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Questions For Today’s VBA Stakeholder Meeting, 2 PM EST (Sign Up!)
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is holding a stakeholder meeting on January 31 at 2:00 pm EST that all veterans should sign up to attend….
Vietnam Veterans To Win VA Benefits Worth Thousands After Court Ruling
A new Federal Circuit decision will result in awards of VA benefits to up to 90,000 “blue water” Vietnam veterans previously denied benefits based on…
Disabled Veteran Loses TDIU Pay Over 18 Cents Income In 1 Year
One veteran with a Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) rating had his disability cut by $1,900 over 18 cents in income from 2017. Mike Sanders,…
Could VA Suicide Prevention ‘Simple Acts’ Become Stalking?
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled new promotion strategies to fight high veteran suicide numbers called “simple acts” that may include stalking veterans at…
Veterans Affairs Spins Non-VA Emergency Bill Denials With Local Story
The Department of Veterans Affairs is in a full-court press on spinning veterans’ fears that VA will refuse to pay non-VA emergency bills claiming veterans…
Veterans Groups Complain, Locked Out Of VA Mission Act Rulemaking Process
Three of the Big Six veterans groups complained this week after being locked out of the regulatory process for VA Mission Act rulemaking. They are…
No SDVOSB Set-Aside To Fix Forever GI Bill Software Glitch
To fix the Forever GI Bill software glitch, VA announced it will not use a set-aside for a service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB). It…
New Anthrax Vaccine Email On Bad Batches Requires Scrutiny
A new anthrax vaccine email purportedly from USAF addressing bad batches and 100 percent disability benefits requires scrutiny. The new email states soldiers may be…
Veterans Affairs Spins ‘JAMA Study’ It Authored On VA Wait Times
VA hospitals are reportedly improving wait times in a “JAMA study” suggesting VA wait times are less or equal to the private sector, but there…
Is American Legion Relevant? Veterans Are Divided On NY Times Op Ed
The NY Times published an opinion article by the national commander of the American Legion this weekend that raised some eyebrows, and it was not…
Driving Miss Merle: Shulkin Violated Laws, Allowed Wife To Use VA Driver
Former VA secretary David Shulkin violated numerous laws when he let his wife Merle Bari use VA driver for personal business without the secretary being…
Tit For Tat: Union Says VA Sec ‘Disparaging’ Veterans Suffering
The AFGE Union president J. David Cox published a scathing press release accusing Secretary Robert Wilkie of “disparaging” veterans who are “suffering” from the shutdown….