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INSIDE THE WIRE
Our blog features original analysis and commentary from members of the National Command Council, addressing healthcare, regulation, legislation, and the evolving policy issues that directly impact combat veterans and their families.
Veterans Affairs
When a Veteran Cannot Speak for Themselves: The VA-DOJ Guardianship MOU and What It Means for Our Most Vulnerable
A new federal partnership (DOJ/VA) clears the legal path to protect incapacitated veterans—and opens a critical role for VSOs at every stage.
Brandon Barron
Mar 113 min read
Getting to Your Community Care Provider Faster: Inside VA's EPS System
EPS eliminates the need for multiple calls and faxes – making the patient scheduling process easier – and includes the authorization referral number for your convenience. — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Brandon Barron
Mar 93 min read
Vets Affairs Dept Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Is Meeting March 10th & 11th—And You Can Attend
Vets Affairs Dept Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Is Meeting March 10th & 11th—And You Can Attend
Brandon Barron
Mar 42 min read
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Issues Dangerous New Interim Disability Adjudication Rule
Veterans Affairs Department Issues Dangerous New Interim Disability Adjudication Rule 38 CFR 4.10
Brandon Barron
Feb 177 min read
PACT Act in Motion: VA Launches Review of Toxic Exposures and Neurodegenerative Disease—Don’t Sit This Out
The Department of Veterans Affairs just opened a formal public comment period and announced its annual PACT Act listening session under 38 U.S.C. § 1172. This is the regulatory machinery that decides whether future veterans get presumptive service connection—or spend the rest of their lives fighting denials.
Brandon Barron
Feb 103 min read
Congress Upgrades the GI Bill® Comparison Tool, a Student-Veteran 'Feedback' System
The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs GI Bill Comparison Tool is scheduled to receive a significant upgrade following enactment of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act in early 2025 (Public Law 118-210).
Brandon Barron
Feb 35 min read
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing Called After Washington Post Launches Vicious Broadside Against Disabled Veterans and Their Families
Dr. Daniel M. Gade calls upon the U.S. Senate to reduce VA disability compensation.
Brandon Barron
Oct 29, 20259 min read
What Is a Combat Veteran?
Ask ten agencies to define a “combat veteran,” and you’ll get twelve answers. Ask ten combat veterans, and you’ll get one feeling: that nobody ever asked them to define it themselves.
For all the medals, speeches, and programs built around military service, the phrase “combat veteran” remains legally undefined. It appears on license plates, nonprofit banners, and campaign ads, but not in any section of Title 38 of the U.S. Code.
Brandon Barron
Oct 29, 20253 min read
Veterans’ Disability Appeals Survive Government Shutdown after Appeals Court Denies VA Motion
Veterans’ Disability Appeals Survive Government Shutdown after Appeals Court Denies VA Motion
Brandon Barron
Oct 25, 20255 min read
Outsmarting Sleepless Nights: A Veteran’s Guide to the New Class of Sleep Meds—DORAs
dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORA) for treatment of insomnia in veterans population
Brandon Barron
Oct 23, 20257 min read
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