Archive for 'RAO Bulletin'

RAO Bulletin Update 01 April 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles: == GI Bill [74] —————————— (New Software 1 APR) == Military Benefit Upgrades [02] ————– (Outlook Bleak) == Tricare User Fee [46] ——————– (Increases Inevitable) == Medicare Reimbursement Rates 2010 [08] — (Another Delay) == VA Homeless Vets [15] —————– (Hearing Shut Down) == VA Spina Bifada Program ————————– [...]

RAO Bulletin Update 15 March 2010

This bulletin contains the following articles: == Armed Services Committee [02] —— (Budget Help Sought) == ID Card Copying [01] ——– (Tricare Providers Authorized) == USCG Retirement Certificates ———— (Mailings Delayed) == Stop-loss Pay [04] ——————- (10,000 Approved so far) == VA AVIVA ————————- (Next-generation of VistA) == VA Budget 2011 [02] ———- (Increase Recommendations) [...]

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) [...]

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) == [...]

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) [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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] ——————— [...]

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 ————— [...]

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) [...]