Category Archives: Veterans Benefits
What Are The Tax Implications Of Veterans Benefits?
With tax season here, you may wonder about the tax implications of certain benefits you receive, such as veterans disability benefits. As a veteran, it’s important that you understand how taxes work and whether or not you have to pay taxes on your benefit amount. Otherwise, you could receive a tax bill from the… Read More »
VA Sued For Racial Discrimination
We often hear about discrimination in the workplace. Sometimes people claim it when they are buying a house. You wouldn’t expect the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to engage in such tactics, but a Black man is claiming that the agency has denied him various benefits for many years. He believes it is due… Read More »
Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Veterans Benefits Fraud
When a person has served in the military, they are entitled to certain benefits. However, providing false information in order to obtain these benefits is fraud, which can be punishable by many years in jail. Sometimes restitution can also be ordered. A postal worker has recently pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining veterans benefits. The… Read More »
VA Working On Expanded Benefits For Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been working tirelessly to expand benefits for veterans. The department has been focusing on efficiency to ensure that veterans have full access to the benefits they are entitled to receive. However, there have been some technological hiccups along the way. The VA has been focused on expanding… Read More »
Military Families Using Veterans Benefits To Buy Homes
The housing market has been exploding lately. It is definitely a seller’s market, with houses getting multiple offers on their first day on the market and sometimes selling for tens of thousands of dollars above the asking price. For those of us who aren’t millionaires, buying a home can be next to impossible right… Read More »
How Veterans Can Start Their Own Business
Veterans account for approximately 10% of businesses in the United States, so it’s obvious that former servicemembers have made an impact on this country’s entrepreneurship. However, starting a business is easier said than done. If you’re a veteran, the road to business ownership can be long and hard. It can be exciting but also… Read More »
Protecting Veterans Benefits from Scammers
Financial scams are on the rise. Every year, millions of people become victims of these scams. Many of these victims are the elderly. Because of this, many former servicemembers end up losing their veterans benefits because they don’t properly protect their personal and financial information. The Department of Veterans Affairs is aware of these… Read More »
VA Urged to Add Hypertension to List of Agent Orange Conditions
Many veterans were affected by an herbicide called Agent Orange while fighting the Vietnam War. Agent Orange has been associated with a variety of health conditions including leukemia, diabetes, Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, soft tissue sarcoma and multiple myeloma. Now, studies are showing that hypertension, or… Read More »
Legislation Expands Benefits for Veteran Family Caregivers
Veterans deserve as many benefits as possible. Many have been through so much and they have made the ultimate sacrifice to serve for our country. The good news is that lawmakers are recognizing their efforts more and more and passing laws that bring about more benefits, especially ones that focus on healthcare. Veterans benefits… Read More »
2021 to Expand Veterans Benefits
2020 was a crazy year, but the good news is that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Veterans will see some expanded benefits in the new year. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently made some changes to laws related to veterans and is putting those amended laws through the process…. Read More »