat operations would no longer be [...]

Federal News Network – The Department of Veterans Affairs is eyeing yet another large-scale modernization effort — this time an overhaul to [...]

Military Times – In responses to a questionnaire compiled by the Military Officers Association of America, the presidential candidates [...]

Military.com – Lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would streamline the process for veterans to receive disability benefits for [...]

The Hill – The coronavirus has caused a delay in researching alternatives to using cancer-linked chemicals in military firefighting foam, [...]

Military.com – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has once again opened the registration process for claiming an economic stimulus payment [...]

Stars and Stripes – A data breach at the Department of Veterans Affairs has potentially compromised the personal information of roughly [...]

Military.com – The House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees have agreed on veteran suicide prevention legislation that would provide [...]

Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]

Military.com – It’s difficult caring full-time for a spouse, sibling or adult child with lifelong disabilities as the result of [...]

Connecting Vets – Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is pushing back on reports that U.S. Postal Service delays have [...]

ThinkAdvisor – Three House members have introduced a bill that could help a U.S. military veteran who uses a body disposition option other [...]

VAntage Point – VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service is deploying its electronic Virtual Assistant (e-VA) to the [...]

FOX News – Google announced Wednesday it has been chosen by a sector of the Defense Department to assist with a new U.S. health system [...]

JD Supra – On August 27, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the extension of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [...]

Military.com – As Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers geared up in early March to respond to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based [...]

Connecting Vets – By April of this year, the Department of Veterans Affairs had already twice delayed the launch of its massive, [...]

Military Times – Democratic leaders of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee this week announced plans to mark up a hefty slate of suicide [...]

Military Times – Veterans education advocates are cautioning students to be wary of schools capitalizing on pandemic uncertainty to pitch [...]

Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with the Department of Defense to offer Women’s Health Transition [...]

Connecting Vets – Capitol Hill lawmakers are calling on the leader of the U.S. Postal Service to prioritize veterans and troops after [...]

Military Times – Veterans Affairs officials are reminding families who missed out on some coronavirus stimulus checks last spring that they [...]

Stars and Stripes – National veterans organizations launched a “final push” Thursday for Congress to grant Department of Veterans Affairs [...]

If you are a Federal employee, and become disabled due to an injury or illness, you may be eligible for a disability retirement benefits under [...]

Clients often wonder when they should contact us about their case. Claims can be pending for a long time at the Social Security Administration [...]

If an employee of a municipality under CMERS is disabled and no longer able to work, that employee may be eligible for a disability retirement. [...]

Connecticut has had anti-bullying statutes for several years. A new statute, Public Act 19-166, established a social and emotional learning and [...]

If you have a long term disability policy and you need to make a claim,  you should first look to see if your policy is covered by a federal law [...]