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VA recouping GI Bill pay too fast, Nye says

A Virginia lawmaker says the Veterans Affairs Department is not giving student-veterans enough time to repay the $3,000 GI Bill advance payments given out last fall when VA was having problems processing claims.VA officials announced last week their intention to … Continue reading

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VA claims expected to take longer in 2011

The 2011 Veterans Affairs Department budget unveiled Monday by the White House includes what VA officials called an “unprecedented” 27 percent funding increase for the Veterans Benefits Administration, some of which will be used to hire 4,000 permanent employees to … Continue reading

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VA claims expected to take longer in 2011

The 2011 Veterans Affairs Department budget unveiled Monday by the White House includes what VA officials called an “unprecedented” 27 percent funding increase for the Veterans Benefits Administration, some of which will be used to hire 4,000 permanent employees to … Continue reading

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GI Bill looks better for spring, VA says

Veterans Affairs Department officials appear to have a good jump on processing spring semester claims for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and they hope that hiring more people, getting help from an outside contractor and convincing schools to submit enrollment information … Continue reading

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GI Bill looks better for spring, VA says

Veterans Affairs Department officials appear to have a good jump on processing spring semester claims for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and they hope that hiring more people, getting help from an outside contractor and convincing schools to submit enrollment information … Continue reading

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VA benefits chief to step down

Patrick Dunne, undersecretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department since October 2008, announced Friday that he will resign early next year.Dunne, a retired real admiral who is a holdover from the Bush administration, has directed VA’s disability compensation, pension, … Continue reading

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VA benefits chief to step down

Patrick Dunne, undersecretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department since October 2008, announced Friday that he will resign early next year.Dunne, a retired real admiral who is a holdover from the Bush administration, has directed VA’s disability compensation, pension, … Continue reading

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Critics doubt nagging issues at Ill. VA fixable

MARION, Ill. — The new interim chief of a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been suspended for more than two years said he’s confident lingering problems there can be fixed.But the founder and editor of VAWatchdog.org … Continue reading

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Critics doubt nagging issues at Ill. VA fixable

MARION, Ill. — The new interim chief of a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital where major surgeries have been suspended for more than two years said he’s confident lingering problems there can be fixed.But the founder and editor of VAWatchdog.org … Continue reading

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Shinseki promises help for homeless veterans

WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Tuesday unveiled a plan to end veterans’ homelessness in five years, saying that without action the improvements of recent years could be lost because of the bad economy.Shinseki said the VA will … Continue reading

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