VA Just Updated Disability Claim Rules, Get a VA Rating Without a C&P Exam

Article Title: VA Just Updated Disability Claim Rules, Get a VA Rating Without a C&P Exam

Article Excerpt: "...On March 10, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs introduced important changes to its M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual, making the rules for disability compensation claims, especially regarding when Compensation and Pension (C&P) exams are needed.

...the VA may be able to make a decision without requiring a C&P exam...."

Reference Source: www.jetauj2023.com

Task Force to Eradicate Christian Hate At V.A. Faces Radical Democrat Anger

Article Title: Officials launch task force to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’ in VA

Article Excerpt: "... VA Secretary Doug Collins said that a new department task force will “review all instances of anti-Christian bias” throughout VA operations. That includes “adverse responses to requests for religious exemption” and “any observations of mistreatment for not participating in events or activities inconsistent with Christian views.”..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

Scumbag Watch | VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds

Article Title: VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds

Article Excerpt: "...The amount is $1 million more than the department acknowledged last September when Secretary Denis McDonough said 170 senior executives at the VA's Central Office in Washington, D.C., erroneously received $9.7 million in bonuses under a retention bonus program authorized by the PACT Act.

The department inspector general's report found that 182 senior executives at VA headquarters received the nearly $11 million in bonuses, ranging in size from about $39,000 to more than $100,000 for each of seven executives in the Veterans Health Administration, or VHA. ..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Video Surfaces of Vietnam Veteran's Violent Beating at VA Hospital

Article Title: Video Surfaces of Vietnam Veteran's Violent Beating at VA Hospital

Article Excerpt: "...video recently emerged on social media capturing the moment a Vietnam veteran is violently beaten by an employee at a Veterans Affairs clinic. ...the attacker, an employee at the Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Lawrence F. Gaillard Jr. was arrested and charged for the incident." ...The attacker, Lawrence Gaillard is still employed by VA. @wsbtv at 6https://t.co/oLCyCNa8ea pic.twitter.com/A87YTvSK2q

Reference Source: www.newsweek.com

COVID-19 kills 23 people at an Alabama veterans nursing home

Article Title: COVID-19 kills 23 people at an Alabama veterans nursing home

Snippet of Article: "... The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said in a statement the 23 deaths occurred at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City, located about 70 miles (115 kilometers) southeast of Birmingham in rural Tallapoosa County. The state-owned facility has a capacity of 150 residents, and 91..."

Article Source: www.mrt.com

Medical murderers and the mystery of the Clarksburg VA hospital in West Virginia

Article Title: Medical murderers and the mystery of the Clarksburg VA hospital in West Virginia

Snippet of Article: "...As part of the recent investigation into the suspicious deaths at the West Virginia VA hospital, the bodies of Army veteran Felix Kirk McDermott, 82, and Air Force Veteran George Nelson Shaw, 81, were exhumed. Both deaths were classified as homicides. A federal medical examiner concluded insulin was injected into McDermott’s abdomen and Shaw’s autopsy revealed injection sites tested positive for insulin. Neither man had diabetes ..."

Article Source: www.usatoday.com

Ronny Jackson's VA Nomination Hearing Postponed Amid 'Serious Allegations'

Article Title: Ronny Jackson's VA Nomination Hearing Postponed Amid 'Serious Allegations'

Snippet of Article: "...Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson's nomination to become secretary of veterans affairs appears to be in jeopardy amid what one key lawmaker tells NPR's Morning Edition are "serious" but "unsubstantiated allegations." The comments by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., come as Jackson's planned nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs has been postponed ..."

Article Source: www.npr.org

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is filling up to 400 positions

Article Title: VA hiring 400 people in Leavenworth

Snippet of Article: "... One of the best hiring opportunities in the region is quietly under way in Leavenworth, where the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is filling up to 400 positions...."

Article Source: www.kansascity.com

Veteran Claims Backlog - Ridiculously Slow

Article Title: Veterans disability claims to move faster with new technology

Snippet of Article: "...U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will make Providence the first Regional VA office in the nation to install a new Veterans Benefit Management System (VBMS) according to a press release issued Thursday. ..."

Article Source: www.examiner.com

Vet Guide

Article Title: Vet Guide

Snippet of Article: "...The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administers entitlement to veterans' preference in employment under title 5, United States Code, and oversees other statutory employment requirements in titles 5 and 38. (Title 38 also governs Veterans' entitlement to benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).) ..."

Article Source: www.opm.gov
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