VA Housing Grants for Veterans With Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) offers two special VA housing grants for Veterans and Servicemembers with service-related disabilities: the Specially Adapted Housing Grant and the Special Housing Adaptation...
What To Do If You Have a VA Loan and a Natural Disaster Hits
If you have VA loan and a natural disaster has left your home uninhabitable, there are steps you can take to get much needed assistance in a timely manner. Calling...
A VA Loan to Help Veterans Lower Mortgage Payments
Qualifying Veterans can lower their monthly mortgage payments with a VA loan known as an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL). If you have a VA home loan, you can use an...
A Brief Overview of the SCRA
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or SCRA, is a federal law that gives certain protections for Servicemembers who are called to active military duty. Under the SCRA, a Servicemember may...
The VA Recommends Radon Testing Your Home
Radon is a natural and radioactive gas that you can't see, taste or smell. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recommends radon testing not just for Veterans, but for...
Veterans Health Care Co-Payments
Health care benefits for veterans are available through the U.S. Department of Veterans (VA) affairs. The benefits are free to low-income veterans and certain veterans. You can find information on...
VA Disability Claim Errors You Can Appeal
Unfortunately, many Veterans are denied benefits because of mistakes the VA made in rating their claims. If your disability claim was denied and you plan to appeal, you have a...
Veterans Dying Waiting for VA Disability Benefits
The process of applying for--and eventually receiving--Veterans disability benefits that one is eligible for can be lengthy, but for many Veterans the wait was fatally too long. According to a...
Investigators Uncover Mishandling of VA Disability Benefits Claims
According to a recent FOX News article, the VA's efforts to reduce the huge backlog of Veterans disability claims as resulted in errors in disability payments made to thousands of...
Living Benefit Annuities
There are variable annuities on the market that offer “living benefits”, which are being marketed to seniors. They may sound appealing, but are these types of annuities really worth looking...
VA Working Hard to Reduce Backlog of Veterans Disability Claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs is working hard to dwindle down the backlog of Veterans disability claims, even reportedly assuring Congress that the backlog was being reduced in an accurate...
Types of BVA Appeals
When you receive a letter of denial from Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), you can file either a DRO (decision review officer) appeal, or a BVA (Board of Veterans Appeals)...