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An act relating to criminal procedure; granting courts authority to consider posttraumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor when sentencing veterans; directing defendants to provide certain evidence; defining term; providing for codeification; and providing an effective date of November 1,

While I feel certain that most veterans receiving disability and/or retirement income are aware of the fact that they will receive an increase in 2017 Military retirees and individuals receiving veterans benefits will see only a 0.3 percent cost-of-living increase … Continue reading →

Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) announced upcoming changes to the retail pharmacy network it manages on behalf of TRICARE. On December 1, 2016, Walgreens pharmacy locations will join the network. CVS pharmacies, including those in Target stores, will leave the network … Continue reading →

H.R.6272 — VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2016. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum market pay of physicians and dentists in the Veterans Health Administration … Continue reading →

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain told veterans groups this week that he’ll oppose controversial plans to limit federal hiring preferences for individuals with military experience, an advantage advocates argue is critical in helping them find employment. Earlier this … Continue reading →

applicable federal law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not more than six (6) months or both. … Continue reading →

A service member’s military retired pay can be a valuable asset in a divorce, legal separation or dissolution of marriage. In 1982 Congress passed the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act, which allows state courts to treat disposable retired pay … Continue reading →

Sometimes the most difficult conversations to have are the most important, like helping your loved ones be prepared for when you die. Talking to your family about this topic beforehand is a way to show that you care, and it … Continue reading →

Senior executives from a major U.S. defense contractor toured China last month as part of their search for a foreign company to build a dry dock for U.S. Navy ships, with the help of the chairman of the Senate Appropriations … Continue reading →

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) is pushing legislation to protect the credit ratings of military veterans with unpaid medical bills. Donnelly said 7 SEP that veterans can be “wrongly penalized” when the Department of Veterans Affairs is slow to pay for … Continue reading →