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I apologize. I made an error in the stats that I presented in Episode 7 – VBMS and the National Work Queue. Like an idiot I did not verify the numbers that I was giving, and I know better than that. Especially when I am trying to help the Veterans of this nation. In this corrected […]

Thanks to everyone for tuning in  to the Vet HelpCast. This week I am covering an overview of the VBMS system, and how this system is working in the VA’s National Work Queue program. It appears that the largest of VA’s Regional Offices are now “live” in the national system. Feedback overall has been successful with […]

Glad everybody came back to join me for yet another week! I’m certainly happy that you did so. This week I venture into the world of reopen claims. These claims come with a decent amount of confusing requirements, and a some legal jargon from the VA’s manual as well as the Code of Federal Regulations […]

Welcome back!! I apologize that I got a little long this week with just a touch over 44 minutes. I tried to edit where I could to trim the length of this one. This week I cover Flashes that VA adds to claim that are designed to alert employees that the case needs Priority Processing. […]

Seems that the VBA just got tired of not being in the news. No good tidings this time around either. VBA has been shredding documents again, and a surprise VA OIG investigation uncovered some pretty significant findings. Vet HelpCast

Welcome back!! This week I will go into claims for increased disability benefits with the VA. The process for filing an increase claim is by far one of the easiest, but the pitfalls can also be the most devastating. I will talk about the process, the pitfalls, fraudulent claims, and VA employees differing views. PLEASE […]

I had a difficult time deciding how to do this episode. In the end I decided to do one episode rather than split it up into 2 or 3. In this episode I will be covering the process for what would seem to be a “perfect world” in the VA claims process. Several claims do […]

Standardized Forms are pretty straight forward. They’re standard and they’re mandatory as of March 24, 2015. I’ll touch on these forms in this episode as well as the instance when you do not need to use a Standardized Form. It is a progressive step for the VA, but is it enough to achieve the desired goal […]

This first one went through an editing nightmare! In the end it will go down as “that first time”. I hope to get an intro added to future episodes. In this episode we will discuss VBA, VHA, and spend very limited time on NCA. I will go over one of the communication issues that the VA administrations have […]

Chuck settling in with the listeners.