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blue squares posted:I'm signing up for a teaching certificate program at my school. For the summer stuff, I want to use Hazlewood instead of GI Bill so I don't use up all my benefits before I graduate, and the summer stuff includes a paid internship. Can I do that? Unless I am misreading it, which is certainly possible, Hazelwood applies after you've exhausted your Federal benefits. quote:Have no federal Veteran’s education benefits, or have no federal Veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only (such as Chapter 33 or 31; for term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits http://www.tvc.texas.gov/Hazlewood-Act.aspx
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Zero VGS posted:Go ask the XO He's an O and that's about the only thing you can do.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Typically you're not allowed to dip into both pots. You can get a pension (which is taxable income) or VA compensation (which is not). The mechanism they use is lowering your pension whatever amount you're getting paid by the VA. FWIW, I'm had good luck last year and 2012 with DAV (Disabled American Veterans) helping me with my claim. Although that was for very minor issues. I have heard VFW does good work too. Probably, like with most things in life, it all comes down to the location and people working there.
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Godholio posted:Any luck with that even if it's not documented by hilariously incomplete med records? I am not sure if it was in my records but, I told the civilian who tested me that when I was shipboard we were basically right below the flight deck and when I was in Afghanistan we were very close to a helicopter LZ and ended up getting my 10%. Most days it isn't too bad but sometimes it is just terrible.
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May 7, 2018 15:51
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Rekinom posted:Okay , I got my medical records, and now I'm gonna pull the trigger on getting a tinnitus claim in. I don't want to gently caress it up by doing something stupid paperwork wise. Call your local DAV office to schedule an appointment. It is free to join and they walk you through it all. The claim process was way more streamlined when I did it last year vice 2012. They had the electronic medical records to send to the VA whereas before had to make a copy of my records to send. Even if you don't go with DAV, don't do it alone. VSOs deal with this stuff day-in and day-out, you don't. Just my 2c on the matter.
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Anyone more knowledgeable, please correct me if I am wrongvulturesrow posted:On that note, aren't I entitled to a year or something of free mental health care with the VA post retirement? https://www.oefoif.va.gov/ as you have no doubt been deployed on a carrier/amphib and got your OEF ribbon, you get five years care for issues from that (which I would guess would be most things) https://www.vetcenter.va.gov/ on the mental health side of things, Vet Centers are located in many more places than hospitals and can help you out. Wrr posted:I kinda have no clue where to even begin finding a school for a graduate program. I'm living in the South Bay, CA right now there seems be nothing around for sociology. Do I need to attend the school in person in order to get that E5 COLA pay? I want that loving COLA pay. How did you all go about school hunting? All the googling I'm doing just comes up with terrible websites that claim to have information on schools in the area, but don't do poo poo other than vaguely describe what a degree is. You need to be going more than half of your hours on-ground and not online/virtual to get the E5 w/dependence MHA. If you are totally virtual, then you get the national average which is ~$825/month. The GI Bill can pay for your GRE however, it will use up one month of benefits so, not a good trade-off. Edit: Some more info https://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/resources/benefits_resources/rates/ch33/ch33rates080118.asp quote:National Testing Programs/Licensing & Certification Tests Edit 2: I might be incorrect about the less than half on-ground, it might just be as long as you have a single on-ground class you get that campus locations MHA Nick Soapdish fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Sep 18, 2018 |
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Sep 18, 2018 22:21
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I did the Ask a Question in the GI Bill and they didn't seem to like dealing with a hypothetical so figured I'd see if anyone here knew (like Vas) When I enlisted I paid into the MGIB-AD (Active Duty). A few years ago I relinquished that for the post-9/11 and used that for my MS. I am working on an MSW and will exhaust my 36 months by the end of the program. My rate in the reserve has a reenlistment bonus again and was thinking that if I was going to be going out to 20 good years for that, I saw that it made me eligible for the MGIB-SR (Selected Reserve). Is there a maximum amount of month you can receive GI Bill benefits between the different chapters? I realize MGIB-SR is a pittance but figured having something additional isn't bad after I exhaust my post-9/11.
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Blackchamber posted:Can't help you but this isn't the first time I've heard of this although it being in another country is a new wrinkle. I have my important mail like this sent to my parent's place and they tried to pull this poo poo on me. My parents got the letter and opened it for me and saw I had an appointment like the day after the letter arrived for a place an hour and a half away. Luckily I was actually living only a few minutes away on my regular day off so I was able to make it but I looked online later and saw other people were falling prey to this and being denied to the point people were beginning to wonder if this was intentional. Normally I wouldn't put much stock in conspiracy theories but it almost happened to me. McNally_Dead_Veterans_Don't_Use_Benefits_Cell_Phone_Background dot gif
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GoGoGadget posted:Post 9/11 GI Bill BAH is based on the BAH national average, correct? I have looked everywhere but I cannot find this number. All of the information I can find is specific to certain ZIP codes. National average is if you are exclusively online and is $825.00/month. https://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/resources/benefits_resources/rates/ch33/ch33rates080118.asp
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Apr 2, 2019 17:02
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I know it has been brought up in this thread or elsewhere here but getting a free lifetime National Parks Service access pass is available if you have a 10%+ disability rating or a free annual pass if you're still in (and includes SELRES but not IRR) For the lifetime access pass: https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/60590/disabled-veterans-eligible-free-national-park-service-lifetime-access-pass/ https://store.usgs.gov/access-pass You can either pay $10 to do it online or by mail or free in-person. Once you pay the :tenbux: you upload the VA summary of benefits letter and a photo ID and get it in the mail in about a month.
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Jun 24, 2019 20:04
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I used DAV when I came off active in 2012 and off mobilization in 2017. It was so much easier 5 years later and they were great to work with. Then again mine was simple claims like tinnitus and foot issues so ymmv
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Nov 5, 2019 23:49
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Is the 5 year review only if you're at a certain percentage? I had 0% for one knee and foot in 2012 (left AD) and then 10% for tinnitus and 0% for toe issue in 2017 (demobbed)
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Question for those that use the VA as their PCP, has that worked alright for minor issues? I realize, like any medical care, it depends on the facility. The second question is if I wasn't using the VA for primary care and only went to the hospital for C&P and get my service-connected VA ID, is there any issue with using urgent care/ER/ED before I get seen in a new location as a new patient? I ask as we are moving to Durham, NC, soon and I recently graduated with my MSW so I haven't been applying for stuff until I get in-state and can be licensed. The state health option is very good cost-wise (basically close to the single cost of Tricare Reserve Select) but is an extra $500 to add family to it. I don't see the point in that when I have the VA and future employment. Edit: So I looked on the VA's site and it appears I need to be seen for care within the last 24 months. I guess I'll call tomorrow to schedule an appointment to check that off so if the  level chance of something happens between 1 July and whenever I find gainful employment, I won't need a burner name for an ED visit
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ghost story posted:DAV wants people to sign up for the burn pit registry. Thanks for posting this. I realized I started this when I got back in 2017 and never finished it because 
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xaarman posted:Question - I used DAV both times I left AD and they were great (big difference filing 2012 vs. 2017). Using a Veteran Service Organization will be the best way since their condition might not be documented in their military medical records so DAV or w/e VSO can help them with that regard.
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Had a good initial phone call with my PCP yesterday and blood work done this morning. Was in and out of the small clinic here and on to other Friday errands. Then again my only chronic issue is gout, needed the blood work before she'd prescribe for that, so not exactly a difficult patient
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So getting settled into our new location I had a phone call with my new VA PCP, blood draw, and got my RX from the Doc and all is good. I am going to be starting a new job Tuesday and will be back using BCBS. I consider myself a man of modest intelligence but having read the VA's page here (https://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/resources/publications/hbco/hbco_va_other_insurance.asp) I feel no closer to understanding how the VA works with private insurance. Would someone mind helping me out with this one, please and thank you? Edit: After looking at the differences in plans with BCBS and VA, my real question is that BCBS charges a co-pay of $150 for urgent care visits whereas VA is free for the first three and $30 after. I was just trying to figure out how that interacts. Nick Soapdish fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Oct 14, 2020 |
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https://twitter.com/iava/status/1348434454130298880?s=20 Just spent 10 minutes changing my password and then reestablishing 2FA as I got a new phone so that I could fillout a form that who knows how it may help
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McNally posted:Welp, fingers crossed. I got accepted to grad school, now I'm gonna try to get voc rehab to pay for it. Congrats on getting accepted to grad school and good luck with getting the VA to pay for it
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Feb 20, 2021 16:34
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When I was doing my MSW, when I got into my community placement for internship I got local BAH instead of national average and that made all the difference from debt into little extra
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Mustang posted:Last month I finished my 2 year grad school program and I just checked with the VA and I have over half of my GI Bill benefits left. You say that but I went back for another Masters to change careers (from Intel in the mil to civ IT to finally Social Work - yes I'm stupid and moved in increasingly dumb directions), I was happy to have had the benefits to do both an MS and MSW with still some benefits remaining. If you don't ever have plans to go back to change careers then go ahead with finding some cooking program to run out your benefits and get some extra cash but it never hurts to have a back-up plan
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If you're using the VA, you can sign up for this to COVID tests and then (if you get sick) treatment via telemedicine for free https://www.test2treat.org/s/?language=en_US
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