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Feb. 21, 2012 E-board Meeting. All officers should attend, Meeting starts at 1900hrs. or 7:00 P.M. At the Veterans Home.
Mar. 7, 2012 General DAV meeting. Meeting starts at 1900hrs or 7:00P.M. Nominations for officers are being conducted.
Mar. 20, 2012 E-board Meeting. All officers should attend, Meeting starts at 1900hrs. or 7:00 P.M. At the Veterans Home.
Commanders Corner
VA Streamlines Online Applications for Health Benefits Renewal
Automated 10-10EZR Form Simplifies Updates
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has automated its online Health Benefits Renewal (10-10EZR) form as part of its ongoing effort to streamline access to benefits.
“This action dramatically reduces the time it will take for enrolled Veterans to submit updates to their demographic information and further reduces access barriers to needed care for Veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.
Previously, Veterans filling out the online 10-10EZR were required to print a copy, sign it and send it to their local medical center before updates to their personal, insurance or financial information could occur. Veterans may now submit these updates online.
For additional information, go to www.va.gov/healtheligibility or call VA’s toll-free number at 1-877-222-VETS (8387). The online form is available at https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/Form/1010ezr.pdf.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are currently 25 million living individuals who have served in the United States' armed forces. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of these living veterans were exposed to toxic asbestos-containing materials during military service. According to a revealing statistic, more than 30 percent of Americans beset with mesothelioma (a rapacious cancer that attacks the internal lining of the lungs, abdomen, and heart) were exposed to asbestos during military service.
Widely used by every military branch, asbestos was highly regarded for its heat resistance and fireproofing capabilities. In fact, asbestos was so valued that the military even mandated widespread usage before eventually phasing out the material in the 1970s.
Most military divisions utilized the caustic substance mainly for insulation purposes, but more than 300 products containing asbestos were used by the military, primarily by the Navy from the 1930s through the 1970s. Every ship and shipyard built by the Navy before the mid-70s was fitted with numerous asbestos-containing materials.
Asbestos.com offers a complete list of occupations, ships, and shipyards that could have put our Veterans at risk for developing a mesothelioma disease. Additionally their Veterans Assistance Department offers extensive experience in filing VA claims and can help any veteran coping with mesothelioma receive benefits from the VA system2 great sites for information:
Many veterans have been exposed to asbestos during their time in the military. Our site, Mesothelioma Web http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org, has been one of the most comprehensive sites on asbestos and mesothelioma for over ten years, providing information and support to those who have been exposed to asbestos. Mesothelioma Web has achieved HON (Health On the Net) code approval; HON is a non-profit organization whose mission is to guide people to accurate medical information and expertise online and thereby to contribute to improved health care through patient empowerment and better informed health professionals.
Mesothelioma is one of the most aggressive and potentially fatal forms of cancer today. Caused by exposure to asbestos, this disease can go undiagnosed for many years until patients are much older and prognosis is typically very poor. Our site, www.MesotheliomaSymptoms.com, is a great resource to educate people about this terrible disease.
Lung Cancer Answers. http://www.lungcancer-prognosis.com/
Veterans are even more likely to get lung cancer than the general public because of possible exposure to radon, asbestos and beryllium
This informational site describes the causes and symptoms of lung cancer and the screening techniques that doctors use to diagnose cancer. This page summarizes the different pollutants than can cause lung cancer: http://www.lungcancer-prognosis.com/causes.html