WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it is implementing an initiative to expedite compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have waited one year or longer. Effective today, VA claims raters will make provisional decisions on the oldest claims in inventory, which will allow Veterans to begin collecting compensation benefits more quickly, if…
The authors, VA researchers, wanted to explore the relationship of combat deaths to changes in strength of religious faith. Findings showed that Veterans’ experiences of killing others or failing to prevent a death weakened their religious faith. Faith was weakened both directly and through guilt. Weakened religious faith was related to greater use of mental health…
11-13-2012. Cedar Bluff Middle School gets the nation’s first Medal of Honor Foundation flag as a reward for their commitment to the Congressional Medal of Honor Education program. The educational program focuses on six pillars of character; courage, commitment, sacrifice, patriotism, integrity and citizenship found in every Medal of Honor recipient. Medal of Honor Recipient…