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TeleEye enables an eye specialist to screen patients for diabetic retinopathy through photographs taken at the primary medical care home. The post TeleEye Screening focuses on preventative care – Part Two appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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David Brower not only fought for environmentalism and the national parks system, he also fought for the U.S. Army during World War II. The post David Ross Brower: American Environmentalist appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jimmie Kanaya. Kanaya served as a medic during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jimmie Kanaya appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) provides guaranteed acceptance whole life coverage of up to $40,000 to Veterans with service-connected disabilities. Lesser amounts are available in increments of $10,000. Under this plan, the elected coverage takes effect two years after enrollment as long as premiums are paid during the two-year period. Important Dates for VALife and S-DVI The VALife program includes key dates and features that are important to know. They include changes that impact the Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI) program. Click here to VIEW IMPORTANT MILESTONES. Eligibility All Veterans age 80 and under, who have a VA disabilit…
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Trips to the emergency room or clinic used to be necessary for all wound care follow-ups. VA now has multiple virtual visits as an option. The post Virtual visits provide follow up care without trip to emergency room appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Robert Ballard, who used new naval technology to find the Titanic and sunken Navy submarines. The post America250: Navy Veteran Robert Ballard appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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National Center for PTSD is launching PTSD Screening Day, encouraging Veterans who experienced trauma to start a conversation about recovery. The post PTSD Screening Day: Knowing is the first step appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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NCA's new fiber optic networks better serve Veterans and their loved ones at NCA’s cemeteries and offices. The post VA modernizing networks to support NCA cemeteries, sites, services to Veteran families appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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During Caribbean-American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ismael Medina, who once guarded a Nazi war criminal. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ismael Medina appeared first on VAntage Point. View the full article
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Memorial day we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organi…
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You can file online. If you sign in to your VA account, they will pre-fill parts of the application based on your account information. That will save you some time. Advantages of filing online Save the application and come back later to finish. You have one year from the date you start or update your application to submit it. Provide evidence to support your claim. VA medical records and hospital records relate to your claimed condition or show your rated disability has gotten worse. Private medical records and hospital reports relate to your claimed condition or show your disability has gotten wor…
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What Benefits do you get from a VA Disability Claim? Additional benefits that you may be eligible for are based on a favorable decision for a VA benefit and/or based on special circumstances. The VA calls these derivatives. Service-Connected Benefits Non-Compensable 0 percent disability rating 10 point Veteran preference in federal hiring No cost health care and prescription drugs for service-connected disabilities (if income limits are met) Travel allowance for scheduled appointments for care at a VA medical facility or VA authorized health care facility …
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Chris Attig talks to you about a question that a lot of Veterans ask him: "If I get a 100% rating, should I continue fighting the VA for benefits?" Let’s jump right into the answer. Many Veterans perceive the 100% rating as the end of the line. The sign of victory over the Hamster Wheel. But….….is it REALLY over when you get to 100%? Well, the hard part sure is over…but I think that there are several reasons to keep on fighting – even after you reach the 100%. Let me tell you about 6 of those reasons…[Reprinted here with permission from Veterans Law Blog ] Scenario #1: 100% TDIU May Not be Permanent There are several paths to a 100% rating in VA Co…
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Homemaker_and_Home_Health_Aide_Care.pdf Homemaker and Home Health Aide Care What is Homemaker Home Health Aide Care? A Homemaker or Home Health Aide is a trained person who can come to a Veteran's home and help the Veteran take care of themselves and their daily activities. Homemakers and Home Health Aides are not nurses, but they are supervised by a registered nurse who will help assess the Veteran's daily living needs. This program is for Veterans who need personal care services and help with activities of daily living. This program is also for Veterans who are isolated, or their caregiver is experiencing burden. Homemaker and Home Hea…
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Really? Damn. Hundreds of Sailors Being Moved Off Carrier After Surge of Suicides "move comes at the end of a month that saw 3 suicides, after previously undisclosed string of suicides going back to at least July of last year." https://bit.ly/3KA1sDu #veterans #Navy #Suicides
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Brown presses VA on veterans exposed to toxic burn pits - The Tribune Ironton Tribune Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, pressed Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on how VA can better deliver healthcare to veterans exposed to burn pits ... Source: Brown presses VA on veterans exposed to toxic burn pits - The Tribune | The Tribune The excerpt below expresses what many of us feel.
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Well, how about that... https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2022/03/14/dozens-of-va-medical-centers-slated-for-closure-total-rebuilds-under-new-infrastructure-plan/
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I was going to post this in the "VA Disability Claims Articles and VA News" forum category, but it's just for @Tbird. Can you please move this over there? https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVAVBA/bulletins/30d603e Here's a partial extract from the article, but the link above is much better looking and has additional links to some videos and other resources:
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When a Veteran starts considering whether or not to file a Veterans Affairs Disability Claim, there are a lot of questions that he or she tends to ask. Over the last 10 years, the following are the 14 most common basic questions I am asked about when it comes to filing Veterans Affairs Disability Claims. [Reprinted here with permission from Veterans Law Blog] 1. What benefits do you get from a VA Disability claim? There are several major categories of VA benefits you can get when you file a VA Disability claim. One category is what is called the “Non-Service Connected Pension” which is available to extremely low-income veterans with disabilities. Another categor…
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Disability payment benefits for a particular month are paid the first business day of the following month. When the first business day of the month falls on a non-business day or a holiday, VA benefits will be paid on the last business day of the month. Month Payment Date Day of Week January Jan. 31 Friday February Feb. 28 Friday March Apr. 1 Wednesday April May 1 Friday May June 1 Monday June July 1 Wednesday July …
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What is that Perspective? It comes down to recognizing that the purpose of the C&P Exam is NOT to convince the Doctor that your injury is service-connected but to let them conduct their Exam and draw their conclusion. Ultimately, your current disability is or is not related to military service. Regardless of what the Doctor says or what the VA Rater says, the limitations or symptoms are either unrelated to your time in service. Author Chris Attig VeteransLawBlog.org A doctor's opinion can't change what is or is not. It's just another piece of the puzzle of proof. And the C&P Exam is just another piece of that puzzle. It is not the onl…
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Some Veterans like to work just for the sake of having something to do. Other Veterans like to work for non-profits or other organizations that provide a public service …. after all, Veterans as a community are more heavily oriented to public service than many other groups of people. Yet other Veterans still like to keep doing the job that they did, as they find that the income from even a 100% VA disability rating is not enough to cover all their expense. Whether the family’s bills, funding college educations for kids and grand-kids, medical bills for spouses and children, or paying off the mountains of debt that have likely built up in the 5-10 years you ha…
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VA Claims Folders, the infamous C-File We can not stress enough how important it is to: View your VA Claims Folder at the Veterans Affairs regional office (find your Regional VA Office here) Call the VA at 1-800-827-1000 and request an appointment to view your C-File (VA Claims Folder). Ensure that all the records in your VA Claims Folder or C-File are yours. Check that everything you have sent to the VA is included in your VA Claims Folder. After viewing your VA claims folder (c-file) and correcting any mistakes you may find, you should request a hard copy of your C-File. If you’re having a difficult time obtaining your VA Claims Folder from your Re…
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Documenting your claim, below is my system for going through service medical records. First thing I do after receiving a service medical record is number each page when I get to the end I go back and add 1 of 100 and so on. Second I then make a copy of my service medical records on a different color paper, yellow or buff something easy to read, but it will distinguish it from the original. I then put my original away and work off the copy. Now if you know the specific date it’s fairly easy to find. If on the other hand you don’t know specifically or you had symptoms leading up to it. Well this may take some detective work and so Watson the game is…
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Major Cuts to VA Disability Benefits Proposed
Tbird posted a topic in Veterans News and this and that,
Proposed Cuts to VA Disability Benefits
CBO's Options for Reducing the Deficit 2023 -2032
Option 10 —Means-Test VA Disability Compensation for Veterans With Higher Income
Option 15 —End VA’s Individual Unemployability Payments to Disabled Veterans at the Full Retirement Age for Social Security
Option 16 — Reduce VA’s Disability Benefits for Veterans Who Are Older Than the Full Retirement Age for Social Security
Option 17 — Narrow Eligibility for VA’s Disability Compensation by Excluding Veterans With Low Disability Ratings
Option 44 — Revenues Include VA’s Disability Payments in Taxable Income
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Glossary, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Terms and the like in VA Claims
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Post in Am I eligible for SMC(T)?
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Eligibility for SMC-T requires that the Veteran be in need of nursing home care, residential institutional care without in-home aid and attendance services, or even hospitalization for their TBI.Jun 26, 2022 Hill and Ponton
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Special Monthly Compensation S (Housebound)
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