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SOURCE: www.va.gov Advances Transformation Toward A Paperless VA Washington, D.C. . . . Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, announced today plans to develop a fully automated, online system for handling Veterans’ disability compensation claims.  More than a simple [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.vva.gov Lessons Learned From St. Louis Medical Center Are Applied VA-Wide Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) primary mission is to serve out nation’s Veterans.  President Obama has charged the Department with ensuring the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.mccaskill.senate.gov Letter demands action from the VA to incident where area veterans may have been inadvertently exposed to disease Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010 . . . Following the recent revelation that almost two thousand St. Louis veterans may [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Affordable Care Act Program To Provide Temporary Coverage For Americans Without Insurance Due To Pre-existing Conditions – Now Through 2014 When The New Insurance Exchanges Are Established The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Applications For Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Now Being Accepted Affordable Care Act To Provide Financial Relief For Businesses, Unions, State & Local Governments Who Provide Health Insurance For Early Retirees The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office [...] Read More

Washington, D.C. . . . Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) introduced legislation today to make much-needed improvements to VA’s disability claims processing.  VA provides disability compensation to approximately 3.1 million veterans across the nation including over [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Washington . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has awarded $4 million in Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program grants designed to aid veterans “at risk” of homelessness.  The 16 grants will serve more [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov News Release . . . Washington, D.C. . . . The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will meet June 29 to July 1 in Washington at the [...] Read More

In Bridgeport, CT, a federal judge has approved a $72.5 million settlement for a class action lawsuit against The Hartford.  The lawsuit accuses The Hartford of fraudulently keeping millions of dollars in fees that accident victims should have been entitled [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Project To Bring 2,000 Construction Jobs New Orleans . . . Fulfilling President Obama’s commitment to rebuild New Orleans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki joined state and local officials for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new [...] Read More