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New Rules: How To Appeal VA Vocational Rehabilitation Denials In 2019
The rules have changed. A new buffet of options for initiating appeals processes for VA Voc Rehab denials or lowball offers requires an updated approach….
Is Ocasio-Cortez Feigning Idiocy Fighting Against Veterans Choice?
Even if someone provided Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, a history lesson on Veterans Choice, would she still try to claim VA isn’t broken? Ocasio-Cortez recently…
Veterans Affairs Cerner EHR Replacement For VistA To Cost 60 Percent More
The new Cerner electronic health records replacement for VA’s VistA system will cost 60 percent more after less than one year of implementation, estimated at…
Former Lockheed Counter-Intelligence Chief Nominated VA Deputy Secretary
The new VA Deputy Secretary nominee brings significant experience as Lockheed’s former counter-intelligence legal chief and head of privacy. What does this mean for internal…
Forever GI Bill May Get A Boost By Restarting Break Pay
A newly proposed bill would end the Department of Veterans Affairs practice of withholding GI Bill benefits during breaks between terms. Congressman Gilbert Cisneros, Jr….
Austin VA Veteran Suicide Witness, ‘It Was Just A Big Clusterf**k’
The scene of the Austin VA suicide this week turned into “a big clusterf**k” according to one onlooker at the facility. One veteran in crisis walking…
Bad Patient Advocate Meeting Ends In Veteran Suicide
A shocking report has surfaced out of Austin VA Clinic where a veteran killed himself with a gun after an unsuccessful meeting with clinic staff….
Two Veteran Suicides At Separate Georgia VA Facilities Over Weekend
Tragedy struck at two separate Veterans Affairs hospitals over the weekend as two veteran suicides occurred. VA will not disclose the identities or circumstances of…
Monthly Pay From VA Vocational Rehabilitation – FY 2019
Disabled veterans unaware of benefits for vocational retraining could be passing up tens or even hundreds of thousands in monthly benefits much less tuition. Each…
Will New Layer Of Bureaucracy Fix GI Bill, Voc Rehab?
The GI Bill, Vocational Rehabilitation and other education and employment benefits may get a major overhaul should new proposed legislation pass. Earlier this week, bi-partisan…
Veterans Lose Major Voice As Journalist Retires, ‘Military Update’ Ends
Veterans just lost a major voice in journalism now that Tom Philpott of the Military Update column retired last week. After 25 long years on…
Suicidal Veteran Arrested For Veterans Crisis Line Threats
A suicidal veteran was arrested recently for threatening statements he made during a call with a Veterans Crisis Line operator. Veteran Mark W. Sweeny appeared…