NEWS RELEASES

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It's the Law:  spouses have the right to keep the final month of benefits

 

Call your local veterans office if you need help applying for your lost benefit

 

VA PRESS RELEASES - UPDATED MONTHLY

 Massachusetts Law to Affect Veterans Who Served in Peacetime

Measure Extends Veterans' Benefits for Massachusetts Veterans

VA Budget 2007  Good for veterans?

VA Pharmacy Co-Pay to Increase by $1.00 in November 2005

Base Closings (BRAC)

Governor Mitt Romney signed legislation that will make about 54,000 former members of the military eligible for state veterans' benefits effective late August  2005.
 

GOOD NEWS!!  - Concurrent Receipt Becomes a Reality

      ~ In a major breakthrough for disabled military retirees, House Majority Whip
Roy Blunt (R-MO) yesterday announced a compromise agreement which will
provide full concurrent receipt to approximately 200,000 disabled retirees.
The provision will be included in the FY 2004 National Defense Authorization
Act.   Click below for more information.

      ~ Concurrent Receipt Agreement Provision

Employment  and training information for veterans:

     ~ VetJobs.Com 

    ~  Career Place, Woburn, Mass. ~ Veterans' Preference

    ~  Veterans' Northeast Outreach Center, Inc.

    

Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC)

      ~CRSC - Receipt of Both Military Retired Pay & VA Disability Comp


Social Security Age Eligibility Rises

Effective January of 2003, the Social Security Retirement distribution system will fluctuate and age eligibility will rise annually.  Click here to view changes:

      ~ Military.com~MilitaryReport on SS

 

Salute to Veterans

      ~ National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans

 

HAVE YOU ENROLLED TO YOUR VA HOSPITAL AND BEEN DENIED??  ...read on to find out why
and to understand the new categories.

  • ... from Dept of Veterans Affairs 

    VA Hospital Eligibility Changes Eff. 1/15/03

    (from Office of Pub Affairs Media Relations~Washington)

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    info@neshv.org - Shelter Website

     

     

    Contributions to the Shelter may be forwarded to the above address.  

    ....from Military.Com

    Sarin Cause Of Gulf Syndrome? 
    CBSNews 
    January 24, 2003

    The head of the Veterans Affairs Department said he will ask researchers to investigate possible links between sarin gas and symptoms seen in Persian Gulf War veterans after a study found the nerve gas affected behavior and organ functions in laboratory mice.

    Click here for the article as found on Military.Com:  Sarin Cause Of Gulf Syndrome

     

     

Other News

 

Page Revised: December 15, 2008

 

From:  www.veteransinfo.net

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Burlington, MA  01803

Office: 781 270-1960  

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