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Veterans Crisis Line employees in newly exempt roles don’t respond to calls from veterans, but VCL responders say adequate staffing for these jobs is critical.
Sahil Lavingia has published a diary recounting his time as a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE workforce. It's a short read — ...
A Virginia federal court denied dismissal of the Rehabilitation Act claim of a disabled veteran fired by General Services Administration who alleged she faced performance issues only after disclosing ...
For veterans and military families in the United States, understanding the tax treatment of benefits received from the ...
The U.S. Attorney's Office alleges the Haines City captain was part of a scheme to fraudulently claim 100% disability for VA ...
An estimated 33,000 people or more in Pierce County received Veterans Affairs disability benefits by the end of fiscal year 2023, accounting for 21% of all people in Washington who received the ...
With the introduction of the PACT Act in 2022, over 1.7 million claims were processed by 2024 by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), totaling $6.8 billion. This represents a ...
Veterans say sweeping layoffs and privatization are eroding essential Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare and support ...
Recurring errors in VA benefits processing amounted to hundreds of millions in losses for U.S. taxpayers in fiscal 2024.
presumptively qualifies for disability coverage if diagnosed with specific cancers or illnesses. On the VA's list of presumptive conditions is "reproductive cancer of any type." Schneider filed a ...
Now the VA reports a claim can be processed ... service officer who can assist veterans with their disability claims free. A full list can be found at vets.colorado.gov. Contact the writer at ...
Add Alarcon to the list of those "at risk ... 400,000 vets with backlogged claims, another 265,000 veterans have filed appeals with the VA, asserting their disability benefits were erroneously ...