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 […]