VA finds disability claims lost since 2018

#Middlebury #Veterans #DisabilityClaims VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves As far back as 2018 there have been technical problems with uploading disability claims on the Department of Veterans ... Continue Reading →

The VA OIG strikes again

#Middlebury #Veterans #OIG #VeteranAffairsPolice VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Anyone who calls in advance with threats to kill staff, and then tries to enter a federal building with ... Continue Reading →

Stand Down season continues

#Middlebury #Veterans #HomelessVeterans #StandDown VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Stand Downs are going on across the country and have been since early spring. The good news is that ... Continue Reading →

New presumptives are expected

#Middlebury #Veterans #Presumptives #PACTAct VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Cross your fingers that we’ll see three new presumptives added to the list of medical conditions that ... Continue Reading →

How can scams go on so long?

#Middlebury #Veterans #Scams #SurvivorBenefits VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves A grandson collected his grandmother’s survivor benefits for 30 years after her death. How, one wonders, ... Continue Reading →

Legal services funds help homeless veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans #LegalServices #Homeless VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs recently handed out over $11 million to 79 organizations to cover legal ... Continue Reading →

Veteran commits suicide in VA emergency room

#Middlebury #Veterans #Suicide VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves A veteran with a documented history of suicidal thoughts and attempts, as well as drug abuse and PTSD, committed suicide ... Continue Reading →

Hotline serves victims sexually assaulted at VA facilities

#Middlebury #Veterans #SexualAssaultHotline VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs has just launched a special phone number to report sexual assault or harassment ... Continue Reading →

Bill aims to prevent stolen valor

#Middlebury #Veterans #StolenValor VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Right now in the U.S. Congress is bill S.1469 – Stop Stolen Valor for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business ... Continue Reading →

OIG goes after fraud and theft

#Middlebury #Veterans #Fraud VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Not all the thefts and fraud the Office of Inspector General (OIG) uncovers run into the millions. But a stolen dollar is ... Continue Reading →