This bulletin update contains the following articles:

Economic Stimulus Package (Impact on Vets)
Economic Stimulus Package [01] (File Early)
Economic Stimulus Package [02] (Vet Eligibility)
Senior Citizen Benefit Cost (Up 24%)
Postal Rates (APO/FPO Discount)
Wyoming Veterans Home (Overview)
Iowa Veterans Trust Fund (Law to Expand Use)
Retiree Appreciation Days (2008)
U.S. Savings Bonds [03] (Online Access)
VA Minority Veterans Panel (Overview)
AFRH [03] (Adverse Reports Overblown)
WW1 Vet Search [03] (Memorial Plans)
Tomb of the Unknowns (Replacement on hold)
Ohio State Tax (Vet Exemptions)
Medicare Fraud [01] (Mereck & Co)
National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans (11 thru 17 FEB)
Mobilized Reserve 13 FEB 08 (Net Increase 491)
Passport Obtainment [02] (Fee Increase)
Passport Obtainment [03] (New Passport Card)
Philippines Air Carrier Concerns (Aviation Safety Caution)
CRSC [37] (Chapter 61 Guidance)
Tax Deductions (11 Most Overlooked)
VA Budget 2009 (President's Submission)
VA Budget 2009 [01] (Reactions to Proposal)
Tricare User Fee [21] (Proposed DoD Budget)
VA Budget 2009 [02] (HCVA Concerns)
VA Enrollment Fee [01] (Proposed Increases)
Medicare Part D [18] (Exception Request)
Medicare Part D [19] (Appeal Procedure)
VA Fraud [07] (Parachute CO)
Windows Vista [02] (Installing New Software)
Vet Job [01] (Job Fairs)
Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) (Legislation Needed)
Vet Emergency Care Fairness Act (Reimbursement)
MHS 2008 Conference (Overview)
Military Deaths [01] (Faulty Statistics)
State Vet Benefit Changes (MA-IL-OH)
Military Retiree Alert (DFAS Beneficiary Verification)
CNGR Commission [03] (Final Report Delivered)
TFL Facts & Tips [01] (Features & Options)
Prostate Problems [04] (Delayed Treatment)
Veteran Legislation Status 14 FEB 08 (Where We Stand)

This bulletin update contains the following articles:

NDAA 2008 [14] (President Signs)
Proposals to Aid Vets (Democrats Take Issue)
VDBC [24] (Disability Benefits Contract)
VA Claim Backlog [14] (29 JAN HVAC Summary)
VA Mileage Reimbursement [03] (28.5 cents/mile)
Vet Benefit Expiration Dates (MGIB/VEAP/Rehab/SGLI)
SBP Lawsuit (Full DIC)
VA Voluntary Service (VAVS)] (How to Participate)
NDAA 2009 (CR/SBP Inequities)
Veteran Grave Vandals (Private Property Law)
Mobilized Reserve 30 JAN 08 (Net Increase 1808)
Texas Veteran Tuition (Overview)
MTU Tuition Break (Starting Summer 2008)
Diabetes [04] (Obesity Surgery Cure)
Shingles [05] (TFL Vaccine Cost)
VA Estate Debt Collection (Bill to Stop)
Cyberspace Command (Keesler AFB a Contender)
Medicare News (Various)
Arizona Taxes (New Tax Credit)
Vet Cemetery Virginia (Study Results)
Tax Audits (Number to Increase)
Tax Filing Obligations Overseas (Reporting Rqmts)
Tax Changes 2007 (Increases / Decreases)
Fluoridation (Southern CA Completed)
Veteran Employment [02] (2008 Top 25 Jobs)
VA Burial Program Survey (3 JAN thru 28 FEB 08)
GI Bill [17] (2008 Goals)
VA Budget 2008 [12] (Emergency Funding Approved)
WEP/GPO (Congressional Hearing)
VA Performance [01] (Future Concerns)
Tricare Lap-Band Surgery (Now Available)
Veteran Charities [06] (Hearings Scheduled)
Veteran Charities [07] (Congressional Hearing Held)
Oklahoma Vet Insurance Plan (Suggested)
Gulf War Vet Advisory Committee (Request to Establish)
DOD Disability Evaluation System [09] (Improvements)
Tricare EOBs [03] (On Line Access)
Military Deaths (By Year)
CA & Federal Disabled Benefits (100% SC) (List)
CA & Federal Pension Benefits (Nonservice Connected)
Veteran Legislation Status 30 JAN 08 (Where We Stand)

This bulletin update contains the following articles:

NDAA 2008 [13] (Pocket Veto)
Tricare EOBs [02] (TFL Digital Conversion)
SS Retirement Age [01] (Delay Decision)
VA Eye Care (Criteria)
Medicare Eye Care (Coverage)
VA Vet Centers [03] (Wisconsin)
Alabama Veterans Homes [01] (New Home Opens 2011)
USERRA [05] (Sole Jurisdiction of DOL)
VA Lawsuit (Lack of Care) [04] (Dismissal Overruled)
Tricare Uniform Formulary [23] (More $22 Drugs)
VA Budget 2008 [11] (Emergency Funding)
Reserve Retirement Age [12] (Retroactive to 911)
Veteran Charities [05] (Educate Yourself)
VA Performance (Favorable CBO Report)
IRS Data Breach [01] (Problems Still Exist)
Congressional Cola 2008 ($4,100 Increase)
Merchant Marine WWII Comp [01] (Sponsor Increase)
VA Fraud [06] (Wichita KS/Billings MT)
Spin Code Lawsuit (DD-214 Item)
Medicare Part D [17] (CMS Oversight Lax)
Missouri Retiree Tax Exemption (Proposed)
VA Hospice Care [01] (Program Expansion)
SBP Paid Up Provision [04] (FAQs)
VA CWT & IT [01] (Ruled Tax-Free)
Medicare Solvency [01] (Higher Costs Looming)
SSA Future Benefits [01] (Possible Broken Promise)
CRDP/CRSC Option [01] (2008 Open Season)
Tricare Reserve Select [09] (Reservists Overcharged)
VA Insurance Dividends in 2008 (Pmt of $349 million)
VA SAH [03] (New Rules)
Mobilized Reserve 9 JAN 08] (Net Increase 1433)
Sugar Substitutes (Should you use)
Military Comp Offsets (Crumbling Under Scrutiny)
TFL Enrollment (Overview)
CA & Federal Disabled Benefits (70 to 100% SC)
California & Federal IU Benefits (Entitlement List)
Veteran Legislation Status 13 JAN 08 (Where We Stand)

This bulletin update contains the following articles:

NDAA 2008 [12] (Bush Vetoes)
VA COLA 2008 (Summary of Increase)
Identity Theft [09] (Take Precautions)
QVMB Program (Vet Mortgage Source)
Aid & Attendance [02] (Criteria)
SSA Disability Claim (568,000 Claims Pending)
RP DEERS Registration [03] (Procedures/Hours)
Military Tax Relief (Quibbling Delays H.R.3997)
Medicare Reimbursement Rates [08] (Short Reprieve)
Veterans in Office [01] (Decline Continues)
Flag Legislation [02] (Burial Option Criteria)
VA Fraud [05] (Loudon TN)
Tricare User Fees [20] (Proposed Increase)
VA Vision Care [01] (Compensation Reform)
HP/Staples Lawsuit (Ink Cartridges)
VA Lawsuit (Lack of Care) [01] (VA Seeks Dismissal)
Hospice Care [01] (An Overlooked Option)
Retiree Asset Strategy Survey (Focused on Preserving)
Thunderbirds 2008 Show Schedule (Dates & Locations)
South Carolina Vet Cemetery (State's First)
VA Secretary [06] (Peake Confirmed)
CA & Federal Disabled Benefits (40% SC) (List)
CA & Federal Disabled Benefits (50% SC) (List)
CA & Federal Disabled Benefits (60% SC) (List)
Veteran Legislation Status 29 DEC 07 (Where We Stand)

This bulletin update contains the following articles:

Military Health Care TF [07] (Report Finished)
Traumatic Amputees (Nam Vet Rehab Research)
DFAS 1099-R for 2007 (Availability Dates)
Veteran Charities [03] (Congressional Hearings)
Veteran Charities [04] (AIP Report Card)
DoD/USPS Military Mail Policy (Generic Addressees)
Alabama Veterans Homes (4th Home Planned)
Utah Veterans Homes (2nd Home Proposed)
VA Fraud [04] (Monessen PA/Ellington CT)
Tricare Data Breach [02] (Another Breach)
Filipino Vet Inequities [07] (S.1315 Impasse)
NDAA 2008 [11] (Conference Committee Results)
Pennsylvania Vet Bonus] (Application Availability)
Chapter 61 Disability Pay [01] (CRSC Eligibility)
Medicare Reimbursement Rates [07] (Impact by State)
VA Claim Tips (What to Research)
Salvation Army (Scam Warning)
VA Secretary [05] (Peake Hearing summary)
VA Caregiver Program (Pilot Programs Funded)
SBA Vet Issues [06] (Vet Program Expansion)
Medicare Part D [16] (Less 2008 Coverage)
VA Psychologists (Unlicensed Staff)
Vet Bonus Paybacks (Overstated)
Iowa Vet Bonus (Extended Timeline)
GI Bill [16] (Faster Education Benefits)
CRDP/CRSC Open Season (1 thru 31 JAN 08)
Elderly Emergency Room Use (Drug Side Effects)
VA Compensation Rates (Disability) (2008 Mo Pmts)
Draft Exposure (Impact on Elderly)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (Kills 200,000 Annually)
TRICARE Coverage [01] (Guaranteed Coverage)
USERRA [04] (25% Vets Dissatisfied)
Pre-need Funerals (Pitfalls)
Ca & Federal Disabled Benefits (20% SC) (List)
Ca & Federal Disabled Benefits (30% SC) (List)
Estate Tax [02 (U.S) (Exemptions vary)
Veteran Legislation Status 13 DEC 07 (Where We Stand)