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The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms; he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021. Primary elections took place on June 13, 2017.
In 2019, the VA released its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, which stated that the suicide rate for veterans was 1.5 times the rate of non-veteran adults. The report established that there were 6000 or more veteran suicides per year from 2008 to 2017.
An empirical study published in 2017 [103] suggested C&P examiner racial bias might have led to an increased rate of false negative [104] conclusions (regarding PTSD diagnosis and service connection) for Black veterans, and a high rate of false positive [105] conclusions for White veterans.
In September 2017, the VA declared its intent to abolish a 1960s conflict of interest rule prohibiting employees from owning stock in, performing service for, or doing any work at for-profit colleges; arguing that, for example, the rule prohibits VA doctors from teaching veterans at for-profit universities with special advantages for veterans. [37]
April 26, 2017 Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education. Seeks to reduce federal intervention in education by ordering the Department of Education to review regulations and determine if they overstep the federal government's authority. Read Order Read article ; April 26, 2017 Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act
[1]: 21 It was signed into law by President Donald Trump on August 23, 2017, and was one of several VA reforms moved through the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs that year. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The law removed three time-consuming steps in the appeals process: the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC), the filing of a VA-9, and the ...
What are the terms and rates for VA home loans?VA loans can have term lengths of 10 to 30 years, with a fixed or adjustable rate. VA loan interest rates vary from lender to lender and by borrower ...
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source. [1]The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2014, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain ...