Veterans Issues
The U.S. Navy to reconsider 3,770 medical discharges for retirement upgrades
Navy and Marine veterans who were medically discharged between September 12, 2016, through June 11, 2018, will receive an opportunity to have their cases reconsidered. They will receive a letter from the Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards asking if they want to have their cases reconsidered. Veterans will be given up to […]
The VA failed to update veterans’ dependent status as early as 2011
The Department of Veterans Affairs did not properly process requests to update dependent status as early as 2011. However, it did not appear that they discovered this issue directly. Issues that came about as a result of the use of the online appeals process, for the PACT ACT, lead to the VA looking for solutions. […]
Veterans should keep military retirement pay and VA disability compensation
Representative Gus Bilirakis, Republican from Florida, provided an opinion article for The Hill. He addressed the pay offset that many veterans face when receiving both military retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Currently, veterans with 20 years of service and who are rated at least 50% for VA disability compensation, can collect both without offset. […]
Community of tiny homes available for homeless veterans
A village consisting of tiny homes emerged in Longmont, Colorado. The organization, Veterans Community Project, made this community possible. A group of combat veterans got together and founded this organization to help fellow veterans mitigate the challenges they face. What started off in Kansas City ended up being replicated in other cities. From KDVR Fox […]
Lawsuits filed against DOD and VA over fertility treatment policies
The National Organization for Women was one of three groups that filed lawsuits related to fertility treatments. The Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, were the defendants listed in the lawsuit. The lawsuit argues that DOD and VA fertility treatment policies violate anti-discrimination laws. The lawsuit takes issue with the fact that […]
Charles Adams, hard time getting out of bed, easy time doing exertion exercises
Ninja brings to us one Charles Adams, a veteran who successfully obtained VA benefits for “serious” disabilities. He appeared at his examinations showing physical limitations that convinced the examiners that he rated the disability that he desired. Unfortunately for Charles Adams, he saw the need to demonstrate his strength on social media while engaging in […]
Default could have catastrophic effects for veterans
Denis McDonough, VA Secretary, said that a default on the debt on June 1 could impact VA payments, and that this would be “catastrophic”. McDonough pointed to the $12 billion in benefits expected to be paid to Veterans on June 1, roughly 7.1 million payees. McDonough also mentioned the other payments that could be impacted, […]
Activating veteran Navy Sailors for deployment
Luther Ray Abel, a National Review writer, provided an opinion piece offering solutions for the Navy’s recruiting challenges. One recommendation that he proposed involved contacting a Sailor that got out of the Navy and asking him if he would like to go on deployment. If the veteran agrees, a Navy JAG office provides orders to […]
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