The company that is being discussed is Veteran Assistance Incorporation (VAI). VAI is a business that employs dedicated, caring, resourceful individuals that can keep up with the ever-changing Department of Veterans Affairs benefits available to veterans and beneficiaries within local communities. VAI’s resource base would be a non-profit that could assist with everything from disability claims, healthcare, housing, survivor benefits, and burial benefits. VAI’s goal is to provide these services free of charge to ensure no veteran or beneficiary is taken advantage of for an attorney or agent’s financial gain. Currently, attorneys or agents can charge veterans or family members can charge up to 40% of past due benefits in exchange for navigating …show more content…
VAI Vision Statement
As a company, VAI values sacrifice, respect, and dedication in our staff and the clients we serve. Our goal is to honor the service of our nation’s veterans by providing guidance and resources for the challenges that our clients face. We are passionate about ensuring veterans and beneficiaries are treated with respect no matter their circumstances or stage of life. Goal 1: Provide information that can assist veterans and beneficiaries in a manner that honors the sacrifice veterans have given while defending their nation. Goal 2: To train staff in a continual manner to ensure knowledge and resources can be provided to clients Goal 3: To provide community outreach to ensure potential clients know their options and better life circumstances of veterans and beneficiaries
VAI Values
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VAI is a business that employs dedicated, caring, resourceful individuals that can keep up with the ever-changing Department of Veterans Affairs benefits available to veterans and beneficiaries within local communities. VAI’s resource base would be a non-profit that could assist with everything from disability claims, healthcare, housing, survivor benefits, and burial benefits. VAI’s goal is to provide these services free of charge to ensure no veteran or beneficiary is taken advantage of for an attorney or agent’s financial gain. Currently, attorneys or agents can charge veterans or family members can charge up to 40% of past due benefits in exchange for navigating the often confusing processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Attorneys or agents can only offer services that are consistent with government policies meaning there is no advantage to veterans or beneficiaries other than their knowledge of the processes. This knowledge often comes at very large prices as there are past due benefits that can exceed $250,000 USD, VAI aims to provide this same knowledge with no loss to veterans or
The client name is Quanetra Taylor. She is a 31 year old African American female who currently resides in Portsmouth, VA. She was born and raised in Suffolk, Virginia which is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Growing up, Quanetra was raised by her Grandparents and was considered to be lower middle class. Quanetra’s basic needs were met and was privileged enough to not have a need for anything.
The purpose of this memo is to clarify the need for the modification of Option Year 3 of the Associated Veterans Contract to include a change in the labor categories and have an additional three months added to the period of performance. When the contract was initiated, OSP anticipated that many major VBA Transformation changes would be ramping down and in effect. For this reason, Option Period 3 included one Senior Project Manager (SPM), two Project Managers (PM), and two Project Management Assistants (PMS) for a period of nine months. As we stand, the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Transformation changes and efforts continue to ramp up and expand.
Updates to Military Indulgence Reporting Servicing Guide Announcement SVC-2013-07 This Announcement provides new procedure requirements for reporting military indulgence to Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae is replacing in its entirety the sections of Part III, Chapter 1, and Military Indulgence (Form 180), that relate to Reporting to Fannie Mae. FNMA retired the Special Information Worksheet (for Military Indulgence), and replaced it with the SCRA Disbursement Request Form (Form 1022). As well as providing a new timeline for submitting Form 1022 and an updated submission process. Initiating Relief Before granting military indulgence, RCS requests that the borrower provide a copy of his/her orders to military duty and to complete FNMA’s Request for
The military’s deceptive authority on the treatment of wounded veterans carries little evidential weight. Therefore, the logo of the Wounded Warrior Project carries less credibility than originally presumed, and the effect of the image becomes less effective on each advertisement by the
VA Choice Act was a politically motivated Band-Aid on a placed over severed artery. Without a re-vamp of the entire US healthcare system, The Obligation of Honor to US military Veterans cannot be fulfilled due to an overburdened, underfunded VHA and the attempt of “privatization” of the excess Veteran demand to the private sector health care system has proven abysmal. The only hope to fulfill the Obligation of Honor is a restructuring of the entire US healthcare model incorporating Universal healthcare. Undersecretary for Health Dr. Randy Petzel retired on May 15, 2014 and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned two weeks later on May 30, 2014. The U. S. President appointed the Honorable Robert “Bob” McDonald as the new VA Secretary charged with making changes to the VA System.
This will not be an easy project and most probably a timely affair. It is likely, many disabled veterans, will decline the offer of assistance, from the WWP, until the charity rebuilds their trust. “To stand beside a soldier and walk through his pain, will humble a civilian to no longer complain.” Author unknown Step 4:
In order to realize this goal, the VBA established, as one of its goals, the necessity to “Empower employees to serve Veterans reliably, efficiently and with compassion”. Nested under this goal, VBA identified the objective to “Optimize processing capacity to meet the forecasted demand for services”. This initiative will focus on adopting descriptive identifiers for the VBA workload, which clearly indicates the type of work performed. Additionally, this initiative will provide greater definition and clarity to the system of broad categories, which is currently in place.
The VA can overcome these issues by staying diligent and not giving up hope on the less fortunate. Keep pushing forward on our current path and promote more HIV awareness throughout the year instead of once a year and use our volunteers to tap into their social media sites to help. The Wounded Warrior Project has faced challenges like this in the past and remain positive that their funding goal will be met. This is a non-profit organization that does not benefit personally or are seeking financial gain. They help those veterans who are nowhere near a veteran hospital but can seek treatment for free or small out of pocket
That’s why it makes perfect sense to expand and reconstruct the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to undertake such a massive service. Veterans don’t deserve to be treated like this, the forgotten hero’s, now the homeless, and the starving.
Goal number 2, individuals will be helped with applying to public and health care benefits. Goal number 3, individuals will be treated for there substance abuse and mental disorders from professionals. The last goal will allow the individual to continue receiving the recovery services and support needed in order to continue on with a new path in life (“Hawaii
Veteran Benefits The issue of veteran benefits in the United States is not taken as seriously as it should be in our country, even though it is a growing problem that needs to be addressed. The lack of available funding for veterans is especially obvious when compared to that available for lower income citizens, or even illegal immigrants. Also, what does exist appears to fall short in taking care of veteran’s needs. Considering that these veterans are people who have risked their lives fighting for this country, the fact that they are not receiving immediate benefits or even what they have earned is unfair.
Veterans are some of the bravest men and women that you will ever know. They fought for our country in our most desperate hours and risked their lives so we could have the chance to live ours. It is such a shame that they are ignored and even homeless in today 's society. I had wondered how we could get veterans of the street and back into the job world. After research I found that there are programs and methods put in place specifically to help these struggling veterans.
I CARE - the acronym of VA’s five core values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence including its characteristics as Trustworthy, Accessible, Quality, Agile, Innovative, and Integrate, defines VA 's culture and how VA cares for Veterans and eligible beneficiaries. VA’s core competencies affect the outcomes in daily interactions with Veterans and eligible beneficiaries and remind VA employees of the importance of their role in Department. VA’s core values guide how VA perform its mission, align its strategy, and support the execution of VA 's missions and decisions made within VA. With the sporting of three guideline principles - people-centric, results-driven, and forward-looking, VA is able to adapt the cultural change, achieve problem solving and decision-making
Veteran’s Benefits Veteran’s pay a heavy price for our freedom, but do we in turn repay them back? Once veteran’s return home they receive several benefits, such as education, disability compensation, and low-cost medical care. Each are specific due to how they benefit each veteran, but not all are capable of fully providing the veteran. Veterans receive benefits based on discharge from active military service other than dishonorable conditions. Active service must be serving full time as a member under several branches, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, Environmental Services Administration or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
SSGT Joseph White came into the local VA Community based clinic for medical care. When he was discussing his situation at home, the medical doctor found that it would beneficial that the social worker talk with SSGT White. The social worker obtained an appropriate assessment to assist with finding services that would be available to him through the VA and/or local community organizations for his symptoms and treatment options. When establishing a relationship with a potential client, building and keeping a rapport with the individual is key to a positive working relationship. The individual needs to feel that they are respected, understood, and listened to when the relationship begins.