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Monthly Archives: October 2011
How to Report a Retiree’s Death
Courtesy of Shift Colors Navy retired pay ends when the retiree dies. Survivors must promptly report a retiree’s death to help avoid delays and possible financial hardship to surviving annuitant beneficiaries, family members or executors who will be required to … Continue reading
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Ready Reference Contact Information
Courtesy of “Shift Colors“ Air Force Retiree Services: (800) 531-7502; http://www.retirees.af.mil Arlington National Cemetery: (703) 607-8000; http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org Armed Forces Retirement Home: (800) 422-9988; http://www.afrh.gov Army & Air Force Exchange Service: (214) 312-2011; http://www.aafes.com Army Retired Services: (703)325-9158; http://www.armyg1.army.mil/retire Burial … Continue reading
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When Your Disability Rating Changes
If you are rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), please check your Retiree Account Statement to make sure your disability rating on file with DFAS is correct. If you have recently received an upgraded rating, and have not … Continue reading
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Permanent Housing Help Coming to Thousands of Homeless Vets
Courtesy Department of Veterans Affairs U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced that HUD will provide $46.2 million to public housing agencies in all 50 states and the … Continue reading
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This Is Church
This is Church Lately it seems as though we’re getting a little confused about what church really is. It’s not a…
Retiree Reference Guide
The below link will provide you with most of the contact information you could need as a retiree or a veteran. http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/publications/shiftcolors/Pages/Story21.aspx Thank you and God bless. Ancil Jones DAV Ch 26 Havelock Sr. Vice Commander/Service Officer 252-349-0006 Nc26mail@davfrat.org Thank … Continue reading
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Who should I contact; DFAS, VA or my branch of service?
DFAS Retired and Annuitant (R&A) Pay DFAS R&A Pay is primarily a payroll office. We establish and maintain military retired pay and annuity accounts, and issue monthly payments to both military retirees and their eligible survivors. * Regular and Reserve … Continue reading
The American Veteran – March 2011
The American Veteran is a video presentation provided by the Pentagon Channel and provides much usefull and previously unknown (by me) information. Take a look and perhaps learn a little something new about benefits available. The American Veteran – March … Continue reading
VA Distributing Disability Benefits to Vietnam Vets:
The VA has begun distributing disability benefits to Vietnam Veterans who qualify for compensation under recently liberalized rules for Agent Orange exposure. Up to 200,000 Vietnam Veterans may be eilgible to receive VA disability compensation for medical conditions associated with … Continue reading
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Tagged agent orange, assistance, benefits
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VA Extends Coverage for Gulf War Veterans
Veterans of the first Gulf War, as well as current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, now have a smoother path toward receiving health care benefits and dsability compensation for nine diseases associated with their military service. After reviewing a 2006 … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, desert shield, iraq, presumption, presumptive
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