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VSO Talk Radio — 173 episodes
What is an 1151 Claim
Update: Richard Star Act, Gulf War Vets Face Deadline
Military Appreciation Day at The Big E
SMC: Special Monthly Compensation
VA News, Claim Sharks Face Federal Law Violation, and more
Why Meet with Your Veterans Service Officer?
Your VA Benefits Checkup: Benefits You May Be Missing in 2026
Promises Made, Promises Kept? The Future of Veterans’ Benefits
Taken Care of Veterans Act & New Foreclosure Prevention Program
VA Clinical Trials
Take care of American Veterans Act
What’s Making the News This Week
IG UPDATE: Adams v. Collins - Obesity
Jesus is Back!
H.R. 8281, the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act
More VA News and Military child Month
Recent Court Decisions regarding VA Benefits
Women Veterans
Pro and Con for using AI for Claims
Fraud Claim/DBQ reviews
Major Richard Star Act
Honoring Black History Month
VA Interim Final Rule
Pending Legislation in Congress for Veterans
Veterans Home Audit & EHR Roll Out
Whats new in 2026 for Veterans
Organization providing free tickets and admissions
Toys for Tots
Wreaths Across America
Veterans Day & Marine Corps Birthday
MASS Secretary of Veterans Services: Dr. Jon Santiago
Government Shutdown continues….
Government Shutdown: Resources Available for Service Members
VA Urgent Care Benefit
Baseball Players who Answered the Call To Served
VA Secondary Service Connection
Education Benefits with Subject Matter Experts from WSU and Springfield College
VA Ancillary Benefits
Postive VA Stories
VA Claim: What it is and What it isn’t
Spotlight: SSG (Ret) Brian Willette
Veterans in Divorce: What Benefits Remain After Separation?
VA Health Priority Group
VA FRAUD! If you can't pay the time dont do the crime!
Privatization vs. Traditional VA Care
Veterans Grant Program/Beware of Claim Sharks
Women Veterans Appreciation Day
Is the VA still keeping its promise?
Veterans Inc: Stand Down
Justice Involved Veterans
Veterans Treatment Court
SSVF (Supportive Services for Veteran Families)
Veterans Suicide Prevention- Mental Health Awareness Month
Vietnam Veterans: Presumptive Conditions
VA Proposed Changes & 5/10/20 Rule
Featured Non-Profit: VetsRoll.org
Vietnam Veterans: Heroes Among US
Current local and National legislation
VA Cuts: Interview with Mike Slater, formerly employed by the VA
Presumptive of Soundness for VA Claims
Benefits Available for 0% Service Connected Vets
Brandon Franco: Rosecrance Behavioral Health
Time extended to switch over to VA log in System & more
National Guard and Reservists: What you maybe eligible for
Special Guest: Office of the Veteran Advocate
VA Payments & Taxes, Scam & Fraud and more
Dole Act Becomes Law: What It Means to Veterans and Caregivers
What’s Making News in the VA
How to File a Complaint with the VA
Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County
VA Veterans and Survivors Pensions
Concurrent Military Retired Pay and VA Disability Compensation
CRSC: Combat-Related Special Compensation
Changes to MyHealtheVet and 2025 Compensation Rates
VA Ancillary benefits
Chapter 35 VA Benefit
How to become a VSO
ChampVA: What is it and who’s Eligible
Free Tickets & Admissions to Parks Benefit
VSO Highlight: Jason Burgener & Hailee Fullen
VA Budget Shortfall: Could delay Payments for October 1
Special Guest: Andrew Tangen
A Salute to Soldiers and America’s VetDogs
Caregiver Support
Hero Act signed into Law
Camp Lejeune Justice Act: Deadline Approaching
Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs).
VSO Highlight: Karen Smietanski, Kankakee County, IL
VA Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance
Unemployability and BDD Claims
Massachusetts Hero Act passes House and Senate
(New) Cancer Presumptive added to PACT ACT & Proposed Rating Changes
VA Debit: When or How you can owe the VA money
VA's Fiduciary Program
Gold Star Mother Tracy Taylor
VA’s My HealthVet
VA Urgent Care & Getting emergency Care at Non-VA facilities
VA Help to Avoid Foreclosure
VA updates Disability Rating Schedule for digestive system
VA Burial Benefits
David West, VSO: Nevada County, California
VR&E : Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)
Benefits for Veterans Living Overseas
Honoring our Vietnam Veterans
Expansion of Health Care Eligibility for Toxic-exposed Veterans
Bill Moore: Project New Hope Inc.
VA Disability Part 5: Filing for an increase
VA Disability Part 4: Claim decided, what’s Next?
VA Disability Part 3: claim filed, what happens next?
Marc Massey: The Salvation Army
Disability Claims Part 2: Evidence
Part 1: Filing a VA Disability Claim
Public aid for Veterans
Interview with Troy Henke, VFW Massachusetts Jr Vice Commander
VA Benefits for Vietnam Veterans
2023 Year in Review: Highlights of Guest and Organizations
Veterans In Crisis, Crisis Line, Services Available
VA Million Veterans Program and Gulf War/Burn Pit Registry
Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) Compliance, Accreditation and more….
Claim Sharks and the Legislation to stop them!
Veteran’s Bonus, New England Center, VFW and SAR
The Hero Act Introduced
Veterans Day: Interviews with Fellow VSOs from Across the State
BUILDING BRIDGES VETERANS INITIATIVE
Patrick Geroge- President Massachusetts VSO Association
VA Services for Elderly Veterans
Wreaths Across America
Medic Now Foundation
PACT Act Special Health Care Enrollment Deadline
POW/MIA: Never-forgotten
September 11th and the Wars that followed
VA Travel Reimbursements
Ludlow’s 250th Celebration
Veterans Home in Holyoke
PACT ACT-What You Need to Know
Veterans Inc. Programs and Services
Veterans Dragon Boat USA Team
In studio guest: Amanda Winslow, Sexual Assault and Victim Advocate for Western MA, for the Department of Defense.
Property Tax Exemptions (New Year)
Operation Veteran Vacation
CapTel Telephones for Veterans
HomeFront Strong
Western Mass Veterans Treatment Court
VA Pensions: Non-Service Connected & Survivors Pension
ESGR: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
(DIC) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
VA Claims-From the Beginning
The New PACT Act
Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction
VA Services Available for Elderly Veterans
PGA Hope with Troy Brin
Aid & Attendance Program: What is it and who eligible?
VA Health Care: Priority Groups: What are they? : What benefits do they provide
Newly Introduced Federal Legislation in Support of Veterans and their Families
Bruce Stebbins, Mass Cannabis Control Commissioner
Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction
VA Education Benefits
Rick Bettencourt “The VA Guy” VA Loans
Interview: Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. Thomas G. Kelley
Everything you need to know about Veterans ID Cards
New VA Expansion of Care for Veterans in Crisis, Veterans Crisis Line & VA Life Insurance
VA Basic 101, "What You Should Know" with Stephanie Shaw, Chicopee Veterans Services
Non-Service Connected Pension and Survivor's Pension with Jesus Pereira
Springfield Vet Center-Bryan Doe: All Things Vet Center
the Newly Formed Veterans Advocacy Coalition with LTC (Ret) John Paradis
Benefits for Veterans with VA Service-Connected Disability
Filing A VA Claim from Start to Finish
Veterans Homelessness & VA Housing Services for Veterans
Federal Burial Benefits and Massachusetts Veterans Burials
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
PACT ACT & Camp Lejeune
Mass Chapter 115 Veterans Benefits
Western Mass Veterans Radio Intro