Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment VAVS

On June 15, 2006, the President signed P.L. 109- 233, the Veterans’ Housing Opportunity & Benefits Improvement Act of 2006. This law extends the free coverage period under the SGLI Disability Extension from one year to two years.

My HealtheVet (MHV) is the gateway to veteran health benefits and services. It provides access to:

* trusted health information
* links to Federal and VA benefits and resources
* the Personal Health Journal
* online VA prescription refill

Eligibility for most VA benefits is based upon discharge from active military service under other than dishonorable conditions.

Read the "Healthy Living" winter 2007 issue here
http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/VISN1/docs/VHLWinter07web.pdf
An article within covers the Award the VAVS Chief Ralph Marche accepted.
Truly wonderful

Continuing its commitment to give veterans a clear, meaningful view of how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is performing, VA was recently rated by an independent research center as having one of the best annual performance reports in the federal sector for the eighth year in a row.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for providing military funeral honors. "Honoring Those Who Served” is the title of the DOD program for providing dignified military funeral honors to veterans who have defended our nation.