Havelock News reports today on concerns about the VA’s plan to solve the claims backlog. Thomas Brennan of Halifax Media reported, “A local veterans organization is skeptical about a recent decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to target claims older than a year for completion by 2015. Veterans whose claims fall in that time frame will be given a provisional rating and will have one year after receiving the rating to provide additional information before the VA issues a final decision…”
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The Columbus Dispatch is carrying a story today by Chris Adams of McClatchy Newspapers. It reports that there is a change in how the VA is tackling the huge backlog of VA claims…
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Fayetteville VA Medical Center and the College of Health & Human Services at UNC Wilmington officially entered into an education affiliation agreement March 25.
All of the degree programs in the CHHS include a clinical, internship or field requirement in order to graduate.
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A senator from North Carolina is calling on the VA for action in clearing up a logjam at the Veterans Benefits Administration office in Winston-Salem that has led to the second-longest wait time in the southeast region. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., says…
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Funeral Honors emergencies. You have been there. The post phone rings and a grieving family asks you about funeral honors. Their dad, mom, sister or brother served, but they never joined the VFW or other veterans’ group. They need help and they need it yesterday.
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Need to know what benefits you may qualify for as a veteran? The Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors Book offers a comprehensive look at pensions, service-connected compensation, home loans, education benefits, and more.
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Voices of VISN 6 News, a publication of the VA Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network, is now available for viewing. The February edition has important news on veteran healthcare that affects our state.
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W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury will host the local Creative Arts Festival for veterans to qualify for competition at the national level for the 2013 National Creative Arts Festival in March.
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USA Today reported on the recently completed government audit of VA Claims. This included a review of the process and procedures used. Of interest is the procedure to review temporary total disability claims.
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USA Today reports that “Tens of thousands more Marines and their relatives could be eligible for government health care for their illnesses now that a federal agency determined that the water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune was contaminated four years earlier than previously thought.”
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