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Legacy | Veterans Law March 15, 2016
Michigan Veterans Attorney Analyzes VA’s Proposed Budget Hike
Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) March 15, 2016 – The Department of Veterans Affairs has requested around $78.7 billion in discretionary funding as part of President Barack Obama’s proposed $4.1 trillion federal budget for 2017. The VA’s discretionary spending would receive…
Legacy | Veterans Law March 14, 2016
Florida Veterans Attorney Notes VA Owes State Hospitals 134 Million Dollars
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) March 14, 2015 – A Florida Hospital Association survey has found that 95 percent of its member hospitals are waiting for around $134 million in outstanding payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The 30,000…
Legacy | Veterans Law March 8, 2016
Veterans Attorney Jim Fausone Comments on VA Secretary’s Goals for 2016
Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) March 8, 2016 – Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald unveiled a 12-point plan of breakthrough priorities for his department in 2016 before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in January. The list of goals…
Legacy | Veterans Law February 23, 2016
Florida Veterans Attorney Welcomes VA’s Revised Policy on Declaring Veterans Dead
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) February 23, 2016 – The government is changing its rules about confirming veteran deaths after acknowledging that 115 veterans were wrongly declared dead over the past year and a half. Their benefit payments were terminated…
Legacy | Veterans Law February 17, 2016
Veterans Attorney Jim Fausone Criticizes Rising Privacy Breaches at VA Medical Facilities
Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) February 17, 2016 – A yearlong investigation has uncovered thousands of privacy violations at Department of Veterans Affairs-run medical facilities, clinics and benefit centers across the country. According to ProPublica’s analysis of VA data, over…
Legacy | Veterans Law January 18, 2016
Veterans Ask VA for Information on Camp Lejeune Disability Claims
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 18, 2016 – The approval rate for disability claims arising from Camp Lejeune-related illnesses has fallen by two-thirds since the Department of Veterans Affairs introduced a third-party process to review veterans’ medical files. Veterans…