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Managing VBA Performance & Results: Q4
Join Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., Under Secretary for Benefits, on 10/31 at 2 PM ET on the general health of VBA for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
Compensation 101: What is Service Connection?
Service connection describes an injury or disease resulting in a disability linked to service in the military.
Local Events and Happenings
Veterans Town Hall Meeting
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST
Location: Peru Public Library, 102 E Main Street, Pere, IN 46970
Join us at this Veterans Town Hall meeting where VA staff will share information and listen to your feedback. VA staff will be available to answer questions about your VA medical and disability compensation benefits, pension benefits, vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits, and health programs.
Inside Veterans Benefits
VA updates on disability rating
VA updates the disability rating schedule for infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies
Meet Gary Profit
On episode #155 of VA's Borne the Battle podcast, we meet Army Veteran and Senior Director of Military Programs at Walmart, Gary Profit.
Saved from Disrepair
Rick and Sylvia Crawford purchased, renovated and saved the home of WWI Veteran Harry Colmery, who is known as the father of the GI Bill. Colmery's former home, built in 1915, is in Topeka, Kansas.
Raising Awareness
The Southwest Virginia Student Veterans Alliance hosted the 4th Annual Veteran Suicide Awareness March on 5/27. They walked 14 miles to help raise awareness for Veteran suicide prevention.
Choosing VA
Military borrowers are using their VA Home Loan benefit when purchasing a home because of key features not offered by other types of financing.
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