RAO BULLETIN 15 November 2019

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RAO
BULLETIN
15 November 2019


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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES


Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .

04 == NDAA 2020 [25] ---- (Partisan Fighting over Border Wall Stalls Bill)
05 == AFRH [15] ---- (New Plan Could Help Shore up Finances)
06 == Other Than Honorable Discharge [14] ---- (Recipients Seek Long Overdue Benefits)
08 == Post 911 Wars ---- (Two Decades Cost | $6.4 trillion & 800,000 Deaths)
09 == Commissary/Exchange News [15] ---- (Unanswered | How Will New Users Access Bases)
10 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 NOV 2019)
11 == POW/MIA [123] ---- (James Crotty | Last Coastie POW in WWII Coming Home)
13 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 NOV 2019 | Fourteen)

. * VA * .

16 == VA Claims Assistance [09] ---- (How to Use New Tool When Filing Disability Claims Online)
16 == VA Blue Water Claims [76] ---- (Updated Eligibility Requirements for Previously Denied Claims)
17 == VA Blue Water Claims [77] ---- (Courts Have 'Lost Patience' with VA Over Delays)
18 == VA Cancer Care ---- (Agency Struggling with Shortage of Cancer Treatment Experts)
19 == VA Cancer Care [01] ---- (VA to Launch Major Study into Military Toxic Exposure)
20 == VA Hepatitis B Care ---- (Combat Exposure Risk Study)

21 == Opioid Addiction [08] ---- (VA Equips 200,000 Veterans with Lifesaving Naloxone)

22 == Medicare for All [04] ---- (Threatens Veterans Health Care)
23 == VA Benefits in Jail [05] ---- (Incarceration Reporting Policy Not Working)
24 == VA Benefits in Jail [06] ---- (Virginia Won’t Take Inmates to VA for Care)
25 == VA Sexual Assault Policy ---- (Senators Demanding Answers on Misconduct at VA)
26 == VA Benefits Assistance [02] ---- (VFW VSOs Recover $9B+ in Benefits for Vets)
27 == VA Medical Records [04] ---- (iPhone Access Now Available)
28 == VA Claims Processing [19] Performance Improvements 4th Quarter FY 2019
28 == VA Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 NOV 2019)

. * VETS * .

30 == Vet Employment [12] ---- (Unemployment Rate Drop to 3.0%)
30 == Vet Suicide [39] ---- (New Way Suggested to Address the Issue)
32 == Social Media Scammers ---- (Vets Targeted w/Fake News & Foreign Interference)
33 == Veterans & Military Families Month ---- (November per Presidential Proclamation)
35 == Veterans Research Network ---- (Seeking Military Community to Share their Experiences & Opinions)
35 == Vet Jobs [254] ---- (Federal | 7 Tips for Veterans to Land One)
38 == Vet Jobs [255] ---- (The Gap between Recruitment and Hiring)
38 == Vet Best Places to Live [01] ---- (2019 Survey Results)
39 == Vet Fraud & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 NOV 2019)
40 == Funeral Honors [03] ---- (Petition for last WWII MOH Awardee State Funeral)
42 == WWI VETS 10 ---- (Elliott Hugh Lee | Army Ambulance Driver)
43 == WWII Vets 207 ---- (William Clark Gable | Aerial Gunner and Photographer)
44 == Iraq War Vets 03 ---- (Rafael Peralta | Operation Al Fajr Casualty)
44 == HUD-VASH [09] ---- (Vet Homeless Decline to 37,085 in 2019)
45 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 15 NOV 2019)
46 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 15 NOV 2019)
46 == State Veteran's Benefits ---- (Rhode Island 2019)

. * VET LEGISLATION * .

47 == Military Pharmacies [02] ---- (H.R.4710 | Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform)
48 == VA Human Resources ---- (H.R.4949 | Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance (HELP) Act)
48 == USCIS Military Family Parole Policy ---- (S.2797 | Military Family Parole in Place Act)
49 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [70] ---- (H.R.4574 | Veterans Right to Breathe Act)
51 == VA Women Vet Programs [40] ---- (H.R.3224 | Deborah Sampson Act)
51 == HVAC [27] ---- (Female Vet Health Bill Markup Dispute)
52 == Other Vet Legislation [03] ---- (Veteran Bills Advanced for House Vote)

. * MILITARY* .

53 == Military Pay Raise 2020 [01] ---- (Safe, Despite Dire Talk from Lawmakers)
54 == USS Carl Vinson ---- (To Be F-35’s First Home at Sea)
56 == PFAS Toxic Exposure [09] ---- (Possible Solution to Base Groundwater Problem)
57 == Air Force Indefinite Enlistment [01] ---- (Bonuses, Service Commitments and More)
58 == USMC Umbrella Policy ---- (Small, Black Umbrella Use under Certain Conditions)
58 == Retail Services Specialists ---- (Navy’s New Moniker for Ship's Serviceman)
59 == USMC Quiz ---- (Muster Your Marine Mettle)
61== Military Housing [01] ---- (Ft. Meade, Maryland Mold)
62 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Dog’ thru ‘Droplights)
63 == Military Proposed Weaponry [01] ---- (The Blue Peacock)

. * MILITARY HISTORY * .

64 == USS Grayback ---- (SS-208 Found 75 Years after Sinking)
64 == Sullivan Brothers ---- (Deaths Changed How US Manned Military Units)
65 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 30 NOV)
65 == Warships That Will Change the Future ---- (USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
66 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [42] ---- (Flying Mistress)
66 == War Memorials ---- (Marine Corps Iwo Jima Monument Washington D.C.)
67 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (Silvestre S. Herrera | WWII)

. * HEALTH CARE * .

69 == PTSD Treatment | SGB [02] ---- (Works in Clinical Trials)

70 == GERD [01] ---- (Chronic Heartburn | VA Researchers Develop Solutions)

71 == Warts [02] ---- (Symptoms, Prevention & Treatment for Viral Warts)

73 == Phobias ---- (15 Unusual Ones You Never Knew Existed)
74 == Cancer Q&A ---- (191101 thru 191115)
76 == TRICARE Podcast 525 ---- (Pharmacy Copayments Increase - Explanation of Benefits)
77 == TRICARE Podcast 526 ---- (Federal Benefits Open Season - Natural Disaster Preparedness)
78 == TRICARE Podcast 527 ---- (Plan Costs - TRICARE Webinar - Open Seasons)

. * FINANCES * .

79 == Prescription Drug Costs [37] ---- (Where to Find the Lowest Prices)
80 == Tax Ballot Initiatives ---- (2019 Results)
82 == Federal Tax Law Changes [04] ---- (7 Ways Your Taxes Will Change in 2020)
84 == Cable Company Impersonation Scam ---- (Con Tricks Subscribers)
85 == Frequent Flyer Mile Scam ---- (How Not to Find a Zero Miles Balance)
85 == Plane Ticket Taxes ---- (Understanding the Price of Your Plane Ticket)
86 == Tax Burden for Tennessee Retired Vets ---- (As of NOV 2019)

. * GENERAL INTEREST * .

88 == Notes of Interest ---- (01 thru 15 November 2019)
88 == Cellphone Taxes ---- (Excessive on Wireless Consumers)
90 == End of the Trail ---- (American Indian’s Plight)
90 == 1940s Trivia ---- Do You Know?
92 == Appliances [02] ---- (Not as Reliable As they Once Were)
93 == Useless Household Items ---- (Things you’re Keeping for No Reason — and Should Toss)
95 == Interesting Photos ---- (Gas Mask Utilization WWI)
95 == Have You Heard? ---- (Military Humor 7 | The Spoon | Sex With Women of the World!)

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. * ATTACHMENTS * .

Attachment – Rhode Island Vet State Benefits
Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 NOV (Updated)
Attachment – Sullivan Brothers

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