Veterans Benefits Center Headlines

American Legion national commander says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s idea to cut military pay is not the way to help solve debt crisis.

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American Legion national commander says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's proposal to trim military pay is "plain wrong."

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Joint VA/DoD web portal provides access to variety of military, veterans benefits resources.

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Veterans disability claims being handled electronically at regional benefits processing offices.

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The elimination will allow staff to focus on the compensation claims backlog.

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The American Legion and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont oppose the idea of linking cost-of-living allowance increases with the chained-Consumer Price Index.

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Vermont senator says the Chained Consumer Price Index shouldn’t determine VA’s cost-of-living allowance for disability compensation and pensions.

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Georgia is currently the only state to provide free nursing home care to veterans, but that’s coming to an end.

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Department proposes adding five diagnosable illnesses secondary to service-connected TBI.

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Going paperless is a “glimmer of hope” for reducing the claims backlog.

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