By Jim Vines | jim.helpingveterans@gmail.com
Concerns of late about the backlog of veterans claims processing was eased this week with the Veteran Administration’s announcement of the national deployment of claims transformation initiatives to 12 regional offices in the remaining months of fiscal year 2012 to improve benefits delivery to veterans, families and their survivors.
This is an important milestone in the VA’s transformation to achieve its goal established in 2009 of processing all disability claims within 125 days at a 98 percent accuracy level by 2015.
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April 22, 2012
VA deploys efforts to speed up benefits delivery
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Veterans' Corner - June 16, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced June 13 it has met the goal to hire 1600 new mental health professionals outlined in President Obama’s August 31, 2012 Executive Order to improve access to mental health services for veterans, service members, and military families.
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Recently while attending ceremonies where the U.S. Flag was displayed, I noticed some confusion among veterans dressed in civilian clothes regarding proper etiquette saluting the U.S. Flag.
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Last week I received an email from a veteran in California, seeking assistance in replacing his dog that had to be put down after attacking a small child.
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An unfair fight for job seeking veterans has become increasingly evident on the jobs front.
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A new hotline has been developed and launched by the Department of Veterans Affairs specifically for women veterans.
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Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are continuing to prescribe tranquilizers such as Valium and Xanax to veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition.
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The Veterans Administration has streamlined its efforts to help homelessness by concentrating on veterans in four areas. Employment, safe housing, health care and mental heath care are now more defined to aid veterans quicker.
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Suicide remains a problem without a clear solution in both the active-duty and veterans' communities. After another rise in military suicides last year, the armed services last week outlined to Congress their efforts to reverse the trend and evaluate their prevention programs.
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Having recently attended a veterans funeral service, I overheard a disagreement between some attendees regarding the reciting of meanings during each fold of the flag. The meaning of the folding of the American flag is not without importance, however, meanings of each fold are not official and not required.
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Despite assurances that veterans benefits and services will be exempt from the budget cuts effective March 1, veterans and their families will share the suffering along with military counterparts.
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Veterans' Corner - June 16, 2013
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