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VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims

Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.




Flag Day Celebration June 14, 2013

  The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware will be holding its annual Flag Day ceremony. It will be presented by the Delaware Commission of Veterans of Affairs and hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2013. On June 14, 1777, the second continental Congress adopted the flag of […]




Memorial Day Services for May 30th

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and La Societe 40&8 will host Memorial Day Service on THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M. The Service will be conducted at the Memorial Bridge Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.




VA Mandates Overtime to Increase Production of Compensation Claims Decisions

As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elimination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing today that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices.

“VA is dedicated to providing Veterans with the care and benefits they have earned and deserve,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki




VA Teams Up with American Heart Association

The Department of Veterans Affairs will raise awareness of heart disease in women, particularly women Veterans and VA employees, at a “VA Goes Red” health expo Thursday, Sep. 27, outside VA’s central office at 810 Vermont Avenue.







 Pages Tagged With: "Veterans Affairs"

VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims

Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.




Flag Day Celebration June 14, 2013

  The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware will be holding its annual Flag Day ceremony. It will be presented by the Delaware Commission of Veterans of Affairs and hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2013. On June 14, 1777, the second continental Congress adopted the flag of […]




Memorial Day Services for May 30th

The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and La Societe 40&8 will host Memorial Day Service on THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M. The Service will be conducted at the Memorial Bridge Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.




VA Mandates Overtime to Increase Production of Compensation Claims Decisions

As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elimination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing today that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices.

“VA is dedicated to providing Veterans with the care and benefits they have earned and deserve,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki




VA Teams Up with American Heart Association

The Department of Veterans Affairs will raise awareness of heart disease in women, particularly women Veterans and VA employees, at a “VA Goes Red” health expo Thursday, Sep. 27, outside VA’s central office at 810 Vermont Avenue.