http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com A resource for military veterans to discover the educational opportunities and support being offered through the Post 9-11 GI Bill Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:41:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/07/29/va-and-dod-seek-more-compatibility/ http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/07/29/va-and-dod-seek-more-compatibility/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:16:09 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=271 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs requested more compatibility with the U.S. Department of Defense. This was prompted by a necessity to provide better service to veterans. The secretary seeks for the paperwork for disabled soldiers to push through the system faster. This involves making VA's VISTA system and the DoD's AHLTA system more in-sync. Retired General Eric K. Shinseki spoke to over 2,000 Army healthcare professionals at the Army Medical Symposium, located in San Antonio, Texas, on July 22. He was specifically addressing this issue. Veterans are at the top of the nation when it comes to homelessness, depression, substance abuse and suicide. The VA and DoD recognize flaws in the system and seek to rectify these statistics. They claim it should not take 6 to 12 months to process a healthcare request.]]> http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/07/29/va-and-dod-seek-more-compatibility/feed/ 0 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/07/21/7-points-of-interest-on-the-vas-post-911-gi-bill-site/ http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/07/21/7-points-of-interest-on-the-vas-post-911-gi-bill-site/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:23:53 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/?p=254 http://www.veteransbenefitsgibill.com/2009/07/21/7-points-of-interest-on-the-vas-post-911-gi-bill-site/feed/ 1