Veterans may wonder how the VA will handle disability ratings and benefits for COVID. Understanding the VA's current approach to COVID benefits can help you receive the compensation you deserve.
Veterans and service members have been no more immune than the civilian population to the challenges, changes, and losses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many military personnel were sent to the frontline of the pandemic, notably when the president activated National Guard troops across multiple states to support hospitals and medical facilities. As we learn more about its long-term effects, veterans may wonder how the VA will handle disability ratings and
benefits for COVID. Understanding the VA’s current approach to COVID-19 benefits can help you receive the compensation you deserve.
VA officials confident they're ready for the next COVID surge
VA health officials said they are confident in their system's ability to handle another surge in COVID-19 cases later this year, even as vaccine and booster shot distribution has slowed nationwide. Since the pandemic began in the U.S. in March 2020, at least 22,188 veterans with access to VA health care have died of complications related to the virus. That equates to more than 24 veterans lost a day.
The Navy's contaminated drinking water crisis is only getting worse
At Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, where thousands of people were poisoned last year by leaks from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, recent water main breaks have again left many people on base without drinking water. It's becoming difficult for the Navy to claim that drinking water problems such as those at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam are isolated incidents considering that potable water aboard two
aircraft carriers recently became contaminated.
VA to send letters to 41,000 vets who may have healthcare impacted by electronic health records
You might want to check your mail. VA Undersecretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said that letters are being sent out to 41,000 veterans who may have been impacted by the rollout of the new Oracle-Cerner electronic health records system at five VA facilities nationwide. Elnahal stressed that not everyone who receives a letter had their health care delayed. Instead, they may not have received follow-up information about prescriptions, lab work, or future appointments.
Did you live or work at Camp Lejeune before 1987 and now have a health condition? You may be eligible to take legal action and seek a financial settlement from the U.S. government.
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacts your VA disability benefits
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