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USAWOA Assistant Vice President for Veterans Affairs -
CW4 (Ret) Percy Butler -
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Both the Senate and the House of Representatives voted on
Tuesday, July 15, 2008, to override the presidential veto
of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008. In addition to staving off cuts in Medicare
reimbursement to physicians, the Act also makes modest improvements for
Medicare beneficiaries - see more.
7/17/08
Gulf War Veterans Given Added Voice at VA, New Committee to Air Veterans'
Concerns - (June 17, 2008) --
Veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War will gain additional access to the leadership
of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when the department's Advisory
Committee on Gulf War Veterans holds its first meeting today. The 14-member,
independent panel will advise the Secretary and the department on the full
range of health care and benefits needs of those who served in the conflict.
"I will ask them to take a 'fresh-eyes' approach in developing their
recommendations and work expeditiously to produce a final report within
18-months," said Secretary Peake -
see more.
6/19/08
VA Reaching Out to Vets with Mortgage Problems
- (June 12, 2008) - Many home owners have found it difficult recently to pay
their mortgages, but quick intervention by loan counselors at the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) has actually reduced the number of veterans
defaulting on their home loans.
VA counselors at nine regional loan centers
can assist veterans with financial problems. Depending on a veteran's
circumstances, VA can intercede with the borrower on the veteran's behalf to
pursue options -- such as repayment plans, forbearance, and loan modifications
-- that would allow a veteran to keep a home. To obtain help from a VA
financial counselor, veterans can call VA toll-free at 1-877-827-3702.
Information about VA's home loan guaranty program can be obtained at
www.homeloans.va.gov -
see more.
6/19/08
VA Begins Next Phase of Combat Vet Outreach -
(5/30/08)
– The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it has completed making
calls to veterans potentially identified as being ill or injured from
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF-OIF), and will
immediately begin targeting over 500,000 OEF-OIF veterans who have been
discharged from active duty but have not contacted VA for health care -
see more.
6/19/08
Retiree days provide news to veterans
- Retiree Appreciation Days are now scheduled
at more than 40 major Army installations through the summer and fall to
provide health screenings and offer retired Soldiers and their Families
information about benefits -
see more.
2009
Presidential Inauguration Opportunity -
Are You Ready to Soldier
Up? Are You Army Strong? Want to be Part of a Change Era? -
see more.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial open online -
a Utah-based web site that features searchable original documents, said that
it has released an online interactive photo of the Vietnam War Memorial, in
conjunction with the National Archives and Records Administration
- see more.
Combat Vets’ Health Care Extended
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Military veterans who served in
combat since Nov. 11, 1998, including those who served in Iraq and
Afghanistan, are now eligible for five years of free medical care from VA for
most conditions. This increases the two-year limit that has been in effect for
nearly a decade. "By their service and their sacrifice, America’s newest
combat veterans have earned this special eligibility period for VA’s
world-class health care," said VA Secretary James B. Peake
-
see
more.
VA Pocket Resource Guide Available
-
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a
handy pocket-sized informational pamphlet for you to use. With up-to-date
veterans data, pertinent contacts and telephone numbers, this is a
useful resource for service members and their families. Click
here and pocket a copy today!
Nominations Solicited:
2008 is an Election Year for USAWOA National Offices -
see more.
New Law Gives Disabled Veterans
More Home Grants -
(Army News Service, Jan. 7, 2008)
A change in federal law allows certain seriously injured veterans and
servicemembers to receive multiple grants for constructing or modifying their
homes, the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced. Before the change,
eligible veterans and servicemembers could receive special adaptive housing
grants of $10,000 or $50,000 from VA only once. Now they may use the benefit
up to three times, so long as the total grants stay within specified limits
outlined in the law -
see more.
1/10/08
Paid-up SBP - Participants in the Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for retired military members now have a new milestone to mark on their calendars. Effective October 1, 2008, SBP participants who reach 70 years of age and have made 360 payments (30 years), will no longer have to pay premiums for continued SBP coverage and will be placed in “Paid-up SBP” status - see more.
9/20/07
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