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No Choice With VA’s Veterans Choice Program

My ride to the VARO is here! A little over a year ago, on August 7, 2014, the “Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014,” P.L. 113-146, was signed into law.  The so-called “Choice Act” was intended to improve Veterans’ access to medical services from the Department of Veterans…

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Don’t Get Left Behind! Changing Rules May Change Your VA Benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is in the middle of changing its Schedule for Rating Disabilities, the VASRD.  If you’ve ever looked at the VASRD and been confused, you’re in good company.  Unfortunately, the VASRD doesn’t function like a menu, so it can be quite misleading.  Also, the current…

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Veterans, Spouses, and Domestic Partners: What You Don’t Know About Presumptive Diseases Can Kill Your Benefits

What you don’t know about VA benefits could cost you Many people assume new illnesses, aches, and pains are “normal.”   Just part of aging.  Or simply bad luck.  Or even genetics.  Veterans – don’t be lulled into passive acceptance of so-called common wisdom.  Diet and exercise can only get you…

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Is there a cure for Hepatitis C?

Many veteran’s suffer from Hepatitis C. A horrible disease with no cure, until maybe now. A few weeks ago I met and discussed Hepatitis C with a Bristol drug representative who discussed how the new Hep C medicines were actually curing people with Hep C. The following article discusses some…

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179 Years ago Today, the Alamo and all of the Defenders Fell

Today, the Alamo fell to the Mexican Army under the command of General Santa Ana. After holding off a far numerically superior army for 13 days the final assault began shortly after midnight. Using darkness and a calm the Mexican army crept close to the Alamo, and at approximately 0530…

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Veterans Day 2014 Concert

ALL: The Morton Ranch High School Choir (Katy) will be presenting a: Veteran’s Day Concert on Sunday, November 9 at 3:00 pm in the Morton Ranch High School Performing Arts Center, 21000 Franz Road, Katy. Enjoy, The Law Office of Robert B. Goss, P.C. https://www.attorneyforveterans.com/ thanks all veterans on this…

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VA Health Care system to allow veterans to go to private providers

On Saturday, May 24th, 2014, Sec. Shinseki announced the besieged VA Health Care system is making changes to allow some veterans to obtain treatment at private facilities. This link is to an article published on Saturday, May 24th, 2014, http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Veteran-Affairs-OK-more-private-care-for-veterans-260546891.html. As soon as the Law Office of Robert B. Goss,…

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Remember June 6, 1944, D-Day

Today is the 69th anniversary of the invasion of France to liberate Europe from the Nazis. This week I mentioned D-Day was Thursday. One of our young secretaries stated she did not know about D-Day. D-Day for WW II was on June 6, 1944. D-Day is the day the Allies…

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Military Retiree’s are Veterans Too – – Contact Congress and OPPOSE TRICARE fee increases

For those of you who have served, you know this Fact – – Military Retirees are Veterans. But it seems with Sequestration upon the United States, the Department of Defense at the urging of the White House has a solution – – have Military Retirees pay MORE IN TRICARE FEES.…

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Thank you to All the Active Duty, Veterans, and their Families!

Memorial Day, is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil…

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