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DEVELOPING: VA Benefits out of Money by COB Today
Washington, D.C. – Just in. Oct 7, 2013: 2:00 pm. Persons close to the matter have reported that VA is out of money for benefits…
MMQB: GI Bill, VA Voc Rehab, Disability Pay, How to Handle a Benefits Cut
If you’ve been awake for the past week, at any point you would have seen a lawmaker chaos in Washington, D.C. SNL captured it well…
Veterans: Our Vote does Matter
I received a comment today in LinkedIn about the veteran vote. The reader chimed in: “But the media have blamed the Republicans yet all the…
Murray: 5 Million Vets face No Benefits on Nov 1
This Saturday I thought it’d be a good idea to forward along articles from VA. Every day, VA sends a list of newsy articles to…
Biden backs Park Ranger, Not Ashamed of Blocking Memorial
A video surfaced of a confrontation between a Congressman and a Park Ranger. In it, Rep. Randy Neugebauer chastised a park ranger for doing what…
National Park Closures defy Common Sense Economics, but Why?
With no National Park Service, someone has to pay for the federal cops and guards to keep Americans away from war monuments. And that someone…
PTSD Vets Suffer while Congress plays Political Football
Last night, House Democrats blocked a bill to fund disability benefits for veterans. What now results is a game of political football, not with ideology,…
Mailroom: Letter from VR&E Counselor on Shutdown
This morning met us all with some dismal news about those infants we call Congress. Since they cannot seem to do anything without making a…
MMQB: If Government Shuts Down, Will I Lose My VA Benefits?
Voting on the US budget has forced a show down in DC. What does this mean about your benefits? I’ll attempt to answer this question…
SQUARE DEAL: VA Approves ADL for Children with Spina Bifida
BREAKING NEWS New Harmony, Indiana: In a recent reversal, VA’s CHAMPVA has approved coverage for ADLs of children born with spina bifida who are housebound….
Mailroom: Out of Post 9/11 GI Bill Money, What’s Next?
One veteran writes in at the tail end of his GI Bill entitlement wondering “now what?” With a rating of 100% for PTSD, this guy…
MMQB: The VA Disability Fix No One Is Talking About
Are you sick and tired of hearing how VA is fixing the backlog all the while seeing headlines that the system is still broken? Are…