Category: Veterans Medical News

VA Target of Class Action Lawsuit Over Disability Benefits

VA Target of Class Action Lawsuit Over Disability Benefits A lawsuit filed in the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims against The Department of Veterans Affairs and Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Veteran Affairs could potentially affect the outcomes of thousands of cases stuck in administrative limbo. The suit, filed by Marine vet Conley Monk, Jr. a Vietnam veteran… Read more
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VA NEWS RELEASE: VA expands Choice Program eligibility, effective immediately

In order to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, VA today announced that it will determine eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program based on the distance between a Veteran’s place of residence and the nearest VA medical facility using driving distance rather than straight-line distance. This change has been published in the Federal Register and is effective immediately. “VA… Read more

How to add a dependent through eBenefits

VA strongly recommends that Veterans file their dependency claim through eBenefits Veterans who have at least a 30% combined VA disability rating can now use eBenefits to apply to add a dependent to their compensation award. Part 1 of this two-part video series walks through the step-by-step process for adding a dependent spouse and child under the age of 18… Read more

VA Changes Eligibility Requirements Removing "Net Worth" as a Factor

The Department of Veteran Affairs is making changes to the way it determines eligibility for VA Health Care, a change that will result in more Veterans being able to access Health-Care Benefits they earned and deserve. This change was announced in a VA press release issues on March 17th. The VA is eliminating the use of net worth as a… Read more

Veterans Transportation Program (VTP)

Veterans Transportation Program (VTP) VA’s Veterans Transportation Program (VTP) offers Veterans many travel solutions to and from their VA health care facilities. This program offers these services at little or no costs to eligible Veterans through the following services: Beneficiary Travel (BT) Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) Highly Rural Transportation Grants (HRTG) Beneficiary Travel The Beneficiary Travel (BT) program reimburses eligible… Read more