Memorial Day 2013 Events in the Sacramento Valley
Memorial Day is upon us this weekend and, with it, comes a time of remembrance of those who have passed in service to our nation. Over time, Memorial Day has come to mean a lot of things and has, at times, been overshadowed by the prospect of an extra day off from work or a […]
Memorial Day 2013 Events in the Sacramento Valley
Memorial Day is upon us this weekend and, with it, comes a time of remembrance of those who have passed in service to our nation. Over time, Memorial Day has come to mean a lot of things and has, at times, been overshadowed by the prospect of an extra day off from work or a […]
Sierra College Presents “Veterans Stand Together” To Celebrate Veterans
Sierra College invites the public to “Veterans Stand Together,” a FREE family friendly event to celebrate the homecoming of recently returning veterans, and more importantly introduce them to veteran resources, networking opportunities, and support services, as they transition from military to college and beyond. On this occasion, as a campus and community we celebrate their […]
Hotline for Women Veterans Announced
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new hotline — 1-855-VA-WOMEN — to receive and respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans. The service began accepting calls on March 27, 2013. “Some women Veterans may not know about high-quality VA care […]
New Online Tools To Help Vets Find Jobs
According to an article in Fox News, a couple of new online tools have launched or will be launching over the weekend; these tools are desiged to help Veterans hunt for jobs in the private sector. The Military Career Coach and RallyPoint provide Veterans looking for work the tells to develop a social media presence […]
New Online Tools To Help Vets Find Jobs
According to an article in Fox News, a couple of new online tools have launched or will be launching over the weekend; these tools are desiged to help Veterans hunt for jobs in the private sector. The Military Career Coach and RallyPoint provide Veterans looking for work the tells to develop a social media presence […]
VA, VSOs Partnered to Reduce Vet Claims Backlog
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnership to help reduce the compensation claims backlog for Veterans. The effort—the Fully Developed Claims (FDC) Community of Practice—is a key part of VA’s overall transformation plan to end the backlog in 2015 and process claims within […]
VA Mandates Overtime To Handle Claims Backlog
This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has mandated the use of overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices. The surge is expected to be implemented through the end of FY 2013 in the VA’s latest initiative to addressing the backlog of Veterans’ claims. Claims for homeless Veterans, those […]
Op SAMADHI: Bringing Yoga To Our Nation’s Heroes
Every so often, something comes across our desks or flies into our inboxes that makes us perk our ears up. Opportunities to spread the word on jobs, legislation, news, and the like that affect the LGBT and Veteran population. Today, a couple of flyers came through giving information on “Operation SAMADHI: Bringing Yoga To Our […]
May 2013: Mental Health Awareness Month
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, numerous agencies will be working to raise public awareness about mental illnesses like depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc. Additionally, this month also brings attention to suicide that may be precipated by some mental illness. Mental Health Awareness Month seeks to educate communities about disorders and to reduce the […]
UPDATED: VA To Process Oldest Claims First in New Intitiative
UPDATED (04/23/2013): The VA will reportedly award temporary ratings to the oldest claims in its efforts to reduce its backlog of disability claims; meaning it will need to help fewer Veterans. VA officials testified this week before the Senate Budget Committee stating the initiative would provide “provisional” ratings and immediate disability benefits only to cases […]
Hotline for Women Veterans Announced
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new hotline — 1-855-VA-WOMEN — to receive and respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans. The service began accepting calls on March 27, 2013. “Some women Veterans may not know about high-quality VA care […]
Vet Groups Support Ruth Moore Act, VA Opposed
This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) voiced its opposition of bipartisan legislation that would ease access to benefits for victims of military sexual assault. VA stated that, while it did not disagree with the bill’s intent, it was not necessary. H.R. 671, the Ruth Moore Act, is named for a U.S. Navy Veteran […]
OutServe-SLDN: Major Law Firms Join Discharge Upgrade Project
OutServe-SLDN today announced that two major law firms have joined its ongoing project to assist those discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) or the prior regulations prohibiting gay and lesbian service in the military seeking changes to their discharge paperwork. The firms DLA Piper and Winston & Strawn will represent Veterans pro bono to […]
