by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 12, 2019 | Benefits, Retirement
President Trump recently signed the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act into law. The Act authorizes cost-of-living increases for VA’s disability compensation and clothing allowances as well as Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for...
by Daniel Elkins | Sep 27, 2019 | Benefits
A few months ago Gabby and Mike told us how important the G.I. Bill was to their family. Mike described how he didn’t come from a family with money and that without the ability to transfer the G.I. Bill to his daughters he would not have been able to send them to...
by Daniel Elkins | Sep 17, 2019 | Benefits
Over the recent years the government has been seeking repayment on $1 billion in student loans from more than 40,000 Troops who are eligible to have had those debts forgiven. Through a program called Total and Permanent Discharge (TPD), these Veterans are all eligible...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 28, 2019 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard
On 23 August, President Trump signed an extension of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act,. This legislation offers protection during bankruptcy proceedings to members who serve for at least 90 days on active duty. The legislation was passed by the House...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 28, 2019 | Benefits, Legislative
H.R. 2938—The Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act The HAVEN Act was signed on August 23, 2019. The HAVEN Act extends the same protection for veterans disability payments that’s afforded Social Security disability payments: By law, debtors are...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 19, 2019 | Benefits, Medical, Veterans
By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 6, 2019 Retired Lt. Col. Susan Lukas looked no further than her own personal experience in the Air Force Reserve when weighing the benefits of a new bill that could be approved by lawmakers later this year. Now a...