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VA Updates Process for Awarding Benefits to Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced an expansion of GI Bill benefits for former U.S. service members seeking further education.
By Aliss Higham
Jan 06, 2025
www.newsweek.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced an expansion of GI Bill benefits for former U.S. service members seeking further education.
By Aliss Higham
Jan 06, 2025
VA updates process for awarding benefits to veterans
Higher education benefits have been expanded, giving an extra 12 months of funding for more than a million veterans.
www.newsweek.com
I hear that erectile disfunction is pretty much an automatic write off.
US Veterans Receive Major Health Care Boost
The Biden-Harris administration has expanded benefits for veterans with several types of cancer believed to be linked to toxic burn pits. They will now be allowed to receive crucial care without having to prove that their service caused the condition.
By Giulia Carbonaro
Jan 09, 2025
www.newsweek.com
The Biden-Harris administration has expanded benefits for veterans with several types of cancer believed to be linked to toxic burn pits. They will now be allowed to receive crucial care without having to prove that their service caused the condition.
By Giulia Carbonaro
Jan 09, 2025
US veterans receive major health care boost
The Biden administration has expanded benefits and care for veterans who had been exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.
www.newsweek.com
John Kelly confirms Trump privately disparaged U.S. service members and veterans
Trump called fallen soldiers "suckers” and "losers" during his presidency, according to a 2020 report in The Atlantic.
By Summer Concepcion
Oct. 3, 2023
www.nbcnews.com
Donald Trump and John Kelly at the Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremonies in New London, Conn., in May 2017.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
By Leo Shane III
Jan 22, 2025
www.militarytimes.com
300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from a federal hiring freeze instituted Jan. 20 by President Donald Trump.
By Patricia Kime
January 23, 2025
Trump called fallen soldiers "suckers” and "losers" during his presidency, according to a 2020 report in The Atlantic.
By Summer Concepcion
Oct. 3, 2023
John Kelly confirms Trump privately disparaged U.S. service members and veterans
Trump called fallen soldiers "suckers” and "losers" during his presidency, according to a 2020 report in The Atlantic.
Donald Trump and John Kelly at the Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremonies in New London, Conn., in May 2017.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
By Leo Shane III
Jan 22, 2025
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
www.militarytimes.com
300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from a federal hiring freeze instituted Jan. 20 by President Donald Trump.
By Patricia Kime
January 23, 2025
Directors of VA’s veterans centers for minorities and women terminated
By LINDA F. HERSEY
STARS AND STRIPES
January 31, 2025
www.stripes.com
Air Force veteran Lourdes Tiglao and Navy veteran James Albino, who served as the directors of the Center for Women Veterans and the Center for Minority Veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs, were dismissed Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.
By LINDA F. HERSEY
STARS AND STRIPES
January 31, 2025
Directors of VA’s veterans centers for minorities and women terminated
The directors of the Center for Minority Veterans and the Center for Women Veterans were dismissed Thursday night by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs the programs.
Air Force veteran Lourdes Tiglao and Navy veteran James Albino, who served as the directors of the Center for Women Veterans and the Center for Minority Veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs, were dismissed Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.
Mine kicked in this week with an 11 month back pay. I got no heads up or nothing. I logged on to my bank account, and was like
.Let me hold sumtin till the 1st! Congrats. I just spoke to my Dude that does my claims. I was station with him in Alaska. He is putting me in to increase my PTSD from 30%. I'm been onsite at 2 plane crashes while on active duty and this shyt is bothering me, I live in DMV, and a 9/11 survivor (while a Govvie).Mine kicked in this week with an 11 month back pay. I got no heads up or nothing. I logged on to my bank account, and was like
VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees in line with Trump's sweeping layoffs
The move will save them $98 million per year that they plan to allocate for resources supporting health care, benefits and services for veterans
By Christina Shaw Fox News
February 14, 2025
www.foxnews.com
Former Representative Doug Collins, R-Ga., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.
The move will save them $98 million per year that they plan to allocate for resources supporting health care, benefits and services for veterans
By Christina Shaw Fox News
February 14, 2025
Trump admin orders agencies to lay off probationary workers in latest push to shrink government
The Department of Veterans affairs dismissed more than 1,000 employees in order to shrink the size of the federal workforce and save money for resources for healthcare.
Former Representative Doug Collins, R-Ga., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before a Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
The firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and his top advisor, multibillionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, to radically shrink the size of the federal workforce.
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
February 22, 2025
The firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and his top advisor, multibillionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, to radically shrink the size of the federal workforce.
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
February 22, 2025
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.
www.usatoday.com
this shit right here is why i am glad i work for DoD. im still on the chopping block though. its gone be what it gone be.Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
The firings are part of an effort by President Donald Trump and his top advisor, multibillionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, to radically shrink the size of the federal workforce.
Cybele Mayes-Osterman
February 22, 2025
Fired VA health workers reinstated, but new staff don't trust Trump and Musk
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.www.usatoday.com
but DoD straight up told elon...yeah we heard you but we are not about classified government work on these internet streets. so we need to revisit that EO through popular channels....i mean how else is a person supposed to justify their classified work in an unclassified environment....thats not smart.
GLAD THE VA WORKERS GOT THEIR JOBS BACK....NOW GET TO FUQN WORK AND HELP THESE WORTHY VETERANS GET THEM BENEFITS....THEY NEED THEM NOW MORE THAN EVER. VETERANS TAKE CARE OF OTHER VETERANS BC WE ALL WE GOT. MOFOS WHO AINT NEVER SERVED A DAY NOR DEPLOYED IN THEIR LIFE WANNA MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THOSE WHO DID....... MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
That's the part.... right there!
Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
Advocacy groups argue veterans have, for more than a century, been entitled to the benefit of the doubt for service-connect disability payments.
Maureen Groppe
USA TODAY
March 5, 2025
Advocacy groups argue veterans have, for more than a century, been entitled to the benefit of the doubt for service-connect disability payments.
Maureen Groppe
USA TODAY
March 5, 2025
Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
The case involved two veterans, one of whom was denied benefits. Their lawyers says the case could have profound implications for untold numbers of veterans.
www.usatoday.com
They're actually pissing off and shitting on a group of people that includes some who have seen battle, are trained marksmen and snipers, are experts with explosives and IED's with some of these people dealing with severe mental health issues resulting from the trauma of war.
If this keeps up I'd be surprised if we don't start seeing shootings/assassinations (or attempts) of public officials.
Especially those in this group who have considered themselves hardcore MAGA only to be fucked over.
If this keeps up I'd be surprised if we don't start seeing shootings/assassinations (or attempts) of public officials.
Especially those in this group who have considered themselves hardcore MAGA only to be fucked over.
I have to agree with this, your silly wife wanting to kill her self because you’re in the Air Force…Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
Advocacy groups argue veterans have, for more than a century, been entitled to the benefit of the doubt for service-connect disability payments.
Maureen Groppe
USA TODAY
March 5, 2025
Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
The case involved two veterans, one of whom was denied benefits. Their lawyers says the case could have profound implications for untold numbers of veterans.www.usatoday.com
Gtfoh lol
Gulf war vet not gettin PTSD. Sounds like he said some shit that didn’t apply
Those dudes had the wrong reps coaching them lol
DOGE plans to cut VA contracts may harm veterans' care, employees say
What had been a list of 875 VA contracts scheduled for termination a little over a week ago has now become 585 canceled contracts, the VA said Monday. The about-face is a rare public retreat by the so-called efficiency operation known as DOGE, which has come under fire for moving to ax crucial government services and overstating the value of some of its savings to taxpayers.
Gretchen Morgenson and Laura Strickler
March 6, 2025
www.cnbc.com
What had been a list of 875 VA contracts scheduled for termination a little over a week ago has now become 585 canceled contracts, the VA said Monday. The about-face is a rare public retreat by the so-called efficiency operation known as DOGE, which has come under fire for moving to ax crucial government services and overstating the value of some of its savings to taxpayers.
Gretchen Morgenson and Laura Strickler
March 6, 2025
DOGE plans to cut VA contracts may harm veterans' care, employees say
The list of contracts on the chopping block hasn't been made public, and the VA declined to provide it. NBC News reviewed documents identifying 200 of the contracts scheduled for cancellation.
After reading this thread I decided to file a claim for ptsd and they awarded me 80%. It wasn't combat related so all this time I didn't know it was worth a try. It's not about the money, I just wanted the government to agree with me, I would have been happy with a penny but I'm getting more than that. Thank you for the knowledge and bless you
VA shake-up hits mental health services for US veterans
VA layoffs, return-to-office mandates affect some mental health services. Some providers forced to cancel appointments because of ban on remote work. Veterans fear bigger impacts from plan to lay off 80,000 more people
By Robin Respaut
March 20, 2025
VA layoffs, return-to-office mandates affect some mental health services. Some providers forced to cancel appointments because of ban on remote work. Veterans fear bigger impacts from plan to lay off 80,000 more people
By Robin Respaut
March 20, 2025
Trump's back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say
Telehealth has become common in recent years among medical professionals — especially for mental health therapists — and the VA hired many clinicians on a remote basis. The practice allowed the VA to expand its reach of mental health services into rural areas.
By Katia Riddle
March 25, 2025
Telehealth has become common in recent years among medical professionals — especially for mental health therapists — and the VA hired many clinicians on a remote basis. The practice allowed the VA to expand its reach of mental health services into rural areas.
By Katia Riddle
March 25, 2025
Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
But the scant details offered so far by the VA make it unclear whether the program will be replaced by a different rescue program — or whether the move will strand thousands of other vets, many of whom are in financial peril because of the VA's own mistakes.
By Chris Arnold, Quil Lawrence
April 3, 2025
But the scant details offered so far by the VA make it unclear whether the program will be replaced by a different rescue program — or whether the move will strand thousands of other vets, many of whom are in financial peril because of the VA's own mistakes.
By Chris Arnold, Quil Lawrence
April 3, 2025