Benefits

New benefits for burn pit victims in limbo after Senate Republicans block plan

[ad_1] A surprise deal on health care and environmental policies announced by Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday afternoon produced an unexpected…

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Nominee for top VA benefits job withdraws, restarting search

[ad_1] Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday restarted their search for a new executive to lead the department’s benefits operations after…

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Panel Application; educational benefits; 38 C.F.R. § 21.9635(o); Carr, 961 F.3d at 173; the Federal Circuit interpreted the phrase “may receive” as referring only to an initial calculation of a veteran’s entitlement and not to the amount of benefits that a person may, in fact, receive; It then concluded that the statute does not preclude an individual, who has accumulated and used a total of 48 months of educational benefits from a combination of chapters, from receiving an extension in benefits until the end of a semester. Carr, 961 F.3d at 173;

[ad_1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMSNo. 16-3438SAMANTHA E. CARR, APPELLANT,V.DENIS MCDONOUGH,SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE.ROBERT M. CARR,…

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