1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-09-2007 #1 -- STUDY: VA SHOULD REVISE ITS METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND RATING PTSD IN VETERANS -- Institute of Medicine tells VA to get it together. If implemented, recommendations could mean more consistent ratings and higher compensation.nf050907-1.htm
... could mean more consistent ratings and higher compensation. The long-awaited IOM study on PTSD compensation is out...and, ... and more consistent PTSD diagnoses and higher compensation because ratings would be based on how ... The government's methods for deciding compensation for emotionally disturbed veterans have little basis ... among veterans and skyrocketing costs for disability compensation. The study was undertaken at the ...28 billion, the report noted. Compensation payments for disorders related to psychological trauma ... raters who determine the appropriate level of compensation. Moreover, many veterans denied compensation eventually receive it after applying for re... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf050907-1.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-15-2007 #7 -- REPORT TO VETS' COMMISSION: MANY OLDER VETS OVERPAID WHILE YOUNGER VETS UNDERPAID -- Center for Naval Analyses report finds, on average, younger vets are not getting enough disability compensation and older vets are getting too much.nf061507-7.htm
... younger vets are not getting enough disability compensation and The Nation's #1 ... younger vets are not getting enough disability compensation and older vets are getting too much ... The report: Preliminary analysis of VA compensation relative to average earnings losses. The ... Many War Wounded by Tom Philpott Disability compensation for veterans severely wounded in Iraq and .... The same study found that disability compensation probably is set too high for veterans ...service careers. This imbalance in disability compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs ... a gap fully closed by that VA compensation of $4629. While some commissioners expressed satisfaction that average VA compensation was adequate, and others challenged the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061507-7.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-14-2007 #7 -- WOUNDED VETERANS GET TRIPLE THE COMPENSATION WHEN THEY GET HELP NAVIGATING THE VA SYSTEM -- A recent study by the Institute for Defense Analysis shows that wounded veterans who approach the VA without professional assistance receive on average about one-third of the COMPENSATION that those who are represented by a lawyer or service organization get.nf081407-7.htm
... -- WOUNDED VETERANS GET TRIPLE THE COMPENSATION WHEN THEY GET HELP NAVIGATING THE VA ... Friendly Page WOUNDED VETERANS GET TRIPLE THE COMPENSATION WHEN THEY GET HELP NAVIGATING THE VA ... average about one-third of the compensation that those who are represented by a ...-- Wounded veterans get triple the compensation when they get help navigating the complex ... languished for decades with only the minimal compensation he had been granted in the months ... average about one-third of the compensation that those who are represented by a ... DAV representative who helped Messick get appropriate compensation for his injuries after the V. ... DAV after the organization helped him obtain compensation after the V.A. initially... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf081407-7.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-10-2007 #5 -- NAVY VETERAN FIGHTING FOR RADIATION COMPENSATION -- When a veterans law judge finally ruled in his favor only to have the government low-ball his COMPENSATION award, he battled on.nf041007-5.htm
... -- NAVY VETERAN FIGHTING FOR RADIATION COMPENSATION -- When a veterans law judge ... have the government low-ball his compensation award, he battled on. The ... Friendly Page NAVY VETERAN FIGHTING FOR RADIATION COMPENSATION -- When a veterans law judge ... have the government low-ball his compensation award, he battled on. Story ... veteran in Las Vegas fighting for radiation compensation LAS VEGAS (AP) - Atomic ...'t give up his fight for compensation when the Department of Veterans Affairs denied ... fewer than 100 claimants have received total compensation and that only 300 to 400 claimants have been given 50 percent of the compensation they sought. In 2006, Hirschhorn... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAPR07/nf041007-5.htm
... time recovery may take. 2. Completely Restructure the Disability and Compensation Systems Recommendation: Dod maintains authority to determine fitness to serve ... payment for years served. VA then establishes the disability rating, compensation and benefits. Update and simplify the disability determination and compensation system; eliminate parallel activities; reduce inequities; and provide a ... should assume all responsibility for establishing disability ratings and for all disability compensation and benefits programs. VA should initiate its education, training ... The disability status of veterans should be reevaluated every three years and compensation adjusted, if their condition has worsened or improved. Vocational... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/JULFILES/07 25 2007 wounded warriors.pdf
...-Friendly Version MILITARY SPOUSES AWAIT DECISION ON COMPENSATION -- Hoping that the DIC offset will ...--- Military spouses await decision on compensation By: Carrie Kreisler, Leader Managing Editor ... believe is fair - eliminating the Dependency Indemnity Compensation offset. Article continues below: "ASK ... the survivor. DIC is a special indemnity compensation paid to the survivor when a member' .... In such cases, the VA indemnity compensation should be added to the SBP the retiree ...3 --MILITARY SPOUSES AWAIT DECISION ON COMPENSATION --Hoping that the DIC offset will ...Veteran,Veterans,Disability,Injury,Compensation,Attorney,Attorneys,Lawyer,Lawyers... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf120207-3.htm
... Printer-Friendly Version VETERANS HARMED BY SECRET TESTS SEEK COMPENSATION AND INFORMATION -- "Now is the time ...---- Veterans harmed by secret tests seek compensation, information By MIKE DENNISON of the Missoulian State ... Defense Department information needed to provide health benefits or other compensation for affected SHAD veterans. But the study was ... the health hazards, and offer medical care and possibly compensation. Initially the department wouldn't even admit ... #5 --VETERANS HARMED BY SECRET TESTS SEEK COMPENSATION AND INFORMATION --"Now is the time ... VA,Veteran,Veterans,Disability,Injury,Compensation,Attorney,Attorneys,Lawyer,Lawyers,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf121707-5.htm
... The Nation's #1 Independent Veterans Web Site Click here to make VA Watchdog dot Org your homepage VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 12-13-2007 #1 PLACE YOUR AD HERE CLICK FOR DETAILS VA Watchdog Stuff cups, hats, shirts click here to support the site Be sure to get all five VA Watchdog dot Org RSS feeds -- Daily VA News Flashes House CVA Veterans' News Senate CVA Veterans' News VA Press Releases VSO Press Releases Download your free copy of the 2007 VA benefits handbook here... Printer-Friendly Version THE PEAKE PAPERS -- VA Secretary... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf121307-1.htm
... analysis is based on 3 million disability compensation-claims records obtained under the Freedom ... state-to-state variations in compensation for those young veterans who have left ... their advocates, the issue of disability compensation is hugely important. Disability checks are ...000 recent veterans are on the disability compensation rolls for a range of mental conditions ..., where veterans had among the lowest compensation rates in the nation. "And ... service. Most already are receiving monthly compensation checks. Among all the ailments that ... swings in the numbers of veterans on compensation rolls and the amounts of their payments ... all veterans currently receiving VA disability-compensation benefits, and that the decisions that... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf122107-1.htm
... tests will soon receive recognition and possibly compensation. For more about atomic veterans, ... tests will soon receive recognition and possibly compensation, Defence Minister Peter Mackay suggested Thursday ... on Youtube.com Asked whether financial compensation would be part of his announcement, ... in the past that that degree of compensation was inadequate and that Mackay's ...96.5-million Agent Orange compensation package for veterans exposed to the toxic ... are concerned, they want to see compensation in the range of $75, ... tests will soon receive recognition and possibly compensation. VA,Veteran,Veterans,Disability,Injury,Compensation,Attorney,Attorneys,Lawyer,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf120107-2.htm
