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update you on our She Who Borne The Battle campaign and articulate the need for the Deborah Sampson Act S 681 which would fill many gaps in care and recognition faced by women veterans today Nearly 350 000...provided by the VA Thanks to the leadership of Senators Tester and Boozman on the Deborah Sampson Act we have an opportunity to take head on the concerns of post 9 11 women veterans Deborah Sampson disguised...Capitol Hill and gain cosponsors Eighteen of you and your colleagues now back the Deborah Sampson Act and we thank you but we need more support from both sides of the aisle We have also worked tirelessly...
pending before the Committee in particular S 1024 the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 The Court s comments will be brief Although changes to VA s appeals processing will eventually...a similar provision in recent testimony before the U S House Committee on Veterans Affairs where Acting Chairman of the Board David Spickler stated that affording that effective date protection following...
and for introducing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 As the Policy Counsel I am submitting this written testimony on behalf of the Project On Government...raise a dissenting voice Based on what POGO learned from these whistleblowers we wrote a letter to Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson in July 2014 highlighting three specific cases of current or former employees...problems as the VA experienced 3 Letter from Project On Government Oversight to Sloan D Gibson then Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs about Fear and Retaliation in the VA July 21 2014...
COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS IN SUPPORT OF S 324 STATE VETERANS HOME ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2017 MAY 17 2017 2 Mr Chairman and Members of the Committee on behalf of the National Association...this testimony in strong support of S 324 the State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 legislation introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch R UT and Mazie Hirono D HI to provide severely...anticipated for the reintroduced bills The State Veterans Home program was established by a Congressional Act on August 27 1888 and for more than 125 years State Homes have been in a partnership with the federal...
opportunity to comment on the following legislation 1 S 1024 Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 NASDVA is honored to have been a part of the working group including VA and a very wide group...agreement reached last year After reviewing S 1024 Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 we submit the following comments NASDVA has been and continues to be concerned about and cautions...would better serve the Veteran 2 NASDVA May 17 2017 2 S 764 Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 NASDVA is concerned about unintended consequences that may result from S 764 if passed in its...
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 Having led the charge for Public Law 111 163 the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 WWP remains committed to serving injured...working with any and all stakeholders to make this a reality S 681 Deborah Sampson Act of 2017 WWP supports the Deborah Sampson Act and its goal of improving VA s programs and services for female veterans 2 We...programs and services more accessible Of the many beneficial provisions included in the Deborah Sampson Act we are particularly supportive of those relating to peer to peer assistance and reintegration and readjustment...
being considered during your May 17 hearing specifically the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 S 764 On behalf of the higher education associations listed below representing two and four...possible time even though they received no special priority Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act Letter May 16 2017 Page 2 Colleges and universities are committed to helping veterans succeed in meeting...
pending legislation before the Committee S 1024 the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 About Military Veterans Advocacy Military Veterans Advocacy Inc MVA is a tax exempt IRC 501...increased claim denials has expanded the appellate backlog For some unfathomable reason the Secretary and Acting Executive of the Board of Veterans Appeals have failed to take action to resolve this backlog Currently...case Without the duty to assist the attorney will be required to rely upon the Freedom of Information Act This will not only result in costs being attributed to the veteran but result in undue delay Removal...
December 9, 2015
Blumenthal Committee Print Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 S 425 Boozman Committee Print vehicle for omnibus Related Files 120915MU Final pdf 2 31 MB...
Services Veterans Health Administration U S Department of Veterans Affairs accompanied by Meghan Flanz Acting General Counsel Office of General Counsel Donnie Hachey Chief Counsel for Operations Board of Veterans...Ruhlman Assistant Director for Policy and Procedures Veterans Benefits Administration and Phil Parker Acting Associate Deputy Assistant Sec retary Office of Acquisitions Logistics and Construction 10 Prepared...that are being introduced today to be completed before this session is over where with the Choice Act we waived the sunset unanimously a couple of weeks ago on the floor of the Senate The bill and its...
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