New VA regulations will ease the process for Veterans seeking VA compensation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [...]
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Certain VA benefits are available to veterans who served on active military duty during wartime that are not available to veterans who served during peacetime. Recognized periods of war are defined by acts of Congress or by a presidential decree. A veteran’s entire period of service does not need to have been entirely within a [...] Service dogs may play a role in keeping service members in uniform and on the job after an [...] Certain VA benefits are available to veterans who served on active military duty during wartime that are not available to veterans who served during peacetime. Recognized periods of war are defined by acts of Congress or by a presidential decree. A veteran’s entire period of service does not need to have been entirely within a [...] Flag waving is a grand attribute. It allows us to show our patriotism, display our love of country, and honor the men and women who have defended our nation and preserved our cherished way of life. But when the flag waving ends and the cheering dies out there is always the unfinished business that remains. [...] Since September 1980, an individual who enlists in the military for the first time must have completed a minimum period of service to be eligible for certain VA benefits. Generally speaking, the minimum period of service is either twenty-four months of continuous active duty or the entire period for which the individual was called or [...] Having your military records on-hand is a must when applying for veterans benefits. Precious time can be lost and without certain documents the VA will not even consider a claim for benefits. Important documents such as your DD Form 214, Discharge Papers and Separation Documents are critical to establishing you within the VA system in [...] Action alert from: American Chiropractic Association Type of Action: Letter to Senator On May 23rd, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1470, a bill introduced by Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA-51) requiring the VA to phase-in availability of chiropractic care at all major VA medical centers within the next four years. Specifically, [...] Action alert from: Beirut Stamp Initiative Type of Action: Petition On Sunday October 23rd,1983 at approximately 6:20am Lebanese time over 241 U.S. Marines,Sailors and Soldiers were killed,hundreds were wounded or disabled. This was the result of a suicide driven truck laden with over 12,000 pounds of explosives that detonated in the BLT 1/8 24th MAU headquarters [...] Action alert from: Disabled American Veterans Action Type: Letter to Representative. In the final hours of last year’s session, the 109th Congress passed its major benefits bill for the year, which became Public Law 109-461. Despite strong objections by the DAV and other veterans organizations, Senator Larry Craig used his position as then Chairman of the Senate [...] |
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