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 […]

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 […]

Seven years after the 2006 data breach, VA information security employees still reacted with indifference, little sense of urgency, or responsibility concerning a possible cyber threat incident. Austin Information Technology Center (AITC) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) employees failed to follow VA information security policy and contract security requirements when they approved VA contractor […]

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 […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DYm8vRWwFk#action=share This and other videos are put out by Veterans Affairs and can be viewed here Filing Online For VA Benefits When filing a claim for compensation, the fastest and easiest way to file is electronically through eBenefits. Disability Compensation Complete and submit a claim for (1) disabilities that occurred during military service; and (2) post-service disabilities […]

VAOGCPREC 1-2014 (3/21/2014)  Provision of Primary Care for Residents in State Home Domiciliaries  Author: Raun, E. VAOGCPREC 2-2014 (5/19/14) Applicability of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 to Decisions Concerning Benefits Administered by the National Cemetery Administration  Author: Warren, T. VAOGCPREC 3-2014 (6/20/14) Effective Dates of Awards Based on Same-Sex Marriage  Author: Shriber, C. VAOGCPREC 4-2014 (6/20/14) […]

CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY Linda 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 General’s (OIG) recently published reports that substantiated allegations of mismanagement and data manipulation at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, VA Regional Office (VARO) and […]

My overall disability rating is 90% (technically 86% but rounded up to 90%). Yesterday I was approved for depression which was rated at 50% (it is what I expected since I still work). My rating is still 90% (93% with the depression but rounded down to 90%). I realize that every veteran on this site […]

VA Claim Denied Service Connection. "Service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the left shoulder is not established. Service connection may only be granted for a chronic disability that began in military service or was caused by some event or experience in service.

If you are a 100% Disabled Veteran P and T there are more benefits available to you. This is by no means an extensive list. Be sure to check your state benefits.

We closed notice for request 1. VA message states Closed the for Request 1 or 2 or some #. What does it mean? It is a status message it doesn't tell you where your claim is in the process.

Do not pursue a rating % as your goal in your VA Claims and Appeals instead, seek to service connect every disability that resulted from your military service.