5. If you answer YES to question #3, please describe in detail your experience in a staff capacity analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problem of organization at the level of the county of Los Angeles class of Administrative Assistant III? If you do not have experience in this field indicate N/A. My experience includes budget oversight of up to $30 million, support hiring and recommending staff allocation for new and existing grants and projects as organizational needs changed due to position vacancies and new program responsibilities, and the evaluation and oversight of policies and procedures for multiple projects, program and grants.…
In his meeting with staff of Congressman Phil Roe (TN-1) and Senator Johnny Isakson (GA), both chairmen of the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, GER Zellen and the staff brainstormed ideas ways to prevent veterans’ unemployment. Dr. Martin Eason, a fellow for House Committee on Veterans Affairs, proposed, “What if the Elks had a ‘National Veterans Employment Month’?” Ideas such as having lodges host career fairs, professional skills training and resume writing workshops arose in the conversation. All agreed a united effort by the Elks would significantly help veterans’ integration into civilian life easier as well as lower veterans’…
After the wait-time scandal at the Arizona VA in 2014, the President Obama signed the law, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146, “VACAA”) in order to improve access to health care for the Veterans in a timely manner with great bipartisan support (Branchely, 2014). This bill includes several initiatives to improve the current standards of care and decrease wait times. In order to urgently address the situation, the law recommends hiring more resources, introducing ways to promote timely care for Veterans, and increasing accountability. The section 101 of VACAA lists necessary details to bring some positive changes to the organization.…
Jocelyn: What is the Veterans Center Initiative Grant Program? The Veterans Center Initiative Grant program is a collaborative partnership between Student Veterans of America and the Home Depot Foundation. Together, they donate money through grants to create welcoming and furnished spaces in colleges for student veterans. They provide financial support for furniture, technology and even moving into larger areas with more room.…
When it comes to appeals any decision made by the Department of Veteran Affairs on any benefit claim such as disability, cemetery services, healthcare, GI Bill, etc, can be appeal for any reason. If the veteran feels that VA did not make correct decision and that they are entitled to additional benefits veteran has the right to file an appeal. All appeals must be filed within one year of a Veteran Benefits Administration decision. Historically only about 11-12% of all claim decisions are appealed. However, with the recent push by the congress for VA to speed up their claim processing times this number in the last 18 months has gone up to about 30%.…
TRICARE in a Nutshell TRICARE is the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Military Healthcare System. TRICARE provides military personnel, both active and retired, along with their dependents, a civilian health benefits. The program also covers survivors and certain former spouses worldwide. Finally, in the same way active duty or retirees become eligible, certain reserve military members and their direct dependents become entitled on the service member 's 60th birthday (DHA 1). This paper will further discuss the company’s history, available insurance products, organization, number of enrollees, and financial breakdowns.…
The interconnectedness of partners and competitors within an industry as large as healthcare in undeniable. Nassar (2007) points out the importance of evaluating these partners and competitors in order to ensure that best practices are being followed and to look for opportunities for improvement. One client of the Department of Veterans Affairs is the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization. The VFW home website, located at http://www.vfw.org/home/, has easy to find links to obtain information and assistance in filing VA compensation claims. The VFW website appears to perform a service to the VA, and to veterans, by alerting eligible veterans to methods and processes for accessing earned benefits.…
Vocational Rehabilitation The Soldiers Rehabilitation Act to the Workforce Investment Act and One-Stops. The Soldiers Rehabilitation Act served as the beginning of federal involvement in employment assistance. Later, programs were enacted, focusing on education and training of economically disadvantaged workers in expanding labor markets. (Crimando and Riggar, 2012)…
It is not a problem but a concern when trying to provide service to a Veteran in the process of transitioning from the service, especially when retiring. We all know that when exiting the service, we don’t always receive the best advice. No one really knows what comes next. Some of us tried to be proactive and explore for best action possible. It is not fair for those proactive Veterans wanting to explore our service and cant because they don’t qualify until it’s too late or in…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been helping veterans pursue their educational goals since 1944, when the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act commonly known as the GI Bill was signed into law. This act has been noted as being “one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government” (www.benefits.va.gov) and one that has significantly impacted the millions of men and women that have served our country. Since then there have been many additions and variations to the original GI Bill, all of which now reside in law under Title 38 of the United States Code, however the goal has always been to assist veterans readjust into civilian life and provide these veterans educational opportunities that they may have missed…
Due to my Veterans Disability rating, I am required to attend scheduled medical appointments at the Veteran’s Administration Health Clinic . Sometimes I am unable to reschedule appointments because of the vast amount of veterans seeking medical attention such as myself. When possible, I try to schedule my appointments around school related obligations, mostly, these are routine appointments. There are those appointments that are specific that are administered by specialists, those are rarely or if ever flexible. However, occasionally I do not have the luxury of scheduling at my convenience and when that occurs I do so .…
In this assignment, a culturally competent health care program will identify health care needs of a specific population, veterans diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, MS. The impact health care disparities can have on the health care service utilization and nursing care of veterans will be addressed. Furthermore, the political, economic, governmental, regulatory, and ethical factors affecting veterans will be addressed while discussing how these factors can be considered barriers and enhancements to health care.…
The above amount of that has been requested for repayment was no fault Mr. Talley or my own, consequently it was a direct oversight of the Veterans Administration. Furthermore, I have signed documents from 1/15/2014 that went into effect on 12/1/2013 by myself and a field agent stating that Mr. Talley would receive $1525.55 per month from the VA, in which I were to dispatch to him $129.00 per month, in which I have done. Certainly the some of Mr. Talley’s funds is going toward repaying a car that was repossessed upon Mr. Talley’s incarceration, also along with paying off Mr. Talley’s numerous creditors. However, this was done to ensure when Mr. Talley is released from his secure residence, he will be capable of securing and maintaining a stable environment in which he can reside peacefully.…
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is the 14th created Department in the Cabinet. Officially created as a cabinet department in 1930, the Department of Veterans’ affairs works to provide services for the Veterans of the United States Military. Along with providing many services to veterans, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs also runs every national cemetery, except for Arlington, which the Department of the Army, a subclass of the Department of Defense, runs. The Veterans’ Affairs Department’s mission is to “to fulfill President Lincoln's promise, ‘To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan’, by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's veterans.” Veterans currently have a plethora of benefits, including compensation, home loans, pensions, education, and medical services.…