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Senate Veterans Affairs Committee The Honorable Jim Nicholson Secretary of Veterans Affairs The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz Deputy Secretary of Defense Veterans from the Wounded Warrior Project www woundedwarriorproject...their families the financial cushion they need to sustain them before their medical discharge when VA benefits will kick in Craig said The traumatic injuries covered will include blindness loss of limbs...nicholson and wounded soldiers to hold press conference regarding insurance for soldiers Sign up for Email updates About the Chairman Contact Chairman Majority News Contact Us U S Senate Committee on Veterans...

fund VA disability compensation pension and readjustment benefits During the hearing Tester stressed the urgent need for the Senate to immediately pass bipartisan bicameral legislation to provide VA the...Administration so it can deliver benefits payments to veterans and their families on time Simply put VA is providing more disability benefits to more veterans than ever before From my perspective that s...in 13 days The Chairman also questioned VA Under Secretary for Benefits Josh Jacobs on what the implications would be for veterans if Congress does not deliver VA the emergency funding its needs for benefits...

Administration s decision to halt its new interim final rule at the Department of Veterans Affairs VA that would immediately change how veteran disability ratings are evaluated This rule would lower disability...taking into account their baseline conditions While VA Secretary today halted the rule he has not outright rescinded it While I m encouraged the Secretary has temporarily walked away from his short sighted...medication they need harming their physical and mental health I will be introducing legislation to align VA policy with the U S Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ruling that a veteran s disability rating...

Minority News AKAKA APPLAUDS VA S ADDITION OF NEW PATIENT ADVOCATES AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS Thursday March 8 2007 WASHINGTON D C Yesterday Secretary of Veterans Affairs R James...James Nicholson announced that VA will hire 100 new patient advocates to help severely injured veterans from the current conflicts and their families navigate the VA system The new patient advocates will...through a complex VA system is a model I embraced in my legislation on Vet Centers which was enacted last year Senator Akaka said The Department of Veterans Affairs also announced that all VA health care professionals...