Burn Pit Victims Struggle to Find Healthcare In an effort to assist burn pit victims, a Veterans Administration-sponsored burn pit online registry was supposed to connect Veterans with appropriate medical care. That hasn’t happened, according to one advocacy group. “The health problems experienced by the many veterans who deployed to Southwest Asia warrant sustained and […]
Bill to Expand VA Burn Pit Coverage Veterans are now waiting on the United States Senate to pass the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021. This is the bill to expand VA burn pit coverage, better known as the PACT Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives. Pat Murray, […]
VA Doubles Down on Contractors The Veterans Administration has opened the digital door to additional contractors, even those who have never done business with the federal government before. “For those that are interested in trying to help break that – that black hole mold of trying to figure out how to do business, we’re […]
President Biden endorsed Burn Pit Legislation when traveling to Fort Worth, Texas on March 8, 2022. In his effort to urge Congress and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to provide better health benefits and medical care for military veterans who were exposed to burn pits during service. This includes veterans of the U.S. […]
Congress To Expand Benefits For Veterans Exposed To Toxins In a move that would expand benefits for veterans of Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, and the Global War on Terror, House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA) has set up an online survey for individuals to report toxic exposure symptoms related to their […]
VA Case Backlog to Remain Until at Least 2023 Officials blamed the coronavirus pandemic for their failure to significantly reduce the appeals logjam. They expect the case backlog to continue until at least 2023. “We don’t have the timeline yet. We’re working to set that,” BVA chair Cheryl Mason told the House VA […]
With rising immunity to Covid, many parts of life are getting back to normal. But that is not the case at the Veterans Administration. Officials expect cases to be seriously backed up until late 2022. The post-pandemic claims backlog is worse than expected. Before the coronavirus pandemic began, a little over 70,000 cases had […]
All About VA Form 21-4142 VA Form 21-4142 gives the VA permission to obtain your personal information from non-VA sources, like private physicians or hospitals. In many cases, a medical release form like this one is a standard part of the process. The issuing agency receives it, processes it, and keeps it on file. However, […]
What is Individual Unemployability (IU)? Individual Unemployability (IU) is a part of VA’s disability compensation program. This program allows the VA to pay certain Veterans compensation at the 100% rate. Veterans can get benefits even though VA has not rated their service-connected disabilities at the 100% level. What Are The Eligibility Criteria For Individual Unemployability? […]
As we approach the end of 2019 we’ll take a look at the current status of Blue Water Legislation. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act goes into effect on January 1, 2020. This legislation applies to Vietnam Veterans who served on offshore naval vessels in the Vietnam theater and contracted an Agent Orange-related condition. […]