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SOURCE: www4.va.gov Report Summary From VA Benefits Inspection Division On VA Regional Office In Albuquerque May 20, 2010 The Benefits Inspection Division conducts onsite inspections at VA Regional Offices (VAROS) to review disability compensation claims processing and Veterans Service Center [...] Read More

The Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) program provides compensation for eligible Military retirees who have combat-related disabilities.  CRSC offers a monthly, tax-free benefit that supplements VA disability and military retired pay.  To apply, you must meet the following criteria and have [...] Read More

If you are a federal employee, you can find out information about your retirement benefits and make changes concerning your federal annuity, by going to www.opm.gov/retire/index.aspx OPM’s Retirement Services Online  enables you to: Change your Federal Income Tax withholding Change [...] Read More

If you are a disabled veterans and have completed at least 24 months of active duty military service, you may qualify for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach program (DVOP). The purpose of the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program is to develop jobs [...] Read More

The goal of the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability is to reduce the incidence of secondary conditions and improve the quality of life for disabled people.  NACPAD collects, organizes, and synthesizes information to inform consumers, guide practitioners, facilitate [...] Read More

In the event that you or a member of your family experiences the loss of a limb, this site, www.amputee-coalition.org, provides the following benefits: They operate a national clearinghouse for distribution of educational and self-help materials; They provide outreach to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny For Immediate Release May 17, 2010, New York, NY . . . Insurance companies paid New York consumers $32 million and offered to reinstate 116,000 policies that had been improperly cancelled or non-renewed, according to the New York [...] Read More

SOURCE: veterans.senate.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) held a hearing today to review pending veterans’ benefits and health care legislation.  The Committee questioned witnesses and reviewed 20 bills in preparation for [...] Read More

SOURCE: wyden.senate.gov Press Release Of Senator Wyden Evidence suggests that Fort Lewis had a policy of treating returning National Guard and Reservists as “second-class soldiers” Washington, D.C., May 17, 2010 . . . Responding to concerns that National Guard soldiers [...] Read More

SOURCE: akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C., May 6, 2010 . . . Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, held an oversight hearing yesterday (May 5, 2010) on the state of care for troops and veterans suffering from [...] Read More