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Military Times
When they return from legislative recess lawmakers will have only a few days to address financial problems with the Veterans Affairs Choice program before users start to see significant problems. Last month, in testimony before the Senate, VA Secretary David Shulkin warned lawmakers that money in the Choice program funds was being spent at a faster rate than officials expected, threatening to bankrupt the program before the end of the fiscal year.
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Veterans Association of America wants to know...
Has the VA Choice Program for veterans helped ease your medical options for outside service?
- Yes it does, it has helped me seek other opportunities.
- No, I don't see a difference in this program.
- I'm somewhat indifferent about the service since this was created.
- I think the program is a work in progress as they need to sort out a number of issues.
Please provide your unique response as we take each them very seriously..
As a reminder, we assess all answers with the utmost of care and consideration. Survey results revealed in next week's VAA Dispatch.
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June 20, 27 and July 5 survey results: Has it been easier or more difficult to acquire the necessary services through this administration's bold effort to help veterans?
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Military Officers Association of America
The last time Forrest Cornelius, 51, shopped in a base exchange was in 1989, when he completed his six-year stint in the Marine Corps. He recalls saving 10 to 15 percent on department store goods and that shoppers paid no sales tax. Last month, Cornelius began to enjoy those advantages again as one of 12,000 or so "beta test" participants for veterans' online exchange shopping, which is to open for millions of honorably discharged veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
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Military Times
Afghanistan war veteran Rep. Brian Mast wants all service members leaving the ranks to take an oath to continue taking care of themselves and their fellow troops, as a way to stem suicides among veterans.
The proposal would establish an "Oath of Exit" for troops committing them to "continue to be the keeper of my brothers- and sisters-in-arms and a protector of the United States and the Constitution."
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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Military.com
Hundreds of veterans and their families, who have spent eight years in federal court trying to prove that burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan made U.S. troops sick, are worried they'll hit a legal dead end if a Maryland judge decides the company that ran the smoke-belching disposal sites can't be sued — because it was working on behalf of the government.
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Denton Record-Chronicle
Military veterans deserve treatment for mental conditions related to their service; they don't deserve the boot.
Under Department of Defense regulations, the military services are required to assess the impact of post-traumatic stress syndrome and traumatic brain injury before discharging certain service members for misconduct. But policies aren't always followed, according to a May Government Accountability Office report.
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Military Times
More than 95,000 people visited the military exchanges' VetVerify.org website in its first month, seeking to register for the new veterans online shopping benefit that starts Nov. 11, officials said.
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Military.com
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to make the GI Bill for post 9/11 veterans a lifetime education benefit for new recruits who go on to serve three years of active duty.
Current post 9/11 veterans who qualify for the GI Bill would still be subject to the use-it-or-lose-it time limit of 15 years for the education benefit under the proposed "Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017," named for the late American Legion national commander who wrote the original GI Bill in 1944.
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Denton Record-Chronicle
Planning for an effective military to civilian transition is one of the most vital things to do for an effective career, family and financial transition. A job or career fair is one of those steps. Here are some tips how to have an effective and rewarding career fair.
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Military Times
The first month of summer may have brought an extra 200,000 jobs for Americans, but veteran employment took a slight hit. The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans was 5.1 in June, up from 4.6 percent in May and the highest unemployment rate recorded for the group since January, according to the latest monthly employment figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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USA Today
An Army veteran with a terminal illness has a final wish that we can all help with.
It's doesn't require much effort on our part but would make a world of difference to a man who served his country.
He wants us, you, to send him text messages or give him a call.
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