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Veterans Affairs will cease its unlawful purge of veterans’ caregivers from its VA Caregiver Program according to a promise VA Secretary Robert Wilkie made to Congress. Flanked by the self-funded …

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Oct 24 2018

WaPo: White House Politicized Selection Of Veterans Law Judges

32 Comments / Board Appeal, Disability Compensation / By Benjamin Krause

Washington Post and a host of other media publishers allege the White House politicized the selection process of Veterans Law Judges when it rejected 50 percent of the applicants based …

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Oct 23 2018October 23, 2018

Trump Approval Of New Veterans Law Judges Appears Almost Nowhere

18 Comments / Disability Compensation / By Benjamin Krause

Department of Veterans Affairs has done very little to promote advancements at the Board of Veterans Appeals including hiring Veterans Law Judges. So, I thought I would help out a …

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May 10 2018May 10, 2018

Facebook Flags Veterans Affairs Vets.gov Video, Might Be “Fraud And Spam”

39 Comments / Disability Compensation, News & Legislation, Vocational Rehabilitation / By Benjamin Krause

Yesterday, Facebook flagged an instructional video from the Department of Veterans Affairs Vets.gov website as possibly being “fraud and spam”. The video was posted to our Facebook group Disabled Veterans …

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Apr 3 2018April 3, 2018

Can White House Fix Veterans Affairs Double Standard On Racism?

50 Comments / News & Legislation, VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

The White House and the new acting secretary of Veterans Affairs have a troubling double standard to address on racist statements made on Facebook by agency employees. A week ago, …

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Feb 22 2018February 22, 2018

Tone-Deaf DAV Recognizes Thomas Murphy For ‘Outstanding’ Veterans Advocacy

56 Comments / Disability Compensation, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Thomas Murphy, the longtime acting chief of Veterans Benefits Administration, recently received the Outstanding Federal Executive of the Year award from DAV for his veterans advocacy. “The recipients of this …

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Feb 6 2018February 6, 2018

Newest Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Called RAMP May Fail

44 Comments / Disability Compensation / By Benjamin Krause

Congress fears the newest attempt to modernize Veterans Affairs appeals called RAMP may fail just like previous attempts to improve the program to decrease wait times. The problem this time? …

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Jan 22 2018

Government Shutdown: What Do I Need To Know About My VA Benefits?

72 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

One thing is for sure, when it comes to a government shutdown, VA is still crappy at keeping veterans informed of our rights and benefits. A lot of veterans are …

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