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Benefits News: VA Life Insurance Program Scores High in Veteran Satisfaction
WASHINGTON – VA’s Life Insurance Program received a strong customer satisfaction score of 81 on a scale of 100 from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), an independent survey that scores customer satisfaction for more than 300 private companies and federal and local government agencies.
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Benefits News: Office Depot Survey: Majority of Small Businesses Plan to Go Greener in 2016
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- According to a survey conducted by Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading global provider of office products, services, and solutions, through its Office Depot and OfficeMax brands, 51 percent of small businesses (SMBs) are looking to go greener in 2016. This is a significant increase from 2013, when only 34 percent of SMBs expressed interest in doing so.
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Benefits News: VA Convenes Leaders in Brain Health to Advance Solutions for mTBI and PTSD at Brain Trust Summit
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading a groundbreaking two-day event focused on brain health, Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion. The first annual public-private partnership event will take place April 20-21 at the National Press Club and the IBM Institute for Electronic Government in Washington, DC.
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Benefits News: Avis Named the #1 Car Rental Company for Customer Loyalty for 17th Consecutive Year
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avis Car Rental has once again been ranked the top car rental company in the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index.® This marks the 17th consecutive year that the Company has earned the accolade. The 2016 study examined brands in 72 categories. Avis received the highest marks in the car rental category by ranking first across all four behavioral engagement drivers, including empathetic customer service; comprehensible pricing discounts and options; convenience, expertise and reputation; and offering a wide range of connected and reliable features.
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Benefits News: Miller Introduces Bill to Compensate Vets for Loss of Use of Creative Organs
Yesterday, Chairman Miller introduced H.R. 4892, which would help veterans who have suffered a traumatic injury to their reproductive organs and who, as a result, cannot have children. The bill would provide affected veterans compensation for their injuries totaling $20,000, which could be used at the veteran’s discretion, including for adoption fees or other personal expenses.
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Benefits News: VA Awards Grants to Develop Technology to Help Veterans, Servicemembers Modify Their Specially Adapted Homes
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today the award of $783,421 in Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grants to eligible individuals, researchers, and organizations to develop new technologies that would enhance Veterans and Servicemembers’ ability to live in specially adapted homes.
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Benefits News: Avis Launches One-Way Rental Deals From Florida and Arizona
PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 28, 2016 - Calling all snowbirds! Avis Car Rental, a Veterans Advantage benefit partner, today announced low one-way rates for customers traveling from Florida and Arizona to select destinations in the United States. This special limited-time offer gives customers the ability to rent a car in one place and return it in another, all with unlimited mileage and no drop fees.
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Benefits News: Combat Veterans Get Telephonic Health Care Application Option
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it has amended its enrollment regulations to allow Veterans to complete applications for enrollment in VA health care by telephone without the need for a signed paper application. The change is effective immediately for Combat Veterans and will be effective July 5, 2016, for all Veterans.
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Benefits News: Universal Orlando's Skull Island: Reign of Kong Experience Reaches Even Higher Level Of Hyper-Realism With Revolutionary Ride Vehicle
ORLANDO, Fla., March 15, 2016 -- Your mission is to explore a treacherous island teeming with creatures of unknown origin. You will face ominous terrain, impenetrable jungles – and surprises beyond your imagination. A traditional off-road vehicle will not do. Your expedition will require something more... colossal.
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Benefits News: VA Announces Community Care Call Center to Help Veterans with Choice Program Billing Issues
WASHINGTON – Veterans can now work directly with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to resolve debt collection issues resulting from inappropriate or delayed Choice Program billing. In step with MyVA’s efforts to modernize VA’s customer-focused, Veteran-centered services capabilities, a Community Care Call Center has been set up for Veterans experiencing adverse credit reporting or debt collection resulting from inappropriately billed Choice Program claims. Veterans experiencing these problems can call 1-877-881-7618 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time) for assistance.
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Benefits News: VA Announces Additional Steps to Reduce Veteran Suicide
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced new steps it is taking to reduce Veteran suicide. The steps follow a February 2 Summit, “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action,” that brought together stakeholders and thought leaders to discuss current research, approaches and best practices to address this important subject.
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Benefit News: Reserve Officers Association Partners with Veterans Advantage for Special Membership Savings
The Reserve Officers Association (ROA) and Veterans Advantage today announced a new partnership for ROA members to get an exclusive discount on their membership in Veterans Advantage, the leading card benefits program for all who serve, in recognition of their ongoing participation and support of the 90-year old Congressionally chartered professional organization for officers in the military reserves.
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Benefits News: Greyhound Announces "Go Greyhound to Gotham City" Contest
DALLAS (June 25, 2012) — Veterans Advantage Benefit Partner Greyhound today announced it is giving one lucky person and their guest the chance to “Go Greyhound to Gotham City.” The contest is in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises — the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, hitting theaters July 20. From June 22 to Aug. 3, Dark Knight enthusiasts can enter to win a trip for two to New York and live like Bruce Wayne, the billionaire industrialist and philanthropist whose secret identity is Batman.
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Benefits News: United Airlines Rebrands and Upgrades
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines, a Veterans Advantage Partner and a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL), today announced the company is upgrading its premium-cabin services to offer customers new food and beverage options, additional choices in in-flight entertainment, and – on long-haul international flights – new amenity kits, pillows and blankets.
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Benefits News: Alert: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Expanded Definition
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has expanded eligibility for disability compensation due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) for veterans who served in Vietnam’s offshore waters. This is welcome news for Blue Water veterans whose claims for compensation benefits had been denied under VA’s earlier more restrictive definition of the disease.
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Benefits News: VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
WASHINGTON – Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation under a final regulation that will be published on August 31, 2010 in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures to add two new conditions and expand one existing category of conditions.
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Benefits News: More than 1,100 Schools Partner with VA on GI Bill
WASHINGTON – Paving the way for recipients of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend higher-cost schools, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has entered into more than 3,200 agreements with over 1,100 schools for the upcoming academic year under the “Yellow Ribbon” program. Schools can enter into multiple agreements with VA to accommodate different programs of study offered.
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Benefits News: Official Reminds Troops, Vets to Submit 'Stop Loss' Claims
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2010 – Defense Department officials want to ensure that anyone whose military enlistment was involuntarily extended under the so-called "stop loss" provision applies to receive a stipend by the Oct. 21 deadline.Military & Veterans News
Cover Story: Veterans at Higher Risk of Diabetes, Veterans Advantage Launches Fitness Initiative
With obesity and deadly diabetes at significantly higher levels among America’s veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced a coordinated campaign across several branches of the government to educate veterans and their families about ways to combat these health issues.Military & Veterans News
Cover Story: Your Veterans Advantage Membership Helps You Prevent Identify Theft with FREE Protection Services Coverage for All Members
Identify theft is big business and it doesn’t just affect the wealthy or the well-known. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has called it the "fastest growing white collar crime in America". Nearly10 million Americans have been victimized within the last year, at a cost to the U.S. economy of $53 billion, reports the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The personal cost to individuals, who have experienced identity theft, can be significant. On average, victims report spending nearly $1,200 and 60 hours resolving identify theft problems related to new, unauthorized account activity.
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Cover Story: Turn In Your Old Cell Phone to Help Those Who Answer the Call
On September 11th 2003 in Grand Central Station, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued a challenge - Bring in a million outdated cellular phones by Veterans Day - November 11th, and help support the troops of Operation Iraqi Freedom through an innovative Recycle and Reward ("R&R") program.
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Cover Story: Citigroup Joins EUSA; Veterans Advantage® To Thank Returning National Guard And Reserve
Employers United For A Stronger America (EUSA), a new foundation supporting the activities of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the 31 year old Department of Defense Agency, and Veterans Advantage, a nationwide membership program providing military service benefits for U.S. Veterans, National Guard, Reservists, active duty military and their families, announced today that Citigroup (NYSE: C) has joined their "Welcome Home!’ Campaign as an Official Sponsor to thank National Guard and Reserve returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom.