Policy

Black veteran groups seek policy agenda on racial inequities

[ad_1] As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his…

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Emerging Capabilities Policy Office to Speed Policy Considerations of New Technologies   > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] The speed of war is getting faster, with new capabilities, such as artificial intelligence, hypersonic technologies, and more, entering…

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CVA policy director outlines four ways Congress can help veterans in 2022

[ad_1] CVA policy director outlines four ways Congress can help veterans in 2022 By Juliana Heerschap, CVA policy director Concerned…

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Trump’s ‘Mar-a-Lago Three’ had unusual, improper access on vets policy issues, VA now says

[ad_1] Veterans Affairs officials on Friday conceded that a trio of executives with personal ties to President Donald Trump had…

2 years ago

Marine Corps considering major changes to its tattoo policy

[ad_1] The Marine Corps is considering changes to its current tattoo policy, a Marine Corps spokesman confirmed to Task &…

3 years ago

Single Judge Application; The Board cannot avoid adjudicating an issue before it, here the proper rating, simply because it may also arise in a different claim. See Rice, 22 Vet.App. at 450-54 (clarifying that TDIU is not a “claim” but an entitlement to a total disability rating when certain qualifications are met); As appellant notes, the Board’s failure to address entitlement to TDIU based solely on the veteran’s migraine headaches was prejudicial because that entitlement may lead to eligibility for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s). See Bradley v. Peake, 22 Vet.App. 280, 293 (2008) (“[S]ection 1114(s) does not limit ‘a service-connected disability rated as total’ to only a schedular rating of 100%, and the Secretary’s current regulation permits a [total disability rating based on individual unemployability] based on a single disability to satisfy the statutory requirement of a total rating.” (quoting 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s))); And VA has had a long-standing policy of considering SMC where it may apply, even if not explicitly raised. See Akles v. Derwinski, 1 Vet.App. 118, 121 (1991);

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; The Board cannot avoid adjudicating an issue before it, here the proper rating, simply because…

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A VA hospital barred a veteran’s service dog. After the vet’s suicide, it changed its policy

[ad_1] In the wake of a veteran’s death by suicide, a tragedy preceded by missed appointments due to the veteran’s…

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Trump’s unofficial advisors on VA had significant access, influence over policy: report

[ad_1] A trio of executives with personal ties to President Donald Trump wielded even more influence over Veterans Affairs policies…

3 years ago

DOD Policy Chief Kahl Discusses Strategic Competition With Baltic Allies > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] The United States and its allies are involved in strategic competition with China and Russia, and Colin Kahl,…

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Veterans and the Forever War: Recent Vets on Military Reform and U.S. Foreign Policy

At The American Conservative's annual foreign policy conference on November 15, 2018, a panel of current and former military servicemen…

3 years ago
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