Veterans law is constantly shifting, as new laws are passed by Congress, the VA issues regulations, and the Court of Veterans Claims and Board of Veterans' Appeals issue decisions.
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Are VA's New Mandatory Claims Forms Helpful or Harmful?VA’s controversial policy of requiring standardized forms for informal disability claims is now in effect. Will the policy harm elderly and disabled veterans?
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Senate Bill Aims at Legalizing Medical Marijuana For VeteransThe past month has seen two bills, one from the House and one from the Senate, introduced to legalize medical marijuana for veterans
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Report: VA Regional Office Allegedly Ignored Thousands of Disability ClaimsAccording to a recent report, the Oakland VA Regional Office misplaced, and subsequently mishandled, as many as 13,000 disability claims
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VA healthcare for veterans that can't get appointmentsNew VA healthcare law for veterans that live far from VA facilities or are unable to get appointments within 30 days.
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Its time to close underperforming VA Regional OfficesVA Regional Offices that are unable to meet performance goals to issue timely and accurate decisions should have its staff replaced.
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Decisions Review Officers: Hearing Loss Cannot be Service-ConnectedDecisions Review Officers have suggested that Hearing Loss Cannot be Service-Connected if it does not show up on military discharge physical
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VA updates List of Ships Sprayed with Agent Orange
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VA Proposes to Require Veterans to Use Standard Forms to File Claims
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Case of New York City Social Security Fraud hurts Veterans
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Never pay a Lawyer to Work on VA Aid and Attendance Claims
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VA Manipulating Numbers in its Claims Backlog is being reduced
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VA to Remain Open During Government Shutdown