VA

Decision Ready Claims – VA To Turn Around Disability Claims in 30 Days or Less

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has announced the official launch of the Decision Ready Claims (DRC)…

7 years ago

Hiring Surge Needed At VA to Address Appeals

By Debbie Gregory. Although the National Work Queue initiative is reducing the claims backlog and improving processing wait times, the…

8 years ago

VA To Provide Mental Health Care To Veterans with Less Than Honorable Discharges

By Debbie Gregory. More than a half-million Veterans with other-than-honorable discharges will begin receiving mental health care services through the…

8 years ago

Info on VA Streamline Home Loans

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) strives to help  servicemembers, veterans, and eligible surviving spouses obtain home…

8 years ago

Drugs Vanish at Some VA Hospitals

By Debbie Gregory. Opioid theft, missing prescriptions, and unauthorized drug use by staff at federal hospitals has increased sharply since…

8 years ago

Veterans’ Disability Claims Turning Around Faster

By Debbie Gregory. The Veterans Affairs Department says the National Work Queue, an electronic workload management initiative designed to reduce…

8 years ago

VA to Recognize Tribal Organizations as Veteran Representatives

By Debbie Gregory. On July 20, 2016, the VA issued a proposed rule to amend part 14 of title 38,…

8 years ago

Provisions Omitted From Veterans’ Bill Because of Costs

By Debbie Gregory. The Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (HR 6416)…

8 years ago

Lockheed Martin Exec a Possible VA Secretary Nominee

By Debbie Gregory. President-elect Trump may be considering Lockheed Martin Senior Vice President Leo Mackay, Jr. to fill one of…

8 years ago

VA to Go Live With Online Scheduling System

By Debbie Gregory. Beginning next month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to begin online scheduling of medical appointments nationwide.…

8 years ago