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Under the appeals process put into place by the Appeals Modernization Act, VA regional offices will only adjudicate claims. [1]: 22 The Board of Veterans' Appeals will now handle appeals directly. [1]: 22 Veterans must file a notice of disagreement to initiate an appeal with the Board.
Veterans, advocacy groups, and veterans service organizations fought and urged Congress to provide judicial review of VA decisions since the 1950s. The lack of judicial review persisted, however, until the increase in veterans claims following the Vietnam War. The struggles of these veterans to obtain VA benefits highlighted the lack of ...
The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans' hospitals, and veterans' cemeteries, except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior. The Veterans' Affairs Committee does not have legislative jurisdiction [1] over the following issues:
Lawmakers are moving quickly to pass emergency legislation to plug a roughly $3 billion shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as officials warn veterans’ and survivors ...
Al Giordano's new law office in Perdido Key focuses on ensuring veterans get the help they need from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Congress failed to pass legislation before leaving town to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as officials warn millions of veterans ...
Acting VA Secretary Gibson said he plans to fire some VA executives under an expedited process as soon as he is given the authority by Congress to do so. [72] In late June 2014, VA General Counsel Will Gunn and VA Acting Undersecretary for Health Robert Jesse stepped down from their positions. [73] Other changes in June 2014 included: [73]
Donald Trump's alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat are laid out in a final report by the special counsel who spent two years investigating him.