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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-01.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 January 22, 2007 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 07-01 SUBJ: Claims Processing for Military Retirees Entitled to Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and/or Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) Purpose This letter provides information on the Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) Programs. This letter also provides instructions on how to process CRDP and CRSC claims. The enclosures provi…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-06.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 March 27, 2007 In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 07-06 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers SUBJ: Overview of changes made to title 38, United States Code, by the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Pub. L. No. 109-461) What is the purpose of this letter? On December 22, 2006, the President signed the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (the Act). This Act amends title 38 of the United States Code…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-07.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 March 29, 2007 Director (00/21) VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer to: 211D Fast Letter 07-07 SUBJ: Final Rule: Accrued Benefits Purpose A final rulemaking regarding accrued benefits was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2006 at 71 FR 78368. The rulemaking amends 38 CFR 3.1000 to be consistent with 38 U.S.C. 5121 and to clarify certain concepts related to accrued benefits by explaining the phrases "entitled at death" and "due and unpaid".
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-10.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 April 24, 2007 In Reply Refer To: 211D Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 07-10 SUBJECT: Revised Disability Examination Worksheets Revised disability examination worksheets for Audio; Ear Disease; Hand, Thumb and Fingers; Feet; Mental Disorders; Eating Disorders; Esophagus and Hiatal Hernia; Intestines; and Stomach, Duodenum, and Peritoneal Adhesions have been released nationally to VA Medical Centers for C&P examiner use.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-15.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION JUNE 6, 2007 FAST LETTER 07-15 SUBJECT: PUBLIC LAW 109-461 This letter provides information concerning the new legislation governing the recognition of agents and attorneys representing claimants before VA. Enclosure One provides general answers to questions employees may receive during interviews or when answering telephones. BACKGROUND On December 22, 2006, the President signed Public Law 109-461. Section 101 of Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, a…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-19.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 August 27, 2007 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211B Fast Letter 07-19 SUBJ: Procedures for Handling Extraordinary Awards Background The Compensation and Pension (C&P) Service Bulletin dated June 2007 discussed new procedures for regional offices (ROs) to follow in cases involving awards with an effective date retroactive eight or more years or that result in a lump-sum payment of$250,000 or more. These awards require a review by the C&P …
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 07-27.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 December 28, 2007 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 07-27 SUBJECT: Claims from veterans who served aboard the USS Ingersoll (DD652) Background The USS Ingersoll (DD 652) operated during the Vietnam Era as a Navy destroyer gunship conducting fire support missions along the coast of the Republic of Vietnam for military ground operations. In addition to coastal duty, the USS Ingersoll traveled up the Saigon River on October 24th and 25th of 1965 to f…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 08-02.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 February 12, 2008 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 214 Fast Letter 08-02 SUBJ: TRIP Procedures Update Background Fast Letter 00-24 introduced the Training, Responsibility, Involvement and Preparation of Claims (TRIP) program. The TRIP program is designed to help improve both our service to veterans and the timeliness of claims processing through a nationwide partnership between VA and all accredited Veterans Service Offic…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 08-08.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 April 7, 2008 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 08-08 SUBJECT: Additional Guidance on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) This letter provides guidance on: · Development for in-service mental health treatment records· In-service initial diagnosis of PTSD· Rating mental disord…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 08-10.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 April 17, 2008 In Reply Refer To: 211D Fast Letter 08-10 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers SUBJECT: Update on Disability Examination Worksheets 1. Effective immediately, the revised Audio, Genitourinary, and the new TBI disability examination worksheets are available for national use.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 08-12.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 May 14, 2008 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter: 08-12 SUBJ: Overview of Changes in Evaluation of Visual Impairment Made by Public Law 110-157, the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 Purpose On December 26, 2007, the President signed Public Law 110-157, the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 (the Act). In pertinent part, this Act amended 38 U.S.C. 1114(o) and 1160(a) regarding visual impairment.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 08-15.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 May 21, 2008 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 08-15 SUBJ: Overview of Changes Made By Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Purpose On January 28, 2008, the President signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2008. This letter provides guidance regarding those statutory changes that impact delivery of VA disability benefits. It…
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