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GI Bill Overpayment: What is the 6-Credit Hour Exclusion
Sometimes, life happens and veterans need to adjust their college course load mid stream. When this happens, these adjustments may result in an overpayment that…
Rocket Science: DoD Announces TBI, PTSD Linked!
I had to chalk this one up to my “Amazeballs” file after reading it. And by Amazeballs I mean, I am amazed at how much…
VA Launches New Benefits Website
There is a new look on the old eBenefits.gov website; we’ll call it eBenefits 2.0. Let’s hope this one works better than the old one, which had…
Can I Use Voc Rehab If I Went to an Academy?
One veteran recently wrote in about an unfortunate experience with VA Voc Rehab – he was denied because he graduated from one of the US…
MMQB: What did VA, DoD Cover Up with incomplete Thailand Agent Orange Report?
CAUGHT ‘EM – VA.gov linked to a declassified DoD report on use of Agent Orange in Thailand. Upon closer examination, we learned that 25% of…
UPDATE: Project CHECO Report on Thailand Bases and Agent Orange
This is an update from yesterday’s post about Thailand military bases and Agent Orange. The Daily Reporter mistakenly concluded the DoD declassified the document recently…
“New” DoD Admission: Even More Veterans were Exposed to Agent Orange
The Daily Register just reported that DoD expanded the list of those exposed to Agent Orange and dioxin during the Vietnam War to include Thailand….
Contractor Chronicles: VA Hires Another Contractor to do its Job
VA recently awarded a 5-year contract to a company that will help VA survey veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI). I’m still not sure…
Is VA doing a Good Job Adjudicating Complex Disability Claims?
Yesterday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing on complicated disabilities like TBI. Did Congress hold VA accountable? The hearing was called, “Adjudicating…
Veteran Deaths Linked to VA Opiate Prescription Scandal
In a usual case of CYA, VA was caught shredding documents that could have been used to charge its medical doctors with medical malpractice. Prescriptions…
MMQB: Report Claims Administration Winning Fight Against Veteran Homelessness
New reports on veteran homelessness have been released by HUD and VA. The reports indicate a great deal of success despite a very real possibility…
Happy Turkey Day
Enjoy your families. I’ll be back from vaca on Monday.