1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...
'Status Quo Is Not an Option': Lawmakers Press VA on Handling of Companies Charging to File Benefits Claims Lawmakers have been debating competing proposals to address the issue of unaccredited companies charging veterans to file...
By Court Order, Department of Navy Begins Process to Reconsider 3,770 Medical Discharges for Retirement Upgrades Over the next several months, the Department of the Navy will send notices to veterans eligible for new physical evaluation...
What to Expect When Filing a PACT Act Claim The VA was in the process of hiring 15,000 new claims processors as the PACT Act reached its first birthday on Aug. 10, 2023...
After Website Problems, VA Extends PACT Act Deadline for Retroactive Benefit Claims The opportunity has been extended through Monday, according to the department.
Veterans Hit with Error Messages While Filing to Make PACT Act Deadline About 18% of veterans submitting an intent to file a PACT Act claim Wednesday received error messages. The VA says their...
Congress Weighs Competing Proposals to Tackle Companies Charging Veterans to File Claims A fight is bubbling up over competing proposals in Congress to address companies that charge fees to help veterans file...
Get Maximum PACT Act Benefits: Aug. 9 Is the Deadline to Get Pay Backdated to 2022 Aug. 9 is the last day veterans and survivors will be able to receive PACT Act medical benefits backdated to the law's...
As Veteran Disability Claims Soar, Unaccredited Coaches Profit Off Frustration with VA System Jim Peckey retired from the Navy in 2002 but put off applying for benefits because of the paperwork involved. That changed in...
Lawmakers Advance Bill to Let Disabled Vets Collect Full Benefits, But Hurdles to Passage Remain The HASC approved the Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure service members who medically retire before 20 years have...
Air Force's 9th Bomb Squadron Commander Fired After Just a Couple of Months on the Job Lt. Col. Brian Milner, the commander of the 9th Bomb Squadron, was relieved of command due to "a loss of confidence in his...
3 Ospreys Made Forced Landings in Japan. The Marine Corps Said There Were No Indications of Clutch Issues. The Marine Corps says that three Okinawa V-22 Ospreys that diverted from scheduled flight paths due to "caution indications"...
What We Know About the Marine Corps F-35 Crash, Backyard Ejection and What Went Wrong The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina has raised numerous questions about what prompted the...
I'm a Top Gun-Trained Fighter Pilot. I'd Make More Money as an Airline Pilot, But It Wouldn't Be as Fulfilling. The Naval Academy wasn't on my radar in high school, but being a successful swimmer got me noticed by their college...
Negligent Discharge Killed Marine Training at Camp Pendleton Last Month, Navy Report Indicates The cause was published last month by the Naval Safety Command in a report outlining deadly incidents in the Marine Corps and...
