VetsFirst wants you to know that the VA has released a fact sheet providing guidance on the implementation of the recently passed prohibition on the collection of copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.
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Prohibition on the Collection of Copayments for Catastrophically Disabled Veterans Being ImplementedUnited Spinal Association/VetsFirst and other veterans organizations scored a victory yesterday for Vietnam veterans suffering from diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit instructed the VA to issue within 30 days new rules for paying disability benefits to Vietnam veterans stricken with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, or B-cell leukemias. As urged by VetsFirst, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have passed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. The legislation is now headed to the President for signing. Have you ever given Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance any thought? It’s a high avoidance topic but one that can be very important to disabled vets and their spouses. Our own Terry Moakley on his beginnings as a disabled veteran and “quadriplegic work-in-progress” searching for answers and how the VA’s Adapted Housing Grant helped get him started. On January 20, VetsFirst participated in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Roundtable on Veterans Service Organization Priorities for 2010. During the roundtable, VetsFirst had the opportunity to present our current public policy priorities. The VA’s new Expedited Claims Adjudication Program may be a smoke and mirrors illusion that clouds the actual backlog of claims for disability compensation, pension and other veterans’ benefits. VA will begin accepting claims for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits while concerned vet groups monitor the process and the progress. Certain disabled vets may receive $250 under the new economic stimulus legislation recently signed into law by President Obama. Veterans still burned over 35 year old fire that left millions of service records in ashes. Some history on this disaster and some tips on how to revive your records. |
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