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VSO Talk Radio — 157 episodes

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

2

More VA News and Military child Month

3

Recent Court Decisions regarding VA Benefits

4

Women Veterans

5

Pro and Con for using AI for Claims

6

Fraud Claim/DBQ reviews

7

Major Richard Star Act

8

Honoring Black History Month

9

VA Interim Final Rule

10

Pending Legislation in Congress for Veterans

11

Veterans Home Audit & EHR Roll Out

12

Whats new in 2026 for Veterans

13

Organization providing free tickets and admissions

14

Toys for Tots

15

Wreaths Across America

16

Veterans Day & Marine Corps Birthday

17

MASS Secretary of Veterans Services: Dr. Jon Santiago

18

Government Shutdown continues….

19

Government Shutdown: Resources Available for Service Members

20

VA Urgent Care Benefit

21

Baseball Players who Answered the Call To Served

22

VA Secondary Service Connection

23

Education Benefits with Subject Matter Experts from WSU and Springfield College

24

VA Ancillary Benefits

25

Postive VA Stories

26

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

27

Spotlight: SSG (Ret) Brian Willette

28

Veterans in Divorce: What Benefits Remain After Separation?

29

VA Health Priority Group

30

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

31

Privatization vs. Traditional VA Care

32

Veterans Grant Program/Beware of Claim Sharks

33

Women Veterans Appreciation Day

34

Is the VA still keeping its promise?

35

Veterans Inc: Stand Down

36

Justice Involved Veterans

37

Veterans Treatment Court

38

SSVF (Supportive Services for Veteran Families)

39

Veterans Suicide Prevention- Mental Health Awareness Month

40

Vietnam Veterans: Presumptive Conditions

41

VA Proposed Changes & 5/10/20 Rule

42

Featured Non-Profit: VetsRoll.org

43

Vietnam Veterans: Heroes Among US

44

Current local and National legislation

45

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

46

Presumptive of Soundness for VA Claims

47

Benefits Available for 0% Service Connected Vets

48

Brandon Franco: Rosecrance Behavioral Health

49

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

50

National Guard and Reservists: What you maybe eligible for

51

Special Guest: Office of the Veteran Advocate

52

VA Payments & Taxes, Scam & Fraud and more

53

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

54

What’s Making News in the VA

55

How to File a Complaint with the VA

56

Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County

57

VA Veterans and Survivors Pensions

58

Concurrent Military Retired Pay and VA Disability Compensation

59

CRSC: Combat-Related Special Compensation

60

Changes to MyHealtheVet and 2025 Compensation Rates

61

Chapter 35 VA Benefit

62

How to become a VSO

63

ChampVA: What is it and who’s Eligible

64

Free Tickets & Admissions to Parks Benefit

65

VSO Highlight: Jason Burgener & Hailee Fullen

66

VA Budget Shortfall: Could delay Payments for October 1

67

Special Guest: Andrew Tangen

68

A Salute to Soldiers and America’s VetDogs

69

Caregiver Support

70

Hero Act signed into Law

71

Camp Lejeune Justice Act: Deadline Approaching

72

Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs).

73

VSO Highlight: Karen Smietanski, Kankakee County, IL

74

VA Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance

75

Unemployability and BDD Claims

76

Massachusetts Hero Act passes House and Senate

77

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

78

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

79

VA's Fiduciary Program

80

Gold Star Mother Tracy Taylor

81

VA’s My HealthVet

82

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

83

VA Help to Avoid Foreclosure

84

VA updates Disability Rating Schedule for digestive system

85

VA Burial Benefits

86

David West, VSO: Nevada County, California

87

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

88

Benefits for Veterans Living Overseas

89

Honoring our Vietnam Veterans

90

Expansion of Health Care Eligibility for Toxic-exposed Veterans

91

Bill Moore: Project New Hope Inc.

92

VA Disability Part 5: Filing for an increase

93

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

94

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

95

Marc Massey: The Salvation Army

96

Disability Claims Part 2: Evidence

97

Part 1: Filing a VA Disability Claim

98

Public aid for Veterans

99

Interview with Troy Henke, VFW Massachusetts Jr Vice Commander

100

VA Benefits for Vietnam Veterans

101

2023 Year in Review: Highlights of Guest and Organizations

102

Veterans In Crisis, Crisis Line, Services Available

103

VA Million Veterans Program and Gulf War/Burn Pit Registry

104

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

105

Claim Sharks and the Legislation to stop them!

106

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

107

The Hero Act Introduced

108

Veterans Day: Interviews with Fellow VSOs from Across the State

109

BUILDING BRIDGES VETERANS INITIATIVE

110

Patrick Geroge- President Massachusetts VSO Association

111

VA Services for Elderly Veterans

112

Wreaths Across America

113

Medic Now Foundation

114

PACT Act Special Health Care Enrollment Deadline

115

POW/MIA: Never-forgotten

116

September 11th and the Wars that followed

117

VA Travel Reimbursements

118

Ludlow’s 250th Celebration

119

Veterans Home in Holyoke

120

PACT ACT-What You Need to Know

121

Veterans Inc. Programs and Services

122

Veterans Dragon Boat USA Team

123

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

124

Property Tax Exemptions (New Year)

125

Operation Veteran Vacation

126

CapTel Telephones for Veterans

127

HomeFront Strong

128

Western Mass Veterans Treatment Court

129

VA Pensions: Non-Service Connected & Survivors Pension

130

ESGR: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

131

(DIC) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation

132

VA Claims-From the Beginning

133

The New PACT Act

134

Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction

135

VA Services Available for Elderly Veterans

136

PGA Hope with Troy Brin

137

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

138

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

139

Newly Introduced Federal Legislation in Support of Veterans and their Families

140

Bruce Stebbins, Mass Cannabis Control Commissioner

141

VA Education Benefits

142

Rick Bettencourt “The VA Guy” VA Loans

143

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

144

Everything you need to know about Veterans ID Cards

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

Springfield Vet Center-Bryan Doe: All Things Vet Center

149

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

150

Benefits for Veterans with VA Service-Connected Disability

151

Filing A VA Claim from Start to Finish

152

Veterans Homelessness & VA Housing Services for Veterans

153

Federal Burial Benefits and Massachusetts Veterans Burials

154

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

155

PACT ACT & Camp Lejeune

156

Mass Chapter 115 Veterans Benefits

157

Western Mass Veterans Radio Intro