Archive for 'RAO Bulletin'

RAO Bulletin Update 01 March 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Medicare Reimbursement Rates 2010 [04] —- (Fix Bills Fail)
== Military Discounts [01] ——————- (Lowe’s Companies)
== DBIDS ———————————— (New ID Requirement)
== Retiree Joint Basing Impact ————————— (Minimal)
== ID Card Numbers [04] —————- (SSN Removal on Hold)
== PDMRA Compensation Program ——- (Extra Cash for 6800)
== Vet Jobs [14] —————————– (H.R.2847 Omits [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 February 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== SBP DIC Offset [22] ———————– (Promises, Promises)
== Mobilized Reserve 9 FEB 2010 —————— (791 Increase)
== Iowa Veterans Home [03] ————————- (Home Grant)
== Adaptive Clothing —————————– (Types & Sources)
== SBA Vet Issues [09] ————————– (Rules Tightened)
== Tax Deduction Wisdom [02] ————— (Deductable Items)
== Government Debt Collection ————— (Vets Win Lawsuit)
== [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 01 February 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Veteran Employment [06] ———— (968,000 Unemployed)
== Tricare Regional Contracts [05] ——- (No changes in 2010)
== NARA Data Breach —————– (250,000 Compromised)
== Tennessee Veteran Cemetery ———————– (Overview)
== Tennessee Veteran Cemetery [01] —– (East TN Expansion)
== Cold War Experiments Lawsuit [01] — (Approved for Trial)
== BrainPort Vision Project — (Blind Vet [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 January 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Federal Tax Law Changes —————- (2009 Summary)
== Scams ————————————- (BBB 2009 Top 10)
== Traumatic Brain Injury [11] — (Progesterone Treatment)
== VA Benefits-Programs Statement ——– (2010 Changes)
== Medicare Extra Help Program [02] — (New Law Criteria)
== VA Outside Medical Claims — (Corrected VISN 20&22)
== Health Screening —————————- (What & When)
== [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 01 January 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Health Care Reform [20] ————– (Vet Protection Omitted)
== Bloedner Monument ———————————— (Relocated)
== Life Expectancy ———————————– (All-Time High)
== Estate Tax Update 03 (U.S.) —————– (2010 Elimination)
== Tricare Vaccines ———————– (Out-of-Pocket Expense)
== DoD Vet Betrayal [01] ——- (Pentagon Limits Law’s Pledge)
== Mobilized Reserve 29 DEC 09 —————- (1,358 Decrease)
== TRDP [08] [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 December 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Wreaths Across America [01] ————————- (Overview)
== U.S. Savings Bonds [06] ———— ($17B Unclaimed Series E)
== Mobilized Reserve 8 DEC 09 ——————- (2,744 Increase)
== DoD Tax Error ———————- (NM Native American Vets)
== Tricare User Fee [44] —————– (DSD Increase Response)
== Flag Presentation [01] ——————— (Aesthetic Guidelines)
== Alaskan Vet Halibut Fishing [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 01 December 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== VA Electronic Health Record [01] — (VA/Kaiser Pilot Program)
== U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps —————– (VA Recognition Sought)
== COLA 2011 —————————————— (0.1% OCT 09)
== Mobilized Reserve 24 NOV 09] —————– (9,082 Decrease)
== DFAS myPay System [07] ————– (Personal Email Addees)
== Military Health Records ————— (72,000 PDHRAs Missing)
== VA Blue Water [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 November 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== FPO/APO Mail Delivery Policy [02] —— (Overseas Exclusion)
== VA Lawsuit (Randen Harvey) [01] ——- ($218,500 Settlement)
== VA Family Caregiver Assistance ————————— (S.1963)
== Tricare User Fee [43] ————————- (Chain E-mail Claim)
== TriWest Lung Health Service ——————————– (COPD)
== VA Claims Backlog [30] ————————- (Progress Report)
== VA Claims Backlog [31] ——————- (TVC [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 01 November 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Veterans Day Specials 2009 — (Complimentary & discounted)
== Colds vs. Flu ——————————————– (Symptoms)
== NDAA 2010 [04] ———————- (Public Law No: 111-84)
== Tricare Regional Contracts [03] ——- (GAO upholds appeal)
== SBP Lawsuit [06] ——————————– (DoD concedes)
== VA Claim Retroactive Payment ———- (After death receipt)
== VA Mental Health Care [03] —————– [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 October 2009

This bulletin contains the following articles:
== Pennsylvania Veterans’ Homes [01] —————- Correction)
== Vet Cemetery California [06] ————- (NCVC$500 Waiver)
== Kidney Disease ——————————— (Exercise Impact)
== Federal Jobs [01] ——————————————– (Disabled)
== VA Presumptive Vietnam Vet Diseases ——– (3 More Added)
== USFSPA & Divorce [10] ——————————- (CA SB.285)
== Arlington National Cemetery [06] —- (Unknown’s Headstone)
== Allergy Relief [02] [...]