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According to VA, as of November 2012, more than 2.1 million Service members, Veterans and eligible family members are registered to use the eBenefits site. Since April 2010, there have been over 14 million views for pending disability claim status through the site. VA's Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) manages the eBenefits web portal ...
To apply for the full range of disability benefits a veteran needs to either have one injury with a 100% disability rating or multiple injuries with ratings that add up to 100%. The list of ...
Veterans can apply for disability compensation online, by mail, or in person at a VA regional office. VBA evaluates claims based on the severity of the disability and its impact on the veteran's ability to work. Veterans may also receive additional compensation for dependents. Lesser-known compensation areas include:
I am a disabled veteran who served over 22 years in four branches of our military, longest as a Navy Chaplain, starting with the enlisted regular Army on Guam in 1949.
Veterans who file a disability claim due to PTSD almost always receive a compensation and pension examination by VA-employed or VA-contracted psychologists or psychiatrists. Social scientists and others have expressed concern about the consistency and accuracy of PTSD C&P exam findings, although the VA generally rejects such concerns as ...
The VA offers several education and career readiness programs including tuition assistance, vocational training, and career counseling. [6] The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (commonly known as the "Post 9/11 GI Bill") provides full tuition and fees at four-year colleges or other qualified educational programs for Veterans who served on active duty for at least 3 years ...
It could save another $3.5 billion a year if it stopped providing VA care to almost 1 million non-veterans, including non-veteran employees. Implementing the VA “Red Team” Executive Roundtable ...
Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Veterans advocacy organizations such as Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates (NOVA) [8] have argued that many additions to the M21-1 Manual constitute "interpretative rules" and that the Federal Circuit therefore has jurisdiction to review such changes upon direct appeal by a ...