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VSO Talk Radio — 163 episodes

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Take care of American Veterans Act

2

What’s Making the News This Week

3

IG UPDATE: Adams v. Collins - Obesity

4

Jesus is Back!

5

H.R. 8281, the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act

6

More VA News and Military child Month

7

Recent Court Decisions regarding VA Benefits

8

Women Veterans

9

Pro and Con for using AI for Claims

10

Fraud Claim/DBQ reviews

11

Major Richard Star Act

12

Honoring Black History Month

13

VA Interim Final Rule

14

Pending Legislation in Congress for Veterans

15

Veterans Home Audit & EHR Roll Out

16

Whats new in 2026 for Veterans

17

Organization providing free tickets and admissions

18

Toys for Tots

19

Wreaths Across America

20

Veterans Day & Marine Corps Birthday

21

MASS Secretary of Veterans Services: Dr. Jon Santiago

22

Government Shutdown continues….

23

Government Shutdown: Resources Available for Service Members

24

VA Urgent Care Benefit

25

Baseball Players who Answered the Call To Served

26

VA Secondary Service Connection

27

Education Benefits with Subject Matter Experts from WSU and Springfield College

28

VA Ancillary Benefits

29

Postive VA Stories

30

VA Claim: What it is and What it isn’t

31

Spotlight: SSG (Ret) Brian Willette

32

Veterans in Divorce: What Benefits Remain After Separation?

33

VA Health Priority Group

34

VA FRAUD! If you can't pay the time dont do the crime!

35

Privatization vs. Traditional VA Care

36

Veterans Grant Program/Beware of Claim Sharks

37

Women Veterans Appreciation Day

38

Is the VA still keeping its promise?

39

Veterans Inc: Stand Down

40

Justice Involved Veterans

41

Veterans Treatment Court

42

SSVF (Supportive Services for Veteran Families)

43

Veterans Suicide Prevention- Mental Health Awareness Month

44

Vietnam Veterans: Presumptive Conditions

45

VA Proposed Changes & 5/10/20 Rule

46

Featured Non-Profit: VetsRoll.org

47

Vietnam Veterans: Heroes Among US

48

Current local and National legislation

49

VA Cuts: Interview with Mike Slater, formerly employed by the VA

50

Presumptive of Soundness for VA Claims

51

Benefits Available for 0% Service Connected Vets

52

Brandon Franco: Rosecrance Behavioral Health

53

Time extended to switch over to VA log in System & more

54

National Guard and Reservists: What you maybe eligible for

55

Special Guest: Office of the Veteran Advocate

56

VA Payments & Taxes, Scam & Fraud and more

57

Dole Act Becomes Law: What It Means to Veterans and Caregivers

58

What’s Making News in the VA

59

How to File a Complaint with the VA

60

Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County

61

VA Veterans and Survivors Pensions

62

Concurrent Military Retired Pay and VA Disability Compensation

63

CRSC: Combat-Related Special Compensation

64

Changes to MyHealtheVet and 2025 Compensation Rates

65

VA Ancillary benefits

66

Chapter 35 VA Benefit

67

How to become a VSO

68

ChampVA: What is it and who’s Eligible

69

Free Tickets & Admissions to Parks Benefit

70

VSO Highlight: Jason Burgener & Hailee Fullen

71

VA Budget Shortfall: Could delay Payments for October 1

72

Special Guest: Andrew Tangen

73

A Salute to Soldiers and America’s VetDogs

74

Caregiver Support

75

Hero Act signed into Law

76

Camp Lejeune Justice Act: Deadline Approaching

77

Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs).

78

VSO Highlight: Karen Smietanski, Kankakee County, IL

79

VA Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance

80

Unemployability and BDD Claims

81

Massachusetts Hero Act passes House and Senate

82

(New) Cancer Presumptive added to PACT ACT & Proposed Rating Changes

83

VA Debit: When or How you can owe the VA money

84

VA's Fiduciary Program

85

Gold Star Mother Tracy Taylor

86

VA’s My HealthVet

87

VA Urgent Care & Getting emergency Care at Non-VA facilities

88

VA Help to Avoid Foreclosure

89

VA updates Disability Rating Schedule for digestive system

90

VA Burial Benefits

91

David West, VSO: Nevada County, California

92

VR&E : Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)

93

Benefits for Veterans Living Overseas

94

Honoring our Vietnam Veterans

95

Expansion of Health Care Eligibility for Toxic-exposed Veterans

96

Bill Moore: Project New Hope Inc.

97

VA Disability Part 5: Filing for an increase

98

VA Disability Part 4: Claim decided, what’s Next?

99

VA Disability Part 3: claim filed, what happens next?

100

Marc Massey: The Salvation Army

101

Disability Claims Part 2: Evidence

102

Part 1: Filing a VA Disability Claim

103

Public aid for Veterans

104

Interview with Troy Henke, VFW Massachusetts Jr Vice Commander

105

VA Benefits for Vietnam Veterans

106

2023 Year in Review: Highlights of Guest and Organizations

107

Veterans In Crisis, Crisis Line, Services Available

108

VA Million Veterans Program and Gulf War/Burn Pit Registry

109

Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) Compliance, Accreditation and more….

110

Claim Sharks and the Legislation to stop them!

111

Veteran’s Bonus, New England Center, VFW and SAR

112

The Hero Act Introduced

113

Veterans Day: Interviews with Fellow VSOs from Across the State

114

BUILDING BRIDGES VETERANS INITIATIVE

115

Patrick Geroge- President Massachusetts VSO Association

116

VA Services for Elderly Veterans

117

Wreaths Across America

118

Medic Now Foundation

119

PACT Act Special Health Care Enrollment Deadline

120

POW/MIA: Never-forgotten

121

September 11th and the Wars that followed

122

VA Travel Reimbursements

123

Ludlow’s 250th Celebration

124

Veterans Home in Holyoke

125

PACT ACT-What You Need to Know

126

Veterans Inc. Programs and Services

127

Veterans Dragon Boat USA Team

128

In studio guest: Amanda Winslow, Sexual Assault and Victim Advocate for Western MA, for the Department of Defense.

129

Property Tax Exemptions (New Year)

130

Operation Veteran Vacation

131

CapTel Telephones for Veterans

132

HomeFront Strong

133

Western Mass Veterans Treatment Court

134

VA Pensions: Non-Service Connected & Survivors Pension

135

ESGR: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

136

(DIC) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation

137

VA Claims-From the Beginning

138

The New PACT Act

139

Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction

140

VA Services Available for Elderly Veterans

141

PGA Hope with Troy Brin

142

Aid & Attendance Program: What is it and who eligible?

143

VA Health Care: Priority Groups: What are they? : What benefits do they provide

144

Newly Introduced Federal Legislation in Support of Veterans and their Families

145

Bruce Stebbins, Mass Cannabis Control Commissioner

146

Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction

147

VA Education Benefits

148

Rick Bettencourt “The VA Guy” VA Loans

149

Interview: Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. Thomas G. Kelley

150

Everything you need to know about Veterans ID Cards

151

New VA Expansion of Care for Veterans in Crisis, Veterans Crisis Line & VA Life Insurance

152

VA Basic 101, "What You Should Know" with Stephanie Shaw, Chicopee Veterans Services

153

Non-Service Connected Pension and Survivor's Pension with Jesus Pereira

154

Springfield Vet Center-Bryan Doe: All Things Vet Center

155

the Newly Formed Veterans Advocacy Coalition with LTC (Ret) John Paradis

156

Benefits for Veterans with VA Service-Connected Disability

157

Filing A VA Claim from Start to Finish

158

Veterans Homelessness & VA Housing Services for Veterans

159

Federal Burial Benefits and Massachusetts Veterans Burials

160

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

161

PACT ACT & Camp Lejeune

162

Mass Chapter 115 Veterans Benefits

163

Western Mass Veterans Radio Intro