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VA Plans to Propose Expanded Disability Benefits Eligibility for Veterans Exposed to
Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it plans to propose expanded disability compensation eligibility for Veterans exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
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Application for Same-Sex Spousal Benefits
Background
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state. Accordingly, VA now recognizes all same-sex marriages without regard to a Veteran’s state of residence.
Categories: Appreciation
DALRYMPLE STATEMENT ON PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
Flags Fly at Half-staff to Honor Those Who Lost Their Lives at Pearl Harbor
BISMARCK, ND – Gov. Jack Dalrymple today honored those who lost their lives serving this nation at Pearl Harbor with the following statement in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
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Want to know more about YOUR VA benefits?
North Dakota Vietnam Veterans of America
Our motto is: “Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another ”We do not nor will not let any generation of veterans be treated the way we were when we returned home from our war. Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is a congressionally chartered veterans organization with about 60,000 members. Our national headquarters is located in Silver Spring Md. We have 3 national meetings per year along with either a national leadership conference or our national convention making up the 4th meeting each year.
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Q: Can I receive both Social Security and military retirement?
A: Yes. Active duty military service has been Social Security covered employment since 1957. Generally, there is no reduction of your Social Security benefits because of your military retirement. More about this is here within the SSA Retirement Planner section.
Categories: VA Health
Patient Access Progress Update
Release 34 – November 19, 2015
Summary
Categories: Health
The official Medicare website, www.medicare.gov, now has 2016 Medicare premiums and deductibles information.
Medicare is administered by the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS press release announcing 2016 Medicare premiums and deductibles also contains this information. Here is part of that press release:
Categories: Health
VA-Walgreens Partnership Gives Vets 8,000 More Locations for Flu Shots
FARGO, N.D. – Flu season is here, and for eligible Veterans, getting a flu shot has never been easier as they can receive free flu shots through a VA-Walgreens partnership.
Eligible Veterans may opt to get a free flu shot at their local VA health care facility or they may choose to go to their neighborhood Walgreens.