DAV is always working on behalf of veterans and their families, because the world of veterans’ legislation never slows down. The DAV Services Bulletins updates you on the latest improvements in the world of veterans’ care programs. The Services Bulletins are an easy, effective way to know what DAV and the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Treasury, Labor and more are doing to improve the lives of America’s heroes.
2014
Service Bulletin – April 2014
VA is rolling out newly designed, more secure Veteran Health Identification Cards.
2013
Service Bulletin – October 2013
In recognition of September as Suicide Prevention Month, VA is mobilizing people and organizations nationwide to support veterans in crisis and spread the word about VA mental health services.
Service Bulletin – June 2013
VA and Veterans Service Organizations Joint Initiative to Reduce Claims Backlog
Service Bulletin – April 2013
VA announced April 19, 2013 it is implementing an initiative to expedite compensation claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer
2012
Service Bulletin — December 2012
VA Proposes TBI Benefit Expansion, Million Veteran Program’s 100,000th Volunteer, VA Registers “GI Bill” Trademark, “Expanded VGLI Coverage, Indian Health Service, New Women Veterans Campaign, Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, National Service Department Program Updates
Service Bulletin — October 2012
VA and DOD to Fund $100 Million PTSD and TBI Study, Veterans Retraining Program, Online Toolkit for Mental Health Providers, Initial Review of Evidence Legislation, Expanding Rural Burial Options, Improved eBenefits, DoD Safe Helpline App, National Service Department Program Updates
Service Bulletin — June 2012
VA Research on Gulf War Vets, Veteran Retraining Program, Retroactive Agent Orange Claims Processing Update, DAV National Service Department Program Updates
Service Bulletin — April 2012
New Operating Model for Disability Claims, VA Releases Gulf War Task Force Report, Disability Benefits Questionnaires, New Army Website Resources, Grants for Homeless Vets
Service Bulletin — February 2012
Cost of Living Adjustments, VA Introduces Suicide-Prevention Text Messaging, New Law Increases Veterans’ Insurance Coverage, VA Settles With Mortgage Banks, VA Home Loan Program, Extends Service Connection Period for Gulf War Vets, eBenefits Portal Expansion
2011
Service Bulletin — December 2011
Clothing Allowance Amendment, Genitourinary Injury Insurance, Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance, Spouse Telephone Support Program, Homeless Prevention Funding, Women Veterans’ Stories, Department of Labor Initiatives
Service Bulletin — October 2011
VA Launches Childcare Pilot, Retroactive Benefits for TSGLI, Polytrauma Care Documentary Debuts, Post-9/11 GI Bill Enhancements, Homeless Women Vets, Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims
Service Bulletin — June 2011
“PTSD Coach” Smartphone App, Expanded Housing for Homeless Vets and Families, Retroactive Benefits for Non-OIF/OEF Injuries, Hickey Sworn In as Under Secretary for Benefits, Retroactive Stop Loss Pay Deadline Extended, TBI Mobile App, Employment Grants for Homeless Vets, Housing for Homeless Vets
Service Bulletin — April 2011
Appeals Regulation Amendments, VetSuccess Outreach, Third-Party Pharmacy Billing Process, Post-Incarceration Health Care, New Paralympic Veterans Benefit, Social Security Disability Benefits, Career Transition, Stand Down Grants for Homeless Vets
Service Bulletin — February 2011
Korean Agent Orange Regulation, New Caregiver Benefits, Caregiver Support Line and Web Site, Automation of Educational Benefits, Social Security Disability Benefits, Vietnam Commemoration Program
2010
Service Bulletin — December 2010
VAntage Point Blog, Support for Families of Low-Income Vets, Performance and Accountability Report, Standard Payment Rates for non-VA Care, Employers’ Veterans Hiring Toolkit
Service Bulletin — October 2010
Presumptive Agent Orange Disabilities, Gulf Oil Crisis Outreach, Presumptive Illness Regulation for Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan Vets, Veterans Relationship Management, Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Extension, Mortgage Forebearance, Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims
Service Bulletin — June 2010
Homeless Veteran Hotline, Medication Copays, Shorter VA Claims Forms and Processes, Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims
Service Bulletin — April 2010
Herbicide Exposure Illnesses, Gulf War Veterans Presumptive Disabilities for Infectious Diseases, Wounded Warrior Web Site Upgrade, Head-Injury Evaluations, New Social Media Policy, Grant Competition for Homeless Vets, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Service Bulletin — February 2010
Advance Education Payments, Prescription Copayment Freeze, Insurance Dividend Distribution, “Brown Water” Vietnam Naval Operations, Caregiver Network for Military Families, Social Security Disability Benefits, Compassionate Allowance Conditions
2009
Service Bulletin — December 2009
Copayment Refunds, VA Surveys Veteran Households, Vietnam-Era Women Vets, Disability Evaluation System Pilot Expansion, Avoiding Foreclosure, Agent Orange Presumption to Parkinson’s, B Cell Leukemia and Ischemic Heart Disease, Sexual Assault Task Force Findings and Recommendations, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans, Discharge of Title IV Student Loans
Service Bulletin — October 2009
Osteoporosis Presumption of Service Connection, Prescriptions by Non-VA Physicians, VA Innovation Competition Program, Colleges and Universities Partner with VA, $75 Million for HUD-VASH, Health Study, VA Reopening Enrollment, Compensation and Pension Service, Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Patriot Express Loan Initiative, ‘How to Win Federal Contracts’
Service Bulletin — June 2009
VA Enrollment Expansion, Post-9/11 GI Bill Applications, Schools Partner in Yellow Ribbon Program, Vet Success Web Site, PMC Consolidation, VA Brain Injury and Recovery Lab, Web Site for College Counselors, Accreditation of Agents and Attorneys, Burial Flag Application, Program to Fight Stigma of Psychological Health Care, Homeowners Assistance Expansion, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, GAO Reports
Service Bulletin — April, 2009
Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Endoscopy Reprocessing, National Safety ‘Step-Up,’ Transcription Services Contract, Filipino Veterans Benefits, VA Life Insurance, VA Fast Letter, 2008 Sexual Assault Report and Awareness Campaign, End of Stop Loss, GAO Report
Service Bulletin — February 2009
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Shinseki, VA Insurance Dividends, Employment Opportunities, Travel Reimbursement Increase, Rural Veteran Healthcare, Training Letter, Fast Letters, Expedited Disability Evaluation, Psych/TBI Outreach, Electronic Support System, Labor Dept. Employer Survey, GAO Report
2008
Service Bulletin — October 2008
Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Disaster Relief, DAV Second Life, Combat Related Special Compensation, Concurrent Retirement Disability Payment, Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, GAO Reports, Fast Letters, Filing Deadline Amendment, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Evaluation of Scars, Evaluation of TBI
Service Bulletin — June 2008
Disaster Relief, Benefits and Facilities Expansions, Women’s and Gulf War Outreach, Mortgage Support, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Coordination, Fast Letters, Private Headstone or Marker Regulations, Precedent Opinions, Retirement Account Review, SSA Expediting Applications
Service Bulletin — April 2008
VA Benefits Chief Dunn, Veterans Stimulus, SGLI and VGLI Premium Reductions, Fast Letters, Veterans Education Regulation, Retroactive Payments
Service Bulletin — February 2008
VA Suicide Hotline, Dental Care for Vets, Medical Statements and Forms Provision, DEA Benefit Expansion, Vocational Rehab and Employment, Fast Letters, Training Letters, Dependent Educational Assistance, Gov’t-Furnished Headstone and Marker Regulation, Evaluation of Scars, TBI Evaluations, Gulf War Compensation, Precedent Opinions, Court of Appeals for Veterans, Camp Lejeune Water Study, SSA Expediting Applications