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RAO BULLETIN 1 September 2015 RAO BULLETIN 1 September 2015 PDF Edition THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject * DOD * . 05 == DoD/VA Seamless Transition [31] ------------- (Interoperability Myth) 06 == DEERS Missing SSN’s -------- (IRS Could Fine 450,000 Households) 06 == SGLI/VGLI [13] ------------------ (Unseal Prudential’s SGLI Records) 07 == DoD 2016 Budget [03] --------- (No Budget for Entire Year? Perhaps) 07 == DoD 2016 Budget [04] ------- (Washington Congressmen Predictions) 08 == Defense Health Agency [08] -- (Decreasing Military Personnel Costs) 09 == Pension Loans [01] ------- (CFPB Lawsuit | Deceptive Lending Scam) 10 == USO [04] ------------------------------------- (Purple Heart Image Usage) 11 == DFAS Email Scam -------------------------------- (SmartDoc Lookalike) 12 == POW/MIA [64] ---------------------- (A Shift for POW/MIA Recovery) 13 == POW/MIA [65] ----- (Korean/Cold War Annual Briefing | Aug 2015) 14 == POW/MIA Recoveries ----------------- (Reported 150816 thru 150830) * VA * . 16 == VA Vet Choice Program [24] - (Alaska Vets Testify No Improvement) 16 == Traumatic Brain Injury [47] ------- (More Open Collaboration Needed) 18 == VA Claims Backlog [149] ------------ (First Time Ever Under 100,000) 20 == VA Employment [03] --------- (41,500 Vacant Medical Staff Positions) 21 == Blue Water Claims [31] ----- (Veterans Advocacy Hits VA "Betrayal") 22 == VA Communications [03] --------------- (Yammer Use Not Sanctioned) 23 == VA Claim Shredding [06] ----------------- (VARO Surprise Inspections) 24 == VA Claim Filing [07] -------------- (Reapply for Denied PTSD Claims) 24 == VA Opioid Therapy [01] ------ (Scale Back’s Adverse Impact on Vets) 26 == GI Bill [193] ------------ (VA Failed to Police Problematic Institutions) 28 == VA HCS Central IA [01] --------------------- (‘Coo-Coo Lane’ Address) 1 30 == VAMC Tomah [10] ----- (Hospital at Fault in Marine Veteran's Death) 31 == VAMC Tomah [11] -------------- (Suspending Psychiatric Admissions) 32 == VAMC Gainesville [01] ----------- (Maggot Therapy Trials Underway) 34 == VAMC Houston [01] ------ (New Dermatology Clinic | Psoriasis Care) 35 == VAMC Tampa FL [06] ------ (Federal Data Bank Validity Questioned) 36 == VARO Des Moines -------- (Freedom Rock Memorial Silhouette Issue) 37 == VARO St. Petersburg FL [01] ------ (OIG Report on Claim Processing) 38 == DVA Louisiana ---- (Vet Home Deficiencies Not Properly Dealt With) 39 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ------------ (Reported 16 thru 31 Aug 2015) . * VETS * . 41 == Homeless Vets [69] --- (Connecticut Ends Vet Chronic Homelessness) 42 == VFW Membership ------------------ (Auxiliary Opens to Male Spouses) 42 == Military Records/DD-214 [04] --------- (Reconstructing Lost Records) 43 == Vet Support | Government [02] ---- (Public 2015 Perception Negative) 43 == Agent Orange Okinawa [09] ------- (U.S. Continues to Deny Presence) 45 == Vet Service Dogs [17] ------------------------ (VA Access Rule Change) 46 == Belated Awards | Sulit~Robert -------------------- (Bronze Star | WWII) 47 == Merchant Marine WWII Compensation [07] -------- (Recognition Bill) 48 == MOH Awards [04] --- (Medal Sought for Pearl Harbor’s Doris Miller) 50 == Korean War Veterans Memorial [02] ---------- (Wall of Remembrance) 51 == Veteran News 150817 -------- (Veterans Airlift Command Ripped Off) 51 == Veteran News 150818 ----- (Tuskegee Airman, 93, Ripped Off Twice) 51 == OBIT | Didlake~Emma | WWII ---------------------------- (16 Aug 2015) 52 == OBIT | Petersen~Frank E. | ROK/VN -------------------- (25 Aug 2015) 54 == Retiree Appreciation Days -------------------------- (As of 26 Aug 2015) 54 == Vet Hiring Fairs -------------------------------------- (1 thru 30 Sep 2015) 56 == WWII Vets 93 ------------------------------------ (Davis~Tommy Daniel) 56 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts --------------------------- (Oregon 2015) * VET LEGISLATION * . 57 == GI Bill [194] ------------- (Some Vets Oppose GI Bill Business Grants) 57 == Vet Bills Submitted to 114th Congress ---------- (150815 thru 150831) * MILITARY * . 58 == USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 ---------------------- (Ike is Back) 59 == Enlistment [16] -------------------- (Private Sector Dividends Disputed) 60 == Human Cost of War ------------------------------- (14 Year Compilation) 61 == Military Tattoo Criteria [03] -------------------- (USMC Policy Review) 63 == 75th Ranger Regiment -- (USA Premier Airborne Light Infantry Unit) 65 == Air Force RC-135V -------- (Loose Nut Accident Costs $62.4 Million) 65 == F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ---- (Most Expensive Weapons System Ever) 67 == Military Enlistment Standards 2015 [05] --------------- (Single Parents) 67 == Army Facts ----------------------------------------------- (Did you Know?) 68 == Military Knowledge ----- (Politicians Need Refresher Course/Update) 69 == Medal of Honor Citations ----------------------- (Hagen, Loren D. | VN) 2 . * MILITARY HISTORY * . 71 == Aviation Art ---------------------------------------- (Attack on the Tirpitz) 72 == Military Trivia 113 ----------------------- (Vietnam War Military Slang) 72 == Hitler Mementos --------- (U.S. Army Col. James Bradin’s Collection) 75 == Military History --------------------------------------------- (Private Snafu) 76 == Military History Anniversaries --------------------------- (1 thru 15 Sep) 76 == D-Day ----------------------------- (Invasion Beach from the Air 6 JUN) 76 == Normandy Then & Now --------- (Bernieres-sur-Mer on June 6, 1944) 77 == WWII Prewar Events -- (German Soldiers Practice Shooting in 1935) 77 == WWII PostWar Events ------------------ (Northrop XB-35 Flight 1946) 78 == Spanish American War Images 75 --------- (San Juan Hill RR Rescue) 78 == WWI in Photos 132 ------------------------ (Candor, Oise, France 1917) 79 == Faces of WAR (WWII) ----------- (Pvt. Paul Oglesby Italy SEP 1943) 79 == Ghosts of Time -------------------- (Then & Now’ Photos of WWII (03) * HEALTH CARE * . 80 == PTSD [200] ----------- (No Medical Marijuana for Colorado Sufferers) 80 == PTSD [201] -------------------------------------------- (Poor Sleep Impact) 81 == TRICARE Pharmacy Policy [26] ---------- (Brand Name Medications) 81 == TRICARE Prime [34] ----------------- (Enrollment Fee Increase 1 Oct) 82 == Psoriasis [02] ----------------------- (Symptoms, Images, and Treatment) 83 == TRICARE Appeals ----- (Who Can/Cannot & What Can be Appealed) 84 == TRICARE Appeals [01] ------------------------ (Types & Filing Process) 86 == TRICARE Urgent/Emergency Care [02] ------------------ (What to Do) 86 == Tinnitus [01] -------- (Army Testing Hearing Loss Drug | D-Methione) 87 == Honey and Cinnamon --------------------------------- (Natures Medicine) 89 == TRICARE Help --------------------------------------------- (Q&A 150831) * FINANCES * . 90 == Food Fraud ---------------------------------------------- (Mislabeled Meat) 91 == Cola 2016 [11] ------------------------------- (Prospects for 1 OCT Dim) 91 == Disaster Insurance ----------------- (Wildfires, Floods and Earthquakes) 94 == IRS Data Breach [03] ---------------------- (400,000 Americans at Risk) 94 == Relator Fees ----------------------------------------------------- (Why 6%?) 96 == Saving Money ------------------------------------- (Toolkit for Discounts) 97 == Rental Scam [01] ------------------------- (Online Rental | Real or Fake) 98 == Scam ~ IRS [06] ------------------------------------------ (Largest to Date) 98 == Contractor Scam ------------------------------------ (Home Improvement) 99 == Tax Burden for West Virginia Retired Vets --------- (As of Aug 2015) 101 == Tax Burden for Kentucky Residents ------------------ (As of Aug 2015) 103 == Thrift Savings Plan 2015 ---------- (Share Prices + YTD Gain or Loss) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 103 == Notes of Interest ------------------------------------ (15 thru 31 Aug 2015) 104 == Brain Teaser ---------------------------------------------- (Spiral or Circle?) 104 == RP~China Dispute [12] -------- (RP Troop Support on Disputed Shoal) 3 106 == WWII Apology --------- (Japan | Not Repeated in Anniversary Speech) 107 == Earthquakes ------- (New Maps Reveal Higher Risks for Much of U.S) 109 == Secrets of the Secret Service -------------------- (About Our Presidents) 110 == Food Date Labeling [01] --------------------- (What you Need to Know) 113 == Cellphone Disposal -------------- (Reasons Not to Trash an Old Phone) 115 == Photo of the Day -------------------------------------------------- (Ice Grill) 115 == Photos That Say it All -------------------------------------------- (Together) 116 == WWII Ads ----------------------------------------- (Helmar Cigarette Kits) 116 == Most Creative Statues --------------------- (Grangemouth, UK | Kelpies) 117 == Interesting Inventions -------------------------- (Expandable Power Strip) 117 == Moments of US-History -------- (Mickey Mouse Club Meeting 1030’s) 117 == Parking ------------- (Revenge Tactic #6 against Inconsiderate Parkers) 118 == Have You Heard? -------------------------------------- (Did You Know (2) 118 == Brain Teaser Answer ------------------------------------ (Spiral or Circle?) Note: 1. The page number on which an article can be found is provided to the left of each article’s title 2. Numbers contained within brackets [ ] indicate the number of articles written on the subject. To obtain previous articles send a request to [email protected]. *ATTACHMENTS* . Attachment - Veteran Legislation as of 31 Aug 2015 Attachment - Vietnam War Military Slang (PDF only) Attachment - Oregon Vet State Benefits & Discounts Aug 2015 Attachment - Military
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