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the performance of the veterans benefits and services system As a consequence this Committee has acted favorably on many of our recommendations to improve services to veterans and their families We ask...confirm the nation s moral obligation to disabled veterans Historically many underlying causes have acted in concert to bring on this seemingly intractable problem These include poor management misdirected...advice of the DAV and others last year in Public Law 109 461 Congress authorized private attorneys and agents to engage for pay in veterans disability claims representation duties opening the way for significantly...
ago DAV and other veterans 409 organizations supported passage of the Veterans Claims 410 Assistance Act even though some were predicting correctly 411 as it turned out that the VCAA would add to the complexity...consequences and that is what happened no 414 one here would seek to repeal the Veterans Claim Assistance 415 Act Why Because it was the right thing to do for our 416 nation s veterans 417 Simply providing veterans...first pieces of legislation that I introduced 1257 in January was H R 303 the Retired Pay Restoration Act as 1258 you probably know my father Mike Bilirakis championed this 1259 legislation in the Congress...
a severely disabled veteran of the Vietnam War who is acutely aware of the heavy responsibility to act as a spokesman for disabled veterans at such a time in our nation s history For the sixth consecutive...signed into law S 3421 Public Law 109 461 which would in part amend existing law to permit lawyers and agents to charge claimants for services rendered in the preparation presentation and prosecution of claims...or expulsion from further practice for attorneys and agents providing such services The change sought by these measures allowing lawyers and agents to charge a fee to represent a veteran or other claimant...
of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003 VA and DoD have been actively collaborating on a wide spectrum of joint initiatives Section 721 of that Act required that the departments establish...related to chemical warfare agents and depleted uranium are two examples DoD undertook a wide ranging initiative to identify all exposures to chemical and biological agents from World War II to the present...and identified the records of approximately 6 700 soldiers who were involved in testing of chemical agents placebos and or pharmaceuticals in Edgewood MD during the period of 1955 75 DoD provided the names...
Stabenow and Snowe have introduced S 543 the Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Act of 2007 which will help stop this problem from continuing We do not need the civilian sector to be...have recently intro duced S 543 the Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 to address this critical problem I urge that in addition to creating effective mechanisms to...military facilities In the case of the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation we are very near the East Orange VA which has recently reached out to us to explore the potential for clinical collaboration and also...
couldprovide our Government with warnings of illnesses and conditions similar to Gulf War Syndrome and Agent Orange effects that occurred in previous wars but took years for us to recognize as War caused conditions...beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom The survivor benefits included in the Veterans Improvement Act of 2004 P L 108 454 is an increase to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation DIC an extension of education...program for a 9 two year transition period Public Law 109 163 the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act increased the amount of the death gratuity presented to survivors of those killed on active duty to...
developed and agreed to by both agencies 7 Yesterday the House passed the Wounded Warriors 8 Assistance Act During the Armed Services Committee 9 markup an amendment was accepted that would require the 10 use...solid 18 research documentation two medical conditions 19 osteoporosis and diabetes have not yet been acted upon by 20 Congress Low priority for funding no factual evidence 21 were the reasons given by the...conscience of the American people would support 3 anything warranted Isn t it time for Congress to act 4 Supporting these proposed presumptives is clearly justified 5 and should have top priority The current...
recall by the Secretary of the Navy As a congressionally chartered association FRA s mission is to act as the premier watch dog organization in maintaining and improving the quality of life for Sea Service...protections for service members and their dependents in the FY 2007 National Defense Authorization Act FRA s motto is Loyalty Protection and Service INTRODUCTION Mr Chairman and distinguished Members of...for adjustment counseling and seamless follow up services FRA supports The Wounded Warriors Relief Act H R 1538 to improve the management of medical care personnel actions and quality of life issues for...
MR PETE GEREN ACTING SECRETARY UNITED STATES ARMY RECORD VERSION STATEMENT BY MR PETE GEREN ACTING SECRETARY UNITED STATES ARMY BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS...wrong are two senior Army leaders in whom I have great confidence Maj Gen Gale Pollock our Army s acting Surgeon General and Brig Gen Mike Tucker our bureaucracy buster who is busy knocking down walls so...
discussion require efforts from multiple agencies With me this morning from the Department of Defense are Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Dr David...Benefits Commission chaired by LTG ret Terry Scott and chartered by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004 to study veterans benefits which is due to report out later this year As Secretary Gates has...wounded servicemembers was launched immediately after the issues at Walter Reed came to light As Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren can better attest the Army is evaluating the installation s infrastructure...
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