VA Sec'y Shinseki hopeful delays in checks to recent vets under new GI bill will be resolvedSeptember 25th, 2009 Shinseki: VA working to resolve GI Bill issuesWASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said Friday he's hopeful that many of the tens of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans awaiting payment under the new GI Bill will get paid next month. Shinseki said veterans were right in complaining about delays under the newly enacted Post 9/11 GI Bill, which was the largest expansion of education benefits since World War II.
Hurry up and wait: Veterans turn to loans, parents and schools as they wait for GI Bill fundsSeptember 24th, 2009 Veterans awaiting GI Bill turn to loans, parentsCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Brandon Thomas was hit by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade and twice grazed by bullets fired by the Taliban during his final tour with the Army in Afghanistan.
Report: Too many veterans wait more than a year for disability claim to be processedSeptember 23rd, 2009 Report: Too many vets wait a year for claimWASHINGTON — Too many veterans' disability claims take more than a year to process, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general said Wednesday. An audit released by the VA showed that a year ago, 11,000 veterans had claims pending more than a year.
Disabled American Veterans encourages online participation in online 'Million Claims March'September 15th, 2009 DAV seeks participates in online 'march'WASHINGTON — The Disabled American Veterans service organization is encouraging veterans and others to march in Washington — online at least. In what it dubs the "Million Claims March," the advocacy group is using social networking sites to encourage veterans to participate online in chats starting Tuesday about the backlog in disability claims at the Veterans Affairs Department and other veterans issues.
VA changes procedures after more than 600 veterans wrongly told they had ALSAugust 27th, 2009 VA says 600 veterans wrongly told they had ALSCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S.
Veteran's group: VA mistakenly tells 1,200 they have Lou Gehrig's, fatal neurological diseaseAugust 25th, 2009 Group: 1,200 vets wrongly told they have diseaseCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Air Force reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig's disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests.
VA tells veterans they have Lou Gehrig's disease benefits, though not all have fatal illnessAugust 25th, 2009 Group: Vets wrongly told they have fatal diseaseCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Air Force reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig's disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests.
Veterans Affairs mistakenly tells 1,200 they have Lou Gehrig's, a fatal neurological diseaseAugust 24th, 2009 1,200 veterans wrongly told they got fatal diseaseCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Air Force Reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig's disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests.
Obama tells VFW that veterans' health care not impacted by overhaul he has championedAugust 17th, 2009 Obama: VA care not affected by health overhaulPHOENIX — President Barack Obama says a proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system is not going to change how veterans get their medical services. Obama on Monday told a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that no one in Washington is talking about taking away their benefits.
Veterans Affairs Department to routinely offer HIV testingAugust 17th, 2009 Veterans to routinely be offered HIV testsWASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department on Monday began offering routine HIV tests to veterans who receive medical care. Under the new policy, veterans must verbally consent to the test, and they can opt to decline it.
Recession, job cuts lead to surge of Social Security disability claimsJuly 31st, 2009 Disability benefit claims surgingWASHINGTON — Social Security officials say they expect an even larger spike in new disability claims than they had expected, as aging, injured baby boomers tumble out of the work force and need income. Officials estimate they'll receive 3.3 million new disability claims over the next year, up from their previous estimate of 3 million projected just five months ago.
Veterans who may have been exposed to infectious body fluids prepare to file claims against VAJuly 27th, 2009 Vets affected by VA hospital errors to file claimsCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney is preparing to ask the U.S.
Philadelphia VA tabbed as national research center on homelessness among veteransJune 23rd, 2009 Philly VA to research homelessness among vetsPHILADELPHIA — A new federal agency dedicated to eliminating homelessness among veterans has been established in Philadelphia. The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans plans to provide data, research and analysis to policymakers in hopes of ending the problem within five years.
While VA works to address claims backlog, the number of claims grows to nearly 1 millionJune 18th, 2009 Number of VA claims poised to hit 1 millionWASHINGTON — This isn't the same as getting a free duffel bag for being the millionth person to go through the turnstiles: The Veterans Affairs Department appears poised to have hit the 1 million milestone on claims it still hasn't processed. This unwelcome marker approaches as the agency scrambles to hire and train new claims processors, which can take two years.
Disability rights groups welcome CPI-M manifestoMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Disability groups Wednesday hailed the Communist Party of India-Marxist election manifesto, saying the party was the first to recognise and address administrative issues on disability. 'We are pleased to see that there is a separate and distinct mention of differently abled people, under the chapter on 'Peoples, Rights' in the the CPI-M manifesto.
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