The Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) of 2017 (implemented in 2019) gave Veterans a greater choice in how to disagree with a VA claim decision. Under AMA, Veterans can choose from…
AccessVA is a convenient new service allowing Veterans to access their patient billing statements online. The new feature is for Veterans who receive care at a VA health care facility…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released an updated Department of Defense (DOD) list of locations outside of Vietnam where tactical herbicides were used, tested or stored by the United…
Over the next several years, VA will transition to a new electronic health record (EHR), a system used by health care providers to store and track patient data. This transition…
Check out the “How to Help Homeless Veterans” video to learn how you can help Veterans who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness in your community. Discover the steps you can…
For Veterans who are not aware of these web tools (and many Vets are not), here are two places where you can search for various VA resources and VA locations.…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Appeals Management Office (AMO) significantly reduced disability compensation legacy appeals inventory during the last nine months as part of the…
The Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 (PL 116-23) extended the presumption of herbicide exposure, such as Agent Orange, to Veterans who served in the offshore waters of the Republic…
These are effective as of 12/1/2019, so will be paid beginning 1/1/2020. See the new rate tables at benefits.va.gov here: https://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp01.asp
The Department of Veterans Affairs must reimburse veterans for emergency medical care at non-VA facilities, a federal appeals court ruled Monday — a decision that could be worth billions of…