New hires to process VA claims backlog

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs has hired 2,000 claims processors to deal with the claims backlog. They’re going to be busy once they’re trained. As ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Village: David steps up

#Middlebury #Veterans I had to park on the street because the lot behind the coffee shop was completely full, with the older veterans relegated to the sidewalk. Sarge and David, the ... Continue Reading →

VA ends debt relief

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs called a cease-fire on collection of overpayments between April 2020 and September 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. Now that ... Continue Reading →

Here’s how to find where a vet is buried

#Middlebury #Veterans The Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) website has been expanded by 500,000 names at 93 veterans cemeteries across the country. This is in addition to the 4 million ... Continue Reading →

Cybercriminals have vets in their sights

#Middlebury #Veterans #Cybercrime Veterans are victims of cybercrimes at a much higher rate than civilians. And it’s not just veterans, included are military spouses, survivors, ... Continue Reading →

Annual suicide prevention report offers insights

#Middlebury #Veterans The 2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report shows a decrease in veteran suicides from 2018 and 2019 when compared with previous years. For example, ... Continue Reading →

Punishment doesn’t fit the crimes

#Middlebury #Veterans One year ago, a federal grand jury indicted a Virginia woman for a whole raft of scams and fraud against veterans. Most disheartening is the fact that she was ... Continue Reading →

Veterans need your help this winter

#Middlebury #Veterans It looks like COVID isn’t likely to vanish soon. Because of restrictions everywhere, long-term patients at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals might ... Continue Reading →

VA emergency rooms prep for elderly vets

#Middlebury #Veterans Half of our 19.5 million veterans are over the age of 65, and they make up 45% of emergency room visits at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, according ... Continue Reading →

VA thieves never learn

#Middlebury #Veterans Criminals just can’t seem to help themselves when it comes to stealing from the Department of Veterans Affairs. What they haven’t figured out is that ... Continue Reading →