VSO Talk Radio

VASP is a new, last-resort tool in VA’s comprehensive suite of home retention options for eligible Veterans, active-duty Service members, and surviving spouses with VA-guaranteed home loans who are experiencing severe financial hardship.

VA updates Disability Rating Schedule for digestive system

This week we talk all things VA Burial Benefits 
▪️who is eligible 
▪️what is covered
▪️Monetary Benefits eligibility 
▪️Markers, Medallions and more 

David West is the Veterans Services Officer for Nevada County, CA and he served honorably for five years in the United States Marine Corps.  

David is familiar with the struggles that veterans face when transitioning from the military service back to civilian life and uses his own life experiences to connect with the veterans.

If you have a service-connected disability that limits your ability to work or prevents you from working, Veteran Readiness and Employment (formerly called Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) can help. This program—also known as Chapter 31 or VR&E—helps you explore employment options and address education or training needs

If you’re a Veteran who lives overseas, you remain entitled to the benefits and services you earned through your military service. Most VA benefits are payable regardless of your place of residence or nationality.   

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a day meant to pay tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War, including personnel who were prisoners of war or who were listed as missing in action.  We dedicate this show to all our Vietnam Veterans.   

We discussed the recently announced by the VA that all Veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military – at home or abroad – are now eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.  

We talk with Bill Moore,  President and CEO of Project New Hope, Inc. .  Project New Hope was founded on providing wellness resources for Veterans and their Families. Our no cost retreats have been offering safe and supportive places for our Veterans to begin rebuilding with honor.

Veterans who wish to increase their VA disability benefits can take several different approaches, including filing a claim for an increase in benefits, adding additional service-connected conditions, appealing a rating decision, (which we discussed in Part 4) or seeking individual unemployability benefits.