From the 1950s through the 1980s, people who lived or worked at the U.S. Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water. The water was contaminated by a number of toxins [...]
We’ve all heard or spoken the cliché, “the more things change, the more they remain the same.” This may no longer be true, with “sequestration” on the table. For VetsFirst, automatic federal government spending cuts and a Congress that [...]
Question: I know a veteran who is claiming he has dependents so he can get additional monthly compensation. I would like to report him to the authorities. Who should I tell? The FBI? Answer: Before we go any further [...]
For numerous reasons, veterans like most patients, want to have a copy of their medical records. Now a new service of My HealtheVet will allow veteran patients to download their VA medical records including appointment notes and inpatient stays. [...]
One of VetsFirst’s top public policy priorities for 2013 is to continue to push for the United States to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The CRPD is a UN human rights treaty that [...]
Last week, VetsFirst spent three days on Capitol Hill meeting with 11 members of Congress and their staff members, and committee staff for the House and Senate Committees of Veterans’ Affairs regarding our public policy priorities for 2013. Our [...]
Question: What is CHAMPVA and am I eligible for it? Answer: CHAMPVA is a health benefits program in which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shares the cost of certain health care services and supplies with eligible beneficiaries. CHAMPVA [...]
If singer-songwriter Bob Dylan follows politics, the title of both this piece and his 1964 album, which I’m old enough to remember, could easily be applied to the composition of the new 113th United States Congress. The reality is [...]
VetsFirst, a program of United Spinal Association was founded in 1946 by a determined group of paralyzed WWII veterans in New York City who advocated for greater civil rights and independence for themselves and their fellow veterans. Aiming to [...]
Question: My PTSD/TBI claim has been at my regional office for over two years. I have been told I can file a hardship to expedite my claim. Is that true? Answer: This is one of the many misconceptions of [...]