DoD & VA Kick off New Interagency Coordination of Complex Care Effort
The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its ongoing effort to ease the transition for service members who require complex care management as they transition from the DoD system of health care to the VA or within each system.
Care & Benefits for Veterans Strengthened By $182 Billion VA Budget
In his FY 2017 budget, President Obama is proposing $182.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Funding will continue to support the largest transformation in VA history; expand access to timely, high-quality health care and benefits; and advance efforts to end homelessness among veterans.
Statement from VA Secretary on the Need to Reform the Veterans’ Appeals Process
Last week I presented to the Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee the way forward for the important transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs—what we call MyVA. We aim to improve our care and services to all veterans. In order to do that, I made clear that we would need Congress’ help in legislating a fair, streamlined, and comprehensive process for new appeals, as well as providing much needed resources to address the current pending inventory of appeals.
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