Claim Status can go back and forth, you can go from Pending Decision Approval back to Review of Evidence. eBenefits status is helpful but not definitive.
Veterans VA Disability Claim Self-Help Guide
To receive compensation, you must have a physical or mental disability. An injury or disease in service that caused a disability or aggravated a disability that existed prior to service.
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 | Public Law 116-23
Expanding the Agent Orange presumption to veterans who served on U.S. Navy or Coast Guard vessels offshore the Republic of Vietnam...
Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Overview – Hill & Ponton
I’ve had friends, family, clients that have needed to file for disability, and for the right reasons. They’re very sick or whatever it may be, and they really did not realize that they had to have worked five out of the past 10 years. They thought maybe because they had worked 20 years, and they […]
VA TBI Claims, VA Obesity Claims, when to FIRE an attorney, the VA Hiring Freeze, and so much more!
Topics Update on the podcast….new video training online….new webinar coming in February….and….. Hiring freeze at the VA…good, bad or indifferent? Can you service connect obesity? Appealing BVA Decisions to the Veterans court What do the eBenefits status codes mean? Links Sleep Apnea The “Bridge Claim”: How to use Obesity to Service Connect Obstructive Sleep Apnea & […]
VA Fully Developed Claim (FDC) VA Videos | hadit.com
Fully Developed Claim Veterans and survivors provide all the evidence at once. Certifying that there is no more evidence, VA can issue a decision faster.
Delays at Memphis, Tennessee, VA Emergency Department Deemed Unavoidable Given Patient Population, Progress Noted Since Last Review
OIG conducted an inspection in response to complaints about the timeliness and quality of care in the Emergency Department (ED) and Primary Care of the Memphis VA Medical Center (facility), Memphis, TN, which is part of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 9. OIG did not substantiate the allegation that Memphis ED personnel were inattentive and […]
OIG Recommends Strengthening Teleradiology Oversight at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas
OIG reviewed the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) Teleradiology Reading Center (TRC) to determine the merits of an allegation that radiologists stopped reading exams for CAVHS patients when they had reached their minimum Relative Value Unit (RVU) level and then performed fee-basis interpretations for other VA facilities during their tours of duty under a […]
Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General April 2015 Highlights
Assistant Inspector General Testifies Before House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Mismanagement and Data Manipulation at the Philadelphia and Oakland VA Regional Offices CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONYLinda A. Halliday, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) for Audits and Evaluations, testified before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives, on the results of the Office of Inspector […]
OIG Recommends Better Controls on Date Stamping Equipment and Refresher Training at Boston, Massachusetts, VA Regional Office
OIG substantiated that a Veteran Services Officer (VSO), accredited and employed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department of Massachusetts, manipulated or attempted to manipulate dates of claims at the Boston VA Regional Office (VARO). OIG also found evidence indicating the VSO may have engaged in a similar manipulation scheme at the VARO in […]
OIG Finds Mismanagement and Distrust Impede Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, VARO Operational Effectiveness
In late May 2014, OIG began receiving a number of allegations through the VA OIG Hotline of mismanagement at the Philadelphia, PA, VARO. Many of these allegations included indicators that staff had a serious mistrust of VARO management. On June 19, 2014, OIG benefits inspectors, auditors, and criminal and administrative investigators began a comprehensive review of […]
Patient-Centered Community Care Contracts Cost VA $14.9 Million More Than if VA Used Non-VA Care Program To Purchase Same Health Care Services
In April 2014, OIG received a request from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations to review VA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Patient-Centered Community Care (PC3) costs and the $13 million cost savings estimate presented in VA’s budget submission. OIG could not attest to the reliability and accuracy of VA information regarding the methodology […]