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Can the VA Reduce Your Disability Benefits? What to Know About a Reexamination Notice
By Ryan Guina · February 12, 2024 When the VA gives you a service-connected disability rating, it retains the right to reexamine you to...
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Jan 29, 20258 min read


PROJECT 2025 AND VA DISABILITY BENEFITS: WHAT CHANGES ARE COMING?
By Buddy Blouin It’s not guaranteed that Project 2025 will cut Veteran benefits; however, many experts are critiquing that this is...
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Jan 29, 20254 min read


How Trump’s Plans Could Impact VA Benefits in 2025: Key Changes to Expect
By Jonathan Allen Published December 2, 2024 As discussions about the future of veterans’ benefits intensify under a potential second...
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Jan 29, 20253 min read


U.S. Sen. Blackburn wants to 'cut red tape' for veterans seeking care outside the VA
Allie Feinberg, Knoxville News Sentinel Fri, January 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM EST 1 min read U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and six of her...
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Jan 29, 20252 min read


‘The mission is veterans’: Nominee for VA secretary pledges to protect vets benefits from possible spending cuts
By ROSE L. THAYER STARS AND STRIPES • January 21, 2025 Doug Collins, the nominee to be the next Department of Veterans Affairs secretary,...
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Jan 29, 20255 min read


5 Proposed VA Benefit Cuts: Our Veterans Deserve Better
Last updated on September 13, 2023 Our team at VA Claims Insider is deeply disheartened by the recent proposals to cut VA disability...
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Jan 29, 20257 min read


Department of Veterans Affairs places employees on leave: What you should know if this is your case
Department of Veterans Affairs places employees on leave: What you should know if this is your case. The Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Jan 28, 20253 min read


VA Disability Rating for Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea has been a VA-rated disability since 1996. Even though sleep apnea is typically rated secondary to other service-connected...
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Jan 27, 20256 min read


One Million US Veterans Eligible for Health Care Should Enroll: VA
Published Dec 05, 2024 at 11:49 AM EST A U.S. veteran standing in front of an American flag. Veterans who are not yet enrolled for VA...
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Jan 27, 20252 min read


Doug Collins is ready to fix the VA
By Katie Britt, 1 days ago After all that U.S. veterans have sacrificed for our nation, they deserve a Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Jan 27, 20253 min read


IRS offers tax benefits for military and veterans
Story by Diego Pérez Morales • 1mo Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans, and their families are entitled to a range of special...
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Jan 22, 20252 min read


VA Dependent Benefits | Income, Education and Medical
A Dependent Benefits provide income, education, and medical support for the spouse and dependent children of some service-connected...
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Jan 22, 20252 min read


VA Ratings for Heart Conditions Like Arrhythmia and Tachycardia
Published on JANUARY 10, 2024 by NEIL WOODS Last Updated on JANUARY 31, 2024 Exposure to severe stress, toxins, and trauma all make...
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Jan 16, 20254 min read


VA Ratings for Respiratory Conditions
Published on DECEMBER 27, 2023 by NEIL WOODS Last Updated on MAY 29, 2024 For veterans who were exposed to dangerous toxins from burn...
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Jan 16, 20255 min read


What to Consider When Using a DBQ as Part of Your Disability Claim?
For many veterans, the idea of reporting for a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam creates a high level of anxiety. Even though most...
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Jan 16, 20253 min read


Using DBQs for VA Disability Claims
With a DBQ form, your regular doctor who knows you and your medical history can now provide the VA with a truthful account of your...
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Jan 16, 20257 min read


Veterans have options to upgrade discharge characterization
A Discharge Review Board and a Board for Correction of Military/Naval Records provide veterans with an opportunity to get the...
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Jan 16, 20253 min read
A proposes to eliminate copays for telehealth, expand access to telehealth for rural Veterans
November 11, 2024 5:00 am New program would grow VA’s telehealth capabilities in rural communities WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S....
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Jan 16, 20252 min read


VA proposes expansion of family caregiver benefits program
Adam Healy December 5, 2024 The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday proposed changes that would increase access to the Program of...
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Jan 16, 20252 min read


Several Types of Cancer Now Eligible for Expedited Veterans Affairs Claims
By Patricia Kime, 7 days ago Veterans diagnosed with several types of blood and urinary tract cancers who served in certain overseas...
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Jan 16, 20253 min read
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