The COVID-19 pandemic halted VA’s practice of in-person C&P exams. Now, in almost all locations across the country, these disability compensation and pension exams have resumed. For more information about…
The VA is not the only entity that provides benefits to Veterans. State governments also provide a wide variety of benefits. Unfortunately, these benefits are often overlooked and underused. Here…
The VBA recently announced internally that they will no longer be making their Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs) available to the public. This is very bad news for Veterans. This policy…
At the beginning of April 2020, due to COVID-19, VA suspended its in-person medical disability examinations for its compensation and pension (C&P) programs. On May 28, 2020, VA resumed in-person…
As a result of COVID-19, the VA temporarily discontinued almost all in-person exams related to disabilities and benefits. However, now that States are re-opening, the VA is now resuming in-person…
VA announced today it is working directly with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Treasury Department to ensure delivery of ‘Economic Impact Payments’ to Veterans and survivors who receive…
Joseph Schmitt is director of VA’s Debt Management Center and Jason Hoge is director of operations. The recently answered questions virtually. The focus was how Veterans can get debt management…
Veterans continue to receive benefits and services after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) temporarily closed its 56 regional offices to the public, March 19,…
The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) is making changes to keep Veterans safe from exposure to COVID-19 while continuing its mission of providing hearings and deciding appeals. The Board has…
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…