A new executive order requires the VA and the Department of Defense to share records from a veteran’s first day of service, speeding access to benefits.
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Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, communities across South Dade are preparing to pause and remember. Observances are planned at Homestead Air Reserve Base, South Dade Senior High School, Butterfly Cooperative School and Miami Dade College's Kendall Campus, in a community shaped by military service and first responders. The anniversary also carries a local connection through Florida Task Force 1, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue team that deployed to Ground Zero.
The VA has redesigned its Freedom of Information Act request page at department.va.gov/foia, cutting misrouted requests by 90%. Freddy Groves walks through how to find the right department, whether you are asking about home loans or replacing medals or a DD214, and where to reach the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.
Over 215,000 veterans have been enrolled in VA healthcare just this year alone.