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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
Butler County Veterans Stand Down
Date and Time: Friday, November 1, 2019 | 11:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Tanglewood Center | 10 Austin Avenue | Lyndora, PA 16045
Event: The Stand Down serves local homeless Veterans as well as service members and their families, including those in need within the community. Services provided during the Stand Down include, but are not limited to medical screenings, behavioral health services, drug and alcohol services, employment support, housing assistance, social services, haircuts, food, and donations. Representatives from the Veterans Benefits Adminstration (VBA) will be available to meet with Veterans. Experts from the Pittsburgh VA Regional Office will be available to provide information regarding service-connected compensation and to offer on-the-spot assistance with individual questions and concerns.
Expected Participants: Homeless Veterans, Service Members, and their families
10th Annual Memorial Wheeling Veterans 10K and Family Walk
Date and Time: Saturday, November 2, 2019 | 8:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Wheeling Bridge Street Middle School | 19 Junior Avenue | Wheeling, WV 26003
Event: An expert from the Veterans Benefits Administration Pittsburgh VA Regional Office will be available to provide information regarding service-connected compensation and to offer on-the-spot assistance with individual questions and concerns.
Expected Participants: Veterans, Dependents, Stakeholders
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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