Buerste wrote:

Well, you ****ers keep fighting the wrong enemies! So, instead of fighting
some foreign government, US armed forces need to fight the DOMESTIC enemies
of the citizens...libtards! THEN we'll talk about the foreign enemies that
need elimination.



VA Statement about 2010 Benefits and Programs



WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) wants to inform
Veterans and other beneficiaries of the following changes that will take
effect in 2010:

· VA will Freeze Increase in Prescription Copayments: Any
increase in Veterans out-of-pocket payments for pharmaceuticals will be
delayed until June 30, 2010. This means the department will delay a
scheduled $1 increase – to $9 – in the copayments facing Veterans for
each 30-day supply of medicine for the treatment of conditions not
related to military service. During this period, VA will also keep $960
as the maximum, annual out-of-pocket payments for pharmaceuticals for
non-service-related conditions. The $960 cap will not apply to Veterans
in priority groups seven and eight. The yearly maximum out-of-pocket
payment was scheduled to increase to $1,080. There are no copayments
associated with the treatment of conditions related to military service.

· VA will Distribute Insurance Dividends: Approximately 900,000
Veterans are in line to share $286.4 million in annual insurance
dividends during 2010. VA operates one of the nation’s largest life
insurance programs, providing more than $1 Trillion in coverage to seven
million servicemembers, Veterans, and family members. These payments
will be made to insurance policy holders on the anniversary date of
their policies. Payments will be sent automatically through different
payment plans and the amounts will vary based on the age of the Veteran,
the type of insurance, and the length of time the policy has been in
place. Consistent with private mutual insurance company practice, the VA
is returning a portion of premium payments back to policyholders because
the agency had strong financial results.

Veterans who have questions about their policies may contact the VA
insurance toll-free number at 1-800-669-8477 send an email to
. They may also visit the Internet at
www.insurance.va.gov.


· No Adjustment in COLA for Disability Compensation + Pension
Benefits:

As a result of negative inflation and the consumer price index going
down over the past year the Social Security Administration has announced
there will be no COLA this year for Social Security recipients. Under
federal law VA’s COLAs cannot exceed the Social Security COLAs.
Therefore, VA is barred from making a COLA increase for recipients of
its benefits.

VA provides compensation and pension benefits to over 3.8 million
Veterans and other beneficiaries. Presently, the basic monthly rate of
compensation paid to Veterans ranges from $123 to $2,673. Annual income
limits for disability pension begin at $11,830 for a Veteran without
dependents and increase for Veterans who have dependents, who are
housebound, or who need regular aid and attendance.

(That works out to $985.833333... per month for single Vets. IOW, We
are allowed to make 83 cents a month without losing our pensions.)



Veterans who have questions about their benefits may contact the VA’s
financial benefits toll-free number at 1-800-827-1000 or go to
www.vba.va.gov/VBA.


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