Disability

OSC Busts Oakland VA Regional Office 14,000 Claim Blunder

The Office of Special Counsel admonished Oakland VA for it massive failure to process over 14,000 informal claims dating…

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Rep. Warren Davidson Says Some Veterans Are ‘Moochers’ And ‘Pretenders’

One Ohio Republican, Rep. Warren Davidson, called veterans clogging up the disability compensation system “moochers” and “pretenders” faking symptoms….

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VA Awards Medical Disability Examinations Contracts For $6.8 Billion

VA announced the award of $6.8 billion for VA disability compensation and pension medical disability examinations for the next…

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POLIFACT: Clinton Claim Trump Says He Will Privatize VA ‘Mostly False’

Polifact evaluated the Hillary Clinton claim that Donald Trump says he will privatize VA and concluded Clinton’s assertion was…

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When Presenting Claim Evidence, Context Is Everything

A buddy of mine retiring from service just asked about how to present claim evidence for his disability, and…

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Veterans Affairs Now Owns Largest Genomic Database In World

Holy Batman, the Department of Veterans Affairs “Million Veteran Program” genomic database just eclipsed 500,000 veteran volunteers making it…

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Veteran Sues VA Over Faulty TBI Disability Diagnosis

One of the 24,000 veterans who received faulty TBI examinations from VA for their disability compensation claims is suing…

DAV Awardee Thomas Murphy Agent Orange Denier

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Thomas Murphy, VBA Change Deckchairs On Titanic, Again

I just received a copy of a forwarded email from his “Kahnship”, Thomas Murphy, announcing various promotions within the…