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Your Friendly Neighborhood VSO By Pete Scherer The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a treasure trove of benefits and resources. Unfortunately, like most government systems, navigating it can make the average veteran feel like a job in itself. The websites can be dense, the policy language can be heavy, and knowing where to even start isn’t always obvious. Enter the…
Do you need to print out a PDF? Struggling to navigate a government website? Your local public library might be able to help The San Antonio Public Library offers print services during regular operating hours. Black and white prints cost ten cents per page side, and color prints cost $1 per copyr. Staff are on hand to help if you’re…
For many veterans, a lifetime of service leaves behind more than just medals and memories. Injuries sustained during service inevitably results in paperwork, doctor appointments, and dealing with the VA. As these veterans continue to age, managing the various obligations can become a massive burden. Eventually it reaches a point where someone needs to step in. But where do you…
Military professionals who served at Camp Stronghold, Uzbekistan should know the Department of Defense and the VA are working to help veterans to get treatment. More importantly, they can sometimes assist them to qualify for disability compensation, Jane Babcock, a leading independent veterans advocate note. Toxic exposure to an assortment of poisons is now causing illnesses such as cancer and…
Tyrone Hewitt, our good friend and a frequent inspiration for veteran resources, got us thinking when he responded to a reservist asking about their Purple Heart benefits. That made us to to one of our AI resources to ask about what are some resources available to them and their family members. Here’s what it found when we asked: “What Do…
By Matt Scherer Is an appointment for the VA’s toxic exposure worth the effort? As the publisher of www.miltrac.org, I wanted to take a “doubting Thomas” approach to this effort to screen my exposure to these poisonous toxins. Let me be honest here. The VA has come a long way since I retired in 1997. After my initial VA visits had one phlebotomist probe my arm…
By Matt Scherer News reports this week shared how disabled veterans might face changes in their ability to obtain food stamps if they qualify under the U.S. Department of Agriculture new guidance on SNAP benefits. According to one new resource, disabled veterans might have to work under their new guidelines proposed by the Trump administration. The www.va.gov, website reports one…
The Veterans Administration is asking its veteran patients to ask their health providers to provide a toxic exposure screening. According to VA.gov, toxic exposure is defined by law, generally there are several types of possible exposures or hazards Veterans may have experienced during their military service. Some common examples appear include: Open Burn Pits/Airborne Hazards: Contaminants or substances in the…
Mark Overbeg, one of our friends and a contributor to this website, just released this LinkedIn post on the effort to communicate retiree info for military reservists. “When members transition into the Gray Area, they provide contact information — an email address, mobile number, and mailing address — to DFAS,” he posted. After signing up, Overberg said DFAS sends them…
Leave it to Jane Babcock, one of the top veterans benefits officers, to update this list on Agent Orange. Here is the list Jane recently published on LinkedIn. Remember Agent Orange & other herbicides were used in other places: \AGENT ORANGE & ALL Herbicides: 3 new Presumptive Conditions 2021 2 PACT Act Presumptive Conditions 2022 Between January 9, 1962,…
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