Navigation As our country recovers from a year long pandemic, it is nice to see some return to normalcy. Many of us will get to celebrate July 4th as we do every year: with fireworks, barbecues, concerts and parades, and hopefully with loved ones. For the over 600,000 Americans that lost their lives due to COVID-19, […]
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VA Telehealth Options to Remain, Vows Secretary McDonough
VA Secretary Denis McDonough appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 23, 2021, where he presented a review of the advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. During his appearance, Secretary McDonough noted that online video appointments between VA physicians and patients are about 18 times higher now than at the start […]
Department of Veterans Affairs to Receive Budget Boost for Fiscal Year 2022
The House Appropriations committee is voting today, Friday, June 25, 2021, on a budget proposal that would significantly increase the budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Fiscal Year 2022. If approved as expected, the VA will receive $113.1 billion in discretionary spending, which is an 8% increase from the current budget and about […]
QUALIFYING COMPENSATION AND PENSION EXAMINERS
During the course of a Veteran’s claim for service-connected disability compensation, a Veteran is often required to attend an examination called a Compensation and Pension (C&P) Examination. The purpose of this examination is to advise the VA as to whether the Veteran’s current condition is related to military service and/or the severity of the Veteran’s […]
VA Toxic Exposures Announcement
On May 27, 2021, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, announced two important decisions which have the potential to affect millions of Veterans who have been exposed to herbicides and who served in Southwest Asia, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan during the Persian Gulf War and after September 11, 2001. As we’ve discussed previously in this […]