Veteran Affairs acknowledged that more than 120,000 veterans who attempted to use the department on-line platform to file for benefits in recent years were stone walled by technical problems, a total nearly 35% larger than previously reported.
Officials said they are still working to correct those errors and process those claims as quickly as possible. But House Lawmakers raise concerns about the scope of the problems, some of which date back more than a decade.
Many older Veterans find they have PTSD symptoms even 50 or more years after their wartime experience. Some symptoms of PTSD include having nightmares or feeling like you are reliving the event, avoiding situations that remind you of the event, being easily startled, and loss of interest in activities.
There are several reasons why symptoms of PTSD may increase with age:
PTSD symptoms can occur soon after a traumatic experience, but this is not always the case. Here are some common symptom patterns:
For questions or assistance on pending VA claim benefits or assistance in filing an appeal, come in and speak to your DAV Service Officer.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension exists to help financially disadvantaged wartime Veterans and their survivors. DAV Chapter 82 provides guidance to Veterans involved in disability compensation and medical services for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) service-connected disabilities claims; guidance to Veterans, their families and survivors about the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Disability Compensation, VA Pension programs.
DAV Chapter 82 is one of the VA-accredited representatives available to help Veterans and their families file VA pension claims free of charge. A list of accredited Veterans Service Organizations, agents, and attorneys is available at the VA Office of General Counsel website: www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/index.asp
Examples of possible poaching scams:
VA-enrolled veterans admitted to a local hospital for life-threatening conditions thru the Emergency Room by ambulance or other means, need to follow these steps to ensure VA payment:
VA-enrolled Veterans, please ensure your spouse or significant other has this information. It is very important.
Suicide prevention is everyone’s business.
Veterans are more likely to die by suicide than their civilian counterparts. 22 Veterans. 22 Veterans, EACH DAY, Everyday of the year, are committing suicide. Veterans experience war zone deployments, training accidents, and military sexual trauma; All of which may lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The VA Mission Act of 2018 allows any veteran to access and receive mental health care from any VA facility.
The VA has a National Buddy Check Week. It encourages veterans to reach out to 10 battle buddies. I am thinking… Why do we have to have a dedicated week once a year? Why not? Reach out everyday to a battle buddy just to check in on him/her. Technology has made communication easier and more convenient to use. Don’t put off contacting a veteran. Your simple chat could help divert a crisis.
Veterans suicide prevention hot line 1-800-273-8255Dial 988 then Press 1
Text 838255
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that veterans with overlapping military service periods can use the benefits they earned from two different GI bills.
Lawyers representing the Army veteran who brought the case, James Rudisill, said the decision could impact as many as 1.7 million veterans and allow them to receive education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI bills.
“Fundamentally, this ruling applies to veterans who served six years or more. A continuous six-year enlistment or six years and then four years or whatever the case may be – as long as it aggregates up to six years total,” said Tim McHugh, one of the lawyers representing Rudisill’s case. “As long as you didn’t get a dishonorable discharge or something like that, you should get both benefits.”
The court’s decision was 7-2 with two of the court’s more conservative judges disagreeing with the ruling.
In her ruling, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson cited the so-called “pro-veteran canon,” a legal interpretation that instructs courts to favor the rights and benefits of veterans when interpreting ambiguity in federal law.
“The bottom line is this: Veterans who separately accrue benefits under both the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills are entitled to both benefits,” Justice Jackson wrote in the court’s final opinion for Rudisill. “If the statute were ambiguous, the pro-veteran canon would favor Rudisill, but the statute is clear, so we resolve this case based on statutory text alone.”
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