Monday, November 26, 2012

VETERANS REPORT -- 11/26/12 Newsletter




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  • TRICARE Rx Fee Hike Decision Looming
  • VA Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties
  • Deal of the Week: Veterans Save Up to 50%
  • Most Veterans Still Unaware of Benefits
  • $500k Coverage Starting at $1.50 a Day
  • Marijuana Use Still Illegal
  • GM Wall of Service Sweeps: Win a Chevy Camaro
  • Applying for VA Benefits
  • Tinnitus Affecting Veterans
  • Featured Job: Parker Hannifin Is Hiring
  • New Navy Lodge Breaks Ground
  • Grants to End Veteran Homelessness
  • Get a List of Your Military Benefits
  • Toys for Tots Kicks Off Season
  • Pitney Bowes Vet Jobs Website
  • Army Docs Reevaluate More PTSD Cases
  • Fed Warns Mortgage Lenders
  • New Vet Jobs Website in Georgia
  • Navy Moves Forward with Transition GPS
  • House Holds Vet Jobs Hearing
  • Texas Study Seeks Returning Veterans
  • VA Celebrates Rural Health Day
  • Print and Post This Week's Veterans Report
  • Headline Military News

       
    TRICARE Rx Fee Hike Decision Looming
    Congress is set to decide how much military pharmacy fees will be raised in 2013 in the next few weeks. More

       
    VA Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties
    The VA loan guaranty program limits the maximum guaranty amount to $417,000 for 2012. However, if you live in a high-cost county the maximum changes. More

    Deal of the Week: Veterans Save Up to 50%
    All Vets get up to 50% off on Gifts, Outdoor, Lifestyle, Golf, Watches, Knives, Sunglasses, Hunting and Apparel on GovX.com! More

       
    Most Veterans Still Unaware of Benefits
    More than half of America's veterans say they have little or no understanding of the benefits due them. More

       
    $500k Coverage Starting at $1.50 a Day
    Is VGLI too much? Need more coverage? ASMBA offers military service members and their family quality coverage for less. More

    Marijuana Use Still Illegal
    Colorado voted to legalize marijuana, but its use is still against federal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, even for servicemembers stationed in or visiting the state. More

    GM Wall of Service Sweeps: Win a Chevy Camaro
    General Motors is the largest commercial provider of military vehicles in history and we remain dedicated to supporting America's heroes. More

    Applying for VA Benefits
    You may be eligible for VA benefits if you are a veteran; surviving spouse, child or parent of a deceased Veteran; servicemember; or reservist or National Guard member. More

    Tinnitus Affecting Veterans
    A recent report from the VA revealed more than 10 percent of all veteran disability claims in fiscal year of 2011 were due to tinnitus, an early sign of hearing loss. More

    Featured Job: Parker Hannifin Is Hiring
    Explore working for a company who is the leader in motion and control technologies. More

    New Navy Lodge Breaks Ground
    Navy Lodge Little Creek - Fort Story, Va., recently held a ground-breaking ceremony Nov. 19 for its 11,000 square foot, 26-room expansion. More

    Grants to End Veteran Homelessness
    The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program helps to end homelessness. More

    Get a List of Your Military Benefits
    The Military.com Benefit Calculator is designed to connect you with your benefit information based on your military service and status. More

    Toys for Tots Kicks Off Season
    Toys for Tots is kicking off its Christmas season at in cities around the country. More

    Pitney Bowes Vet Jobs Website
    Pitney Bowes Inc. announced today that it has set up a special website targeted at military veterans so that they can more easily find work at the company. More

    Army Docs Reevaluate More PTSD Cases
    A review of behavioral health diagnoses at Madigan Army Medical Center ended with Army doctors changing more than half of the cases they evaluated. More

    Fed Warns Mortgage Lenders
    The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau recently put mortgage lenders on watch for potentially misleading advertising directed toward veterans. More

    New Vet Jobs Website in Georgia
    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development recently launched a website to help returning veterans find jobs. More

    Navy Moves Forward with Transition GPS
    Stars and Stripes reports that the U.S. Navy has unveiled a program for sailors transitioning from active-duty. More

    House Holds Vet Jobs Hearing
    The Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs recently held a hearing on helping unemployed veterans find employment. More

    Texas Study Seeks Returning Veterans
    Researchers are currently looking for returning combat Veterans with PTSD to participate in a study testing a new medication in conjunction with exposure therapy. More

    VA Celebrates Rural Health Day
    The VA Office of Rural Health celebrated the second annual National Rural Health Day, which spotlights the health care needs of those living in rural communities More


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