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Federal benefits for veterans, dependents and survivors / Department of Veterans Affairs 2011 ed

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Schuyler M. Cook, Adjutant, SAL Squadron 343 &
Government Information & Special Projects Librarian
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

FYI - These links will take the user to the CSU Library's catalog and will include a link to the electronic version of the title:

DOD education benefits:  increased oversight of Tuition Assistance program is needed : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate (2011).

Electronic health records:  DOD and VA should remove barriers and improve efforts to meet their common system needs : report to Congressional committees (2011).

VA education benefits:  actions taken, but outreach and oversight could be improved : report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives (2011).

DOD and VA health care:  Federal Recovery Coordination Program continues to expand but faces significant challenges : report to congressional requesters (2011).

Veterans' health care:  VA uses a projection model to develop most of its health care budget estimate to inform the President's budget request : report to congressional requesters (2011).

VA health care:  VA spends millions on post-traumatic stress disorder research and incorporates research outcomes into guidelines and policy for post-traumatic stress disorder services : report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives (2011).

National Survey of Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, Demobilized National Guard and Reserve Members, Family Members, and Surviving Spouses:  final report, deliverable 27 Prepared by Westat (2010).

An Act to Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Provide for an Increase, Effective December 1, 2011, in the Rates of Compensation for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities and the Rates of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for the Survivors of Certain Disabled Veterans, and for Other Purposes (2011).

Sourcebook, women veterans in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA):  prepared by Women's Health Evaluation Initiative (WHEI), Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2010).

Veterans' Employment and Training Service's budget and state grant program:  hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 3, 2011.

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1383, H.R. 802, H.R. 1657, and H.R. 1671:  hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, May 3, 2011.

Reboot:  examining the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs information technology strategy for the 21st century : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, May 11, 2011.

Seamless transition:  improving VA/DOD collaboration : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, May 18, 2011.

Tax and fiscal policy:  effects on the military and veterans community : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 22, 2011.

 

08-22-2011
 VA drug formulary:  drug review process is standardized at the national level, but actions are needed to ensure timely adjudication of nonformulary drug requests : report to congressional addressees.  U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2010.

 Handbook for design:  specially adapted housing.  Veterans Benefits Administration, Dept. of Veterans Benefits, 1978.

 Servicemembers' and veterans' group life insurance programs, ... annual report.  Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office and Insurance Center.  Life Insurance page.

 Gulf War Veterans Information System:  Also called Historical Gulf War Veterans Information System (GWVIS) Reports, Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
 

07-27-2011
Just added to the CSU Law Library's online catalog:
 The report of the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel:  hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, August 3, 2010.

 The progress in preventing military suicides and challenges in detection and care of the invisible wounds of war:  hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 22, 2010.

 Briefing on Operation Moshtarak in Helmand Province, Afghanistan:  hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, February 22, 2010.

06-10-2011
Veterans' Reemployment Rights: Steps Needed to Ensure Reliability of DOL and Special Counsel Demonstration Project's Performance Information. GAO-11-312R, June 10. 

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-312R


Recently added to the CSU Law Library's Catalog (
SCHOLAR):

Military and veterans disability system: preliminary observations on evaluation and planned expansion of DOD/VA pilot : testimony before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of Daniel Bertoni.

Information technology:  Veterans Affairs can further improve its development process for its new education benefits system : report to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives.


Dentistry. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 2006.

 

05-17-2011
A few items just added to our C-M law Library online catalog:

Veterans Health Administration contracting and procurement practices:  hearing  before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 23, 2010.

VA disability compensation:  presumptive disability decision-making : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 23, 2010.

Review of the VA and DOD integrated disability evaluation system:  hearing  before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One  Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, November 18, 2010.

05-12-2011 Here's an item about which our folks may have an interest:
S.894 -- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011 (Introduced in Senate - IS)

and its House companion:

H.R.1407 -- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011 (Introduced in House - IH)


Also from the Government Accountability Office (GAO):

Information Technology: Department of Veterans Affairs Faces Ongoing Management Challenges,
GAO-11-663T, May 11, 2011

05-05-2011
Veterans' Education Benefits: Enhanced Guidance and Collaboration Could  Improve Administration of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program.  GAO-11-356R,  May 5.2011   
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-356R

05-04-2011
New GAO Reports: VA Health Care: Weaknesses in Policies and Oversight Governing Medical Equipment Pose Risks to Veterans' Safety,
GAO-11-591T, May 03, 2011

VA Health Care: Weaknesses in Policies and Oversight Governing Medical Supplies and Equipment Pose Risks to Veterans' Safety,
GAO-11-391, May 03, 2011

04-29-2011
From representation to inclusion:  diversity leadership for the 21st-Century military : executive summary by the United States Military Leadership Diversity Commission.

From representation to inclusion:  diversity leadership for the 21st-Century military : final report by the United States Military Leadership  Diversity Commission.

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, Public Law 111-377.

04-26-2011
The following title from the U.S. Government Accountability Office was just added to our catalog at the CSU Library and I thought you might want to pass it along to the Post and perhaps the other Veterans'  groups:
VA health care: progress and challenges in conducting the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study : testimony before the Committee on  Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, statement of Randall B. Williamson.

04-12-2011
If You're a Veteran in Need, Where Do You Turn for Help?

03-24-2011
New Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report:
DOD and VA Health Care: Federal Recovery Coordination Program Continues to Expand but Faces Significant Challenges,
GAO-11-250, March 23, 2011.
09-13-2010
Hopefully, the
House Committee of Veterans Affairs and the  Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs' "Hearing: Legislative Presentation by The American Legion" will be webcast by the committee and/or available via CSPAN, CSPAN2 or CSPAN3.

08-17-2009
DoD Launches New Web Porta
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12902
07-29-2009

CSU's SERV Supportive Education for the Returning Veteran
http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/serv/
and
IAVA's NEWGIBILL page:
http://newgibill.org/
 

Other

City of Euclid       Have you wondered about the tank?       The Euclid Joint Veterans Council    

American Legion National               American Legion OnLine Catalog Order caps, shirts, emblems

Request Copies of Military Personnel Records

The Greater Cleveland Veterans Memorial Honor Roll                 Cuyahoga County Veterans Gravesites

CSU's SERV Supportive Education for the Returning Veteran  http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/serv/

Department of Ohio Links Ohio Legion   Dates & Events  Veteran's Services  Benefits   Programs 
 
Ohio Legion News                     Sons of The American Legion                            

 An American Legion Internet Directory             http://post_119_gulfport_ms.tripod.com/rao1.html

 The Department of Defense has launched a new home page, http://www.Defense.gov , designed to invite participation from thepublic and make military news and information more accessible. The new Web site will provide quick access to those sites that are most sought by Web site visitors, including DoD social media sites, the Pentagon
Channel and DoD news stories. The new site,
http://www.Defense.gov , replaces http://www.DefenseLink.mil as the department's main Internet entry portal.
  
http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/mobil/   Military.com       Federal  Citizen Information Center

U.S. Government's Official Web Portal   U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans     Ready.gov

Operation Support our Troops   DoD Support our Troops   America Supports You

                                  

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