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VA officials say the process will help hundreds of veterans hospitalized at VA facilities who are unable to transition to more appropriate settings.
Using a Microsoft data analytics program, the VA program will use information gleaned from DBQ forms to identify patterns that could indicate fraud.
A judge ordered the VA to recognize a bargaining contract that represents roughly 300,000 employees.
New legislation would speed coverage for fertility treatments without requiring veterans to prove their infertility was directly tied to military service.
Denis McDonough’s appointment will follow the retirement of Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, who has served as Feeding America’s CEO since 2018.
The development comes despite a cratering labor market for blue-collar jobs.
The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability compensation.
Hollywood has never lacked war stories. But it has often lacked veteran storytellers telling them.
A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27.
“I hope my presence represents that they just can’t lie and have it be okay,” George Retes told Military Times.
Veterans want the VA to rescind a controversial regulation published Feb. 17 that put compensation ratings in legal limbo.
The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it “will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA Secretary Doug Collins said.
A Vietnam veteran has filed suit over a VA rule that requires medical examiners to factor in a medication's effects when determining a disability rating.
