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Did You Know? Online Reimbursement Form Veterans Affairs (VA) has initiated online form VA Form 10-3542 (Veteran/Beneficiary Claim for Reimbursement of Travel Expenses) as a simple way to apply for mileage reimbursement without standing in long lines at your local VAMC. Contact your local VAMC Beneficiary Travel office for details as application process may differ from VA to VA. Travel benefits are subject to a deductible. Exceptions to the deductible requirement include travel for a compensation and pension examination and travel by an ambulance or a specially equipped van.
Free Dog Classes for Veterans Do you have a dog and would like FREE training? Does your dog jump, pull on the leash, steal food or ignore you when you ask him to sit? Does your dog take your socks, chew your shoes, pees in the house or runs away? Or, is your dog so sweet that you would like him to become a certified therapy dog? Are you thinking about getting a dog and want to talk about adopting a dog? What: Free dog training class open to all Veterans. When: First class Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., then Saturdays, July 9, 2016, , July 16, 2016, July 23, 2016, July 30, 2016, and August 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Where: The VAC (Veterans Activity Center), 2184 Pond Road, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Who: Woof Pack Training, Unchained New York & Boots on the Ground NY. RSVP: To enroll, please RSVP to info@woofpacktraining.com
VA to Remove SSNs
A bipartisan Senate bill proposes removing Social Security numbers of U.S. veterans from all Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) information systems within the next five years in an effort to reduce veteran identity theft.
The Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act was introduced on June 16, 2016, by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and is co-sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas.
The bill would require the VA, the nation's largest healthcare provider, to discontinue the use of Social Security numbers with new claims for benefits within two years, and for all other veterans whose data is already in VA systems within five years. The VA, however, would still be permitted to use Social Security numbers if it needs to exchange information with another system outside of the agency that requires the use of those identifiers.
VA Slow Pay
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs to modernize the Veterans Health Administration’s system for paying non-VA providers such as hospitals, physicians, and mental health professionals, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
According to the GAO report, the VA’s Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has purchased care from non-VA health care providers since 1945. The VHA’s data show that in fiscal year 2015, it processed about two-thirds of claims from them within the agency’s required time frame of 30 days or less.
While the VHA has implemented interim measures to speed claims processing, such as eliminating certain documentation requirements, it lacks the capacity to automatically adjudicate claims, according to the GAO. Note: Keep in mind, it is always
best for a veteran to work with an accredited Veteran Service Officer (VSO) who can explain the complex workings of the VA benefit system.
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