Mar 29, 2017 | News
In response to a report released by the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO), “VA Disability Benefits: Additional Planning Would Enhance Efforts to Improve the Timeliness of Appeals Decisions,” the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released the following...
Mar 29, 2017 | News
Today on March 29, we honor the brave men and women who served during the Vietnam War. Vietnam Veterans Day commemorates the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and their families and is part of a national effort to recognize the men and women who were denied a proper...
Mar 24, 2017 | News
Many veterans aren’t too excited about sharing their stories or talking about their emotions. However, one veteran explains how putting yourself out there and expressing yourself publicly can help other veterans who may feel like they have no one to turn to, or...
Mar 24, 2017 | News
Early this year, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) began extracting hundreds of thousands of inactive-claim records from regional offices east of the Mississippi for digital conversion. Inactive-claim records are claim files that have been settled and have...
Mar 23, 2017 | News
The jobless rate for all veterans edged down to 4.3 percent in 2016 from 4.6 percent in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ recently released annual Employment Situation for Veterans. This continues a downward trend from the peak of the recession in...
Mar 15, 2017 | News
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) regulations to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, are effective as of today. “Establishing these...
