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Veterans Wonder, ‘Is Voc Rehab Better Than The GI Bill?’
A common question veterans have asked me whether they should use Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (Voc Rehab or VocRehab or Chapter 31 or…
Media Chides Against Anti-Veteran Acts
Shining the light in dark places, various local news outlets have caused discrimination and bias to be rolled back. Whether it’s the VA Machine or…
Stop Congress’s “Tax” On Interval Pay
To many veterans, January’s enactment of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act served as more of a educational benefits cut than an overall…
VA Appeal Denied After 30-Year Wait
Denied. That has to be the scariest word for many disabled veterans after filing a claim for disability benefits. Unfortunately, appealing that denial could take…
Republicans Seek To Cut Veterans Benefits For The Disabled
Remember Michele Bachmann’s attempted $4 billion cut from disabled veterans compensation? Well, “they’re ba-ack …” Except this time, they are looking to cut away…
Ohio Attacks Veterans Preference
A newly proposed bill in Ohio (House Bill 153) changes the old model for Veterans Preference when ex-military candidates apply for state jobs. The new…
More Wars, Less Veterans Benefits
Seems like a week can’t go by without hearing some new deficit reduction plan with veterans’ benefits in the crosshairs of politicians. All the while,…
Nasty Collection Agency Tricks
With Fed shutdowns and benefits in limbo, many veterans will have run-ins with a collection agency or two. Don’t be embarrassed. In fact, fighting with…
Veterans Unemployment Still High
For two years, Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have experienced unemployment numbers much higher than the national average for nonveterans, ages 18-24. Currently, the trend…
New VA Disability Deadline Rules
Prior to a recent Supreme Court decision, disabled veterans’ appeals were usually not considered after the 120-day filing deadline passed. In Henderson v. Shinseki, decided March…
S.3447 GI Bill Reform = GI Bill Cuts
I called my dad the other day when I heard the good news. “Dad, guess what? I just read how the government fixed the GI…
How To Get A Higher VA Disability Rating
Whether fighting for a higher disability rating or filing your disability claim with Dept. of Veterans Affairs, this article has insider tips that win. How…