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Dec 16 2014December 2, 2017

Clandestine C&P Examiner Website Uncovered

38 Comments / Ben's Blog, Veteran Comp / By Benjamin Krause

Disabled veteran Eric Hughes confronted Secretary McDonald over a secret, clandestine C&P examiner website, where VA examiners can swap stories about disabled veterans with no oversight. [https://cpexaminers.wikispaces.com/] [Note: Website Was …

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Mar 7 2014March 6, 2014

Is VA Research on Blast Exposure truly Behind the Times?

12 Comments / Ben's Blog, Veteran Comp, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

Plainly put, no. Despite what VA Disability Compensation folks try to tell you, research about brain injuries and blast exposure is light years ahead of where they claim. The irony …

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Sep 30 2013December 2, 2017

MMQB: If Government Shuts Down, Will I Lose My VA Benefits?

23 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning, News & Legislation, Veteran Comp / By Benjamin Krause

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 and more, here. Hi and …

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Jan 3 2013January 7, 2013

VA Policy Revised To Elminate Veterans Completing Annual Eligibility Report

4 Comments / Ben's Blog, Veteran Comp, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has implemented a new policy that eliminates the need for veterans to complete an annual eligibility verification report in order to …

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Oct 2 2012

VA Touts Paperless System As Backlog Cure

5 Comments / Disability Compensation, Must Read, News & Legislation, Veteran Comp / By Benjamin Krause

The Department of Veterans Affairs is at it again with the claims backlog. They are claiming that new paperless system will clear the claims backlog and have the wait time …

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Aug 6 2012September 1, 2012

Obama Signs Camp Lejeune Families Act Into Law

Ben's Blog, Disability Compensation, News & Legislation, Veteran Comp, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

President Barack Obama signed into law today legislation designed to improve healthcare for veterans and help homeless veterans. The bipartisan “Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act …

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Jun 27 2012

Sen. Murray Proposes PTSD Fix

1 Comment / Disability Rehab, Veteran Comp, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

Senator Patty Murray introduced a new bill this week to change PTSD treatment. The bill will fundamentally alter the way the DoD and VA have whimsically treated post-traumatic stress of …

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Jun 23 2012September 1, 2012

VA Would Need Staff of 4,000 To Clear Records Backlog

Disability Compensation, News & Legislation, Veteran Comp / By Benjamin Krause

The Veterans Affairs Department would have to employ 4,000 more workers in order to scan billions of pages of paper benefit claims, William Bosanko, a top executive at the National …

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