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Tag Archives: America
Groups say transition programs miss many vets
Programs that help service members start applying for veterans’ disability compensation while they are still on active duty are shaving months off the waiting times for benefits, but limitations and a lack of strong military support prevent them from helping … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, disability, Gerald Manar, Iraq, N.Y., Noel Koch, Rep. John Hall, Tarintino, Tom Tarintino, veterans affairs department
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Bill would expand leave for family members
A House subcommittee is considering legislation that would give two weeks of unpaid leave to the spouses, children and parents of any service member who is deployed or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation.Sponsored by Rep. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bill, Iraq, Justin Brown, Oregon, oregon state laws, Rep. Adam Smith, Stacy Bannerman, Tim Embree, Wash., Washington
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Groups say transition programs miss many vets
Programs that help service members start applying for veterans’ disability compensation while they are still on active duty are shaving months off the waiting times for benefits, but limitations and a lack of strong military support prevent them from helping … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Afghanistan, America, disability, Gerald Manar, Iraq, N.Y., Noel Koch, Rep. John Hall, Tarintino, Tom Tarintino, veterans affairs department
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VA often errs in billing vets, groups say
More aggressive billing of private insurers for health care received at veterans hospitals and clinics may be a way to cut costs — but it’s also fraught with errors, a House subcommittee was warned Tuesday.Blake Ortner, a legislative aide with … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Gardner, Glen Gardner Jr., health, veterans affairs department, Vietnam
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Vets group has tips on GI Bill repayments
Student Veterans of America is recommending that people who must give back their $3,000 GI Bill advances quickly assess their finances to determine the best way to repay the money.The Veterans Affairs Department has announced it will start reducing living … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bill, Brian Hawthorne, Nye, Rep. Glenn, student, Va., veterans affairs department
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VA often errs in billing vets, groups say
More aggressive billing of private insurers for health care received at veterans hospitals and clinics may be a way to cut costs — but it’s also fraught with errors, a House subcommittee was warned Tuesday.Blake Ortner, a legislative aide with … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Gardner, Glen Gardner Jr., health, veterans affairs department, Vietnam
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Vets group has tips on GI Bill repayments
Student Veterans of America is recommending that people who must give back their $3,000 GI Bill advances quickly assess their finances to determine the best way to repay the money.The Veterans Affairs Department has announced it will start reducing living … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bill, Brian Hawthorne, Nye, Rep. Glenn, student, Va., veterans affairs department
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Officer training needs overhaul, report says
An era in which military officers find themselves in combat, on humanitarian relief missions, training foreign militaries or hunting pirates demands a new system of training, assessment and promotion that can produce leaders nimble enough to take on such varied … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Brian Burton, Burton, Iraq, John Nagl, professional military education, study, U.S., U.S. Military
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Vets face blizzard of red tape, group says
Combat veterans returning to the U.S. often find themselves facing a new, complex and frustrating enemy: red tape.That is the assessment of a new report released Friday by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Here are some examples of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Aimee Sherrod, America, Bill, Drew Brown, Hamilton, Iraq, Katie Roberts, Matthew Hamilton, Noble Eagle, Paul Rieckhoff, Richard Sanchez, U.S., veteran, veterans affairs department
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Vets face blizzard of red tape, group says
Combat veterans returning to the U.S. often find themselves facing a new, complex and frustrating enemy: red tape.That is the assessment of a new report released Friday by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Here are some examples of the … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Afghanistan, Aimee Sherrod, America, Bill, Drew Brown, Hamilton, Iraq, Katie Roberts, Matthew Hamilton, Noble Eagle, Paul Rieckhoff, Richard Sanchez, U.S., veteran, veterans affairs department
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