ROA Issues: Veterans Affairs - Reserve Officers Association

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July/August Issue

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VETERANS AFFAIRS

Legislative Agenda
Veterans Affairs:
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Calculate years of service for disability retired pay for Reserve Component members wounded or injured in combat under section 12732 of USC Title 10.
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Extend veterans preference to those Reserve Component members who have completed 20 years in good standing, or,
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Make permanent Reserve Component VA Home Loan Guarantees expiring in Oct. 2012.
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Eliminate the 3/4 percent fee differential between Active Component and Reserve Component programs on VA Home Loan.
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Support burial eligibility for deceased gray-area retirees at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Continue to seek timely and comprehensive implementation of concurrent receipt for disabled receiving retired pay and VA disability compensation.

	The Officer Magazine Hanson, CAPT Marshall. Defining 'Veteran': ROA works to recognize all who have honorably served. July-August 2011, p. 20.

	ROA Blog, The Reserve Officer View all blogs on Veterans Affairs here.

Resolutions
Preserving Veteran Status and Benefits for
Those Who Have Served in Theaters of Operations (No. 11-09)
arrow_right_red Make Veterans Preference More Than an Empty Promise (No. 10-24)
Recognition of Illnesses Caused by Hazardous Warfare Agents
(No. 10-26)

Testimony and Statements
HVAC (Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs) Arlington National Cemetary: An Update on Reform and Progress (ROA, 10/6/2011)
HVAC (Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs) Pending Legislation (ROA, 7/7/2011)
HVAC (Economic Opportunities) Pending Legislation (ROA, 7/7/2011)
Presumptive Eligibility for Veterans from Vietnam and Other Conflicts (ROA, 6/21/2011)
Guard & Reserve Veteran Issues (ROA, 3/16/2011)
Presumptive Eligibility for Veterans from Vietnam and Other Conflicts (ROA, 9/23/2010)
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Health Effects of the Vietnam War - The Aftermath (ROA, 5/5/2010)
Claims Summit Discussion (ROA, 3/18/2010)

Letters of Support
arrow_right_red Joint letter to Sen. Blanche Lincoln supporting Veteran status to Guard and Reserve members (3/17/2009)