Starting on Feb. 1, benefits checks will no longer have the “Widow’s Tax.” Mark Belinsky, a director of the Military Officers Association of America, said “the decision to eliminate the ‘widow's tax’ was a ‘huge win’ and ‘the right thing…
Anyone who travels to medical appointments frequently knows that the expenses can add up quickly. Fortunately, the VA can help cover those expenses through travel claims. Veterans often are unaware that the VA will reimburse them for their travel to…
In September 2022, the VA announced that it would begin screening all patients for possible exposure to environmental hazards during military service. The very simple screening is part of a larger effort to understand the scope of the issue as…
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the PACT Act, a new law that gave thousands of veterans sickened by toxic environmental exposure access to VA healthcare. Less than two months later, on October 1, the VA opened enrollments for…
An audit by the VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) showed that about 37% of disability benefits claims related to toxic water exposure at Camp Lejeune were processed incorrectly. As a result, thousands of veterans’ claims were underpaid or not…
On July 26, 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Indiana in an attempt to handle the hundreds of thousands of claims of hearing loss from defective earplugs. The company also announced its intentions to create a…
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will soon start processing claims for three new illnesses related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam and other places. In addition, the VA also plans to automatically review all previous claims and denials…
Former Daily Show host turned activist, Jon Stewart, has turned his attention toward advocating for Servicemembers who are living with lung injuries from burn pits. With Stewart’s name lending support, advocates of ensuring Veterans who have become dangerously ill through…
Three Airforce families and two Army families filed a complaint in a Florida federal court accusing a set of private companies that own and manage their housing at Florida’s MacDill Air Force Base. The families are proposing a class action…