by Rikki Almanza | Apr 26, 2024
The VA has implemented a temporary ban preventing the Department from reporting Veterans who are deemed incapable of managing their finances to the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System, NICS, which restricts firearm ownership. This ban, which is set to...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 25, 2024
Federal prosecutors are accusing House of Prayer, a national church allegedly involved in defrauding Veterans of millions of dollars in benefits, of obstructing their investigation and are pushing for contempt of court charges and fines. According to court documents...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 24, 2024
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging the VA to conduct a thorough review of the quality of its privatized disability benefits examinations. This call comes in response to what she characterizes as troubling accounts of insufficient and unprofessional...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 19, 2024
On April 26, California American Legion posts, Culver City Post 46, Los Angeles Post 8 and Ronald Reagan Post 283, are partnering with the Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for a Veteran Women Suicide Prevention Conference. The event,...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 17, 2024
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Army combat Veteran James Rudisill, who was in a legal battle against the VA regarding his entitlement to education benefits under both the Montgomery GI Bill and Post 9/11 GI Bill. In a 7-2 ruling, the Court...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 15, 2024
The VA has made revisions to its Schedule for Rating Disabilities, VASRD, which addresses digestive disorders. In order to more fairly compensate Veterans, the modifications add or alter rating criteria for 55 medical conditions in the rating schedule. These...
