RAO BULLETIN 1 October 2020

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RAO BULLETIN 1 October 2020

#1 Postby boardman » Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:01 am

RAO BULLETIN 1 October 2020

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == DoD HIV Policy ---- (Lawsuit to Overturn Military’s Deployment Concern)
05 == Navy Maintenance Struggle ---- (Attack Sub Boise Overhaul to Begin after 5 Year Sideline)
06 == Arlington National Cemetery [89] ---- (Proposed Rule Change Excludes More Vets, Service Members)
07 == Chemical Weapons [01] ---- (Mustard Agent Projectile Destruction Ahead of Schedule)
08 == NDAA 2021 [09] ---- (How It Could Improve TRICARE Coverage)
09 == DoD Pharmacy Program [02] ---- (ATM Style Dispenser Coming)
10 == DoD CATCH Program ---- (Still Available Amid Covid-19 Pandemic)
11 == Military ID Card Requests [02] ---- (Pandemic Temporary Policy Change USID, CAC, & VOLAC Cards)
12 == POW/MIA [124] ---- (Jerome V. Hummel | Remains Identified After 70 Years)
12 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 16 thru 30 SEP 2020 | Eight)
. * VA * .
14 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [80] ---- (VA Still Denies 78% of Vet Claims after 20 Years of War)
16 == VA Blue Water Claims [83] ---- (Vietnam Deck Log Digitalization Project Completed)
16 == VA Home Loan Guaranty [01] ---- (COVID-19 Regulatory Relief)
17 == VA Debt [10] ---- (Relief Offered to Veterans Impacted by Natural Disasters)
17 == VA Appointments [22] ---- (Wilke to Vets -- Hang in There for In-Person Care)
18 == VA Chronic Wound Care ---- (VA Researcher Develops ‘Smart Bandage’ Technology)
19 == VA Covid-19 Care [02] ---- (VA Aims to Validate Effective Treatments through New Initiative)
21== VA Covid-19 Cases [06] ---- (Decline Ends with 7% Spike)
21 == VA Alcohol Misuse Care ---- (Fecal Transplant Helps Alcohol Cravings)
23 == Flu Shots [16] ---- (Where & How to Get Them)
23 == GI Bill Modernization ---- (Digitize Education & Housing Benefits Administration)
24 == VA C&P Exams [01] ---- (All Exam Locations Now Open)
25 == VA Telehealth Program [20] ---- (Veteran Access Expanded with iPad Services)
26 == VA Disaster Resources ---- (Available to Veterans)
27 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 30 SEP 2020)
. * VETS * .
31 == Covid-19 Vet Impact ---- (8 Ways Veterans are Particularly at Risk)
32 == Vet Burial Plans [01] ---- (How to Obtain a Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility)
34 == MOH License Plate ---- (Someone Stole Leroy Petry’)
35 == Military Retiree ID Card [04] ---- (New Cards More Durable and Resemble CACs)
36 == Korean War Vet ---- (Donald M. Griffith | Chosin Reservoir Survivor)
37 == WWI Vets 11 ---- (Louis W. Miles | MOH Awardee Takes Enemy Trench at Age 45)
39 == WWI Vets 12 ---- (Eugene Jacques Bullard | World's First Black Fighter Pilot)
40 == Vietnam Vets 44 ---- (David Harker | Recalls His Time as POW)
43 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 30 SEP 2020)
44 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled as of SEP 2020)
45 == Veteran State Benefits ---- (Pennsylvania 2020)
. * VET LEGISLATION * .
45 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [79] ---- (S.4572//H.R.7596 | Presumptive Benefits for War Fighter’s Illnesses)
47 == Military Sexual Harassment/Assault [09] ---- (H.R.8270 | Improve DOD Responses to Sex-Related Offenses)
48 == Servicemembers Lease Protections [01] ---- (S.4566 | Modernizing Notice of Lease Terminations)
48 == Suicide Prevention Legislation ---- (Lawmakers Take Major Step to Advance Package of Bills)
50 == Military Survivor Benefits [04] ---- (S.4594 | Caring for the Survivors & Families of Veterans Act of 2020)
50 == House Vet Bill Progress ---- (16 thru 30 SEP 2020)
51 == Senate Vet Bill Progress ---- (16 thru 30 SEP 2020)
. * MILITARY* .
52 == Military Absentee Voting ---- (How to Register and Vote)
54 == Army Punishment ---- (Push-Ups, PT Okayed as Punishment for Minor Infractions)
55 == Election 2020 ---- (Candidate’s Military/Veteran Plans)
57 == USMC Maternity Leave ---- (12 Weeks Not Enough – More Sought)
58 == Marine Corps Boot Camp [02] ---- (Closing/Relocation Plan under Consideration)
60 == USSF [02] ---- (Upcoming 1st Birthday Will Unveil a Slew of Decisions)
61 == USCG Sea Pay ---- (New Fiscal 2021 Rates)
62 == Military Children U.S. Citizenship ---- (New Law Makes it Automatic for Those Under 18)
62 == Military Working Dogs [05] ---- (Call for U.S. Bred Dogs Grows to End ‘Outsourced’ Security)
64 == USS Grenadier (SS-210) ---- (77 Year Old Wreck Discovered)
66 == Navy RAO Program [02] ---- (How to Locate Offices for Services)
66 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Oil King’ thru ‘Oh Dark Thirty’)
. * MILITARY HISTORY * .
67 == WWII Hell Ships ---- (Japanese Transporters of POWs and Slave Laborers)
68 == Normandy Airborne Assault ---- (The 82nd and 101st Airborne on D-Day)
69 == WWII Operation Drumbeat ---- (Nazi Submarines Brought the Fight to Florida)
71 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [60] ---- (Night Mission)
71 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (01 thru 15 OCT)
71 == Navy Coffee ---- (Why WWII Navy Veterans Added Salt to It)
72 == WWII Photos ---- (Iron Cross Awardees)
73 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (William E. Adams | Vietnam)
. * HEALTH CARE * .
74 == MHS GENESIS ---- (Using Patient Portal for COVID-19 Concerns)
76 == Smoking [08] ---- (Study of Effects on Therapeutic Stem Cells)
77 == Dementia [09] ---- (PTSD Doubles Likelihood of Having It in Later Life)
78 == Headaches [01] ---- (DVBIC Study Focuses on Concussion-Related)
79 == Microwave Injury ---- (Injury Awareness Tool)
80 == Dental Care [03] ---- (New Treatment Halts Tooth Decay with No Drilling)
81 == Drug Cost Increases [20] ---- (Sen. Bernie Sanders Blasts AstraZeneca for Raising Prices)
83 == Coronavirus SITREP 13 ---- (Covid-19 Real Stats)
85 == Covid-19 Fake Cures [03] ---- (Intravenous Vitamin C)
86 == Covid-19 Headgear [10] ---- (Television Commercial for Zshield Face Shields Criticized)
97 == Coronavirus Vaccine [14] ---- (Army’s May Produce a Side Benefit: Cure for the Common Cold)
. * FINANCES * .
88 == Vet COLA 2021 [02] ---- (Will See Same COLA Boost as Social Security Beneficiaries)
89 == SSA Changes [01] ---- (Biden/Trump Plans & Potential Impact)
90 == SSA COLA 2021 ---- (Inflation Adjustment ~1.3%)
91 == Prescription Drug Costs [66] ---- (Trump Signs New Executive Order on Prices)
92 == Tax Forms 2020 ---- (What Retirees Need to Know about the New IRS 2020 W-4)
93 == Online Shopper Scam ---- (Shoppers Expect Deals, but Get Counterfeit Goods)
94 == CashApp Scam ---- (Scammers' New Favorite Way to Pay)
95 == Spectrum Health Scam ---- (Vishing Calls)
95 == Mortgage [13] ---- (Why Haven’t 19M Homeowners Refinanced Theirs Yet?)
97 == Overpriced Products ---- (15 of the Most Outrageous)
99 == Tax Burden for Idaho Retired Vets ---- (As of SEP 2020)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
102 == Notes of Interest ---- (16 thru 30 September 2020)
103 == Fake News ---- (Disfigured Vet Wants Social Media to Stop Using his Picture)
103 == Retirement Location [01] ---- (Reasons Not to Move when you Do Retiree)
105 == Controversial U.S. Statues ---- (Buyers Available for Those Removed for Racial Justice)
106 == Libya ---- (Russian Fighter Jets Mercenaries Engaging in Combat Activities)
107 == China’s Offensive Capability [08] ---- (Americans Do Not Understand Severity of the Military Threat)
108 == Military Theme Park ---- (Lets You Drive Tanks, Crush Cars and Shoot Machine Guns)
109 == U.S. Embassy Manila ---- (Limited Resumption of Passport/ Some Services)
110 == Cars That Never Made It ---- (Buick XP-300, Ford Mustere, and Cadillac Cyclone)
110 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (A True West Point Story | Latest Satanical Cartoons)
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. * ATTACHMENTS * .
Attachment – Pennsylvania Veteran State Benefits
Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 OCT (Updated)
Attachment – WWII Hell Ships
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