Tag: veteran benefits

See how National Guard and Reserve members like you have used their VA benefits to get a degree, buy a house, ensure financial stability, and more.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it is cutting red tape for Veterans by eliminating the need for them to complete an annual Eligibility Verification Report (EVR).

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will be joined by The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans’ organizations at a news conference today to oppose cuts in benefits for disabled veterans and their survivors.

After sustaining at least three dozen protests in 12 months against the Veterans Administration (VA) for failure to adhere to Public Law 109-461, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a decision today to dismiss further protests based on the ‘Veterans First’ mandate.

For about two years, VA’s online communications team has been closely tracking the advertising and recruitment efforts of for-profit schools looking to bring in GI Bill tuition dollars. In some cases, these schools have ensnared Veterans looking for info by using official-looking websites, which funneled potential recruits to those schools without any balanced, objective information.

The Southwest Riverside County chapter of the Military Officers Association of America meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5," and "is focused on supporting members who are struggling with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Recently NBC’s Mark Potter reported on VA’s Medical Foster Home Program and how an amazing, giving Wellington, FL family is making a difference for our greatest generation.

Yesterday, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) reached the milestone of enrolling 5,000 participants in the Million Veteran Program (MVP): A Partnership with Veterans, and is leading the nation in enrollment efforts.

Veterans face unique challenges coming home, but their strength and resiliency are leading them to successful lives after service.

Before Hurricane Sandy made landfall, the Manhattan VA Medical Center safely evacuated its patients, but the damage done to the facility is still being assessed.

Earlier this month, the US Chamber of Commerce held its 300th Hiring Our Heroes job fair, leading to 10,400 jobs for Veterans and spouses. And they’re just getting started.

VA has been working to improve health care access for female Veterans, and it all starts with culture change.

The Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support to Veterans in crisis, as well as their family and friends. Save this number to your phone: 1-800-273-8255 (press 1 for Veterans). You can also chat online or text professional responders at 838255.

Every third Friday of September is National POW/MIA Recognition Day, where the nation reflects on those who suffered in the hands of the enemy, and those who never came home.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), which oversees the delivery of disability compensation and other benefits to the nation’s Veterans, processed over one million disability claims during fiscal year 2012, marking the third year in row VBA claims processors have exceeded the one million mark.

Many veterans struggle with hearing loss, ranging anywhere from a mild to severe loss. Even with a slight hearing loss, it can be difficult, even frustrating, to hear on the telephone.

A VA loan doesn't require mortgage insurance, like Federal Housing Administration and conventional loans do with less than a 20 percent down payment.

Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting our senior war veterans.

If you’re a Northern California veteran who has waited a year for a decision on a war-related disability claim, you might consider a move to South Dakota – where the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs typically responds in less than half the time.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved more than 36,000 applications for the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), a new training and education program for unemployed Veterans to upgrade their skills for in-demand jobs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted an event July 31 for 10 Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) to collaborate in VA’s effort to eliminate the claims backlog.

VA has completed a record-breaking 1 million claims per year the last two fiscal years, and is on target to complete another 1 million claims in FY2012.

The Pentagon plans to establish a searchable database of military valor awards and medals, hoping for a technological fix to the problem of people getting away with lying about earning military honors.

A Pentagon review of compensation members of the National Guard and reservists receive is recommending that changes be made to make salaries and benefits more equitable, according to an article from The Associated Press.

There is still time to apply for the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), but don't delay. Almost 20,000 of the 45,000 slots for this fiscal year have already been applied for.

Within two weeks of being announced, a program to give skills training to some unemployed Veterans has garnered over 12,000 online applications, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Statesman Journal Jim Willis is the Director of the Oregon Dept. of Veterans' Affairs and a Vietnam combat veteran.

Beginning Memorial Day, the Blue Star Museum program's Operation Appreciation will offer free entry to more than 1,600 U.S. museums for active-duty military and their families.

Do you have questions concerning the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)? Maybe the below will help answer some of them.

VA partnered with Blue Star Families and Facebook to create an online safety net for active duty troops, Veterans, and their families.

Three Seattle-based Department of Veterans Affairs doctors received national recognition Wednesday for their research helping veterans" with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), amputations and Type 2 diabetes.

If you have or can get both Medicare and Veterans benefits, you can get treatment under either program.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today the release of 68 new forms that will help speed the processing of Veterans’ disability compensation and pension claims.

The sole purpose and responsibility of the VA is to assist our nation’s veterans. I believe the law is clear that the VA is required to give priority consideration to qualified Veteran Owned and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses for contacting opportunities in the VA.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its efforts to prevent suicide through several new initiatives that increase the availability of services for Veterans, Servicemembers and their families.

If massive Defense Department cuts go through next year, little-noticed potential victims on the chopping block include the schools on military bases in the U.S. and abroad.

Can't trust 'em. Can't believe 'em. There's not much good coming out of Washington these days, just more of the same-O, Same-O.

Since 1991, the VA has been required to follow special retroactive benefit rules whenever it grants a disability compensation claim or a claim for death benefits under the VA’s Agent Orange rules.

More than 2,200 veterans had their personal information accidentally posted on the genealogy website Ancestry.com last year, a move that could potentially expose them to identify theft crimes.

Some Veterans covered under the Veterans Group Life Insurance program (VGLI) now have the opportunity to increase their coverage to the current maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.

Sometimes there is meaning even in worse-case scenarios

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for COPD recently received certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, making it the second VA program of its kind to receive this certification.