VSO Talk Radio
By Eric Segundo & Christian DiLuzio
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VSO Talk Radio Is a Show That Connects Veterans, Active-Duty Military, National Guard, Family Members, and Spouses with Information and Services Available to them on The State and Federal Level. Each Show Will Provide Information Related To Military Service, VA Benefits, State Benefits, Housing and Education, As Well As In depth Interviews, Special Guests Appearances, and One Of A Kind Prospective On Veterans Issues.
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Why Meet with Your Veterans Service Officer?
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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Your VA Benefits Checkup: Benefits You May Be Missing in 2026
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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Promises Made, Promises Kept? The Future of Veterans’ Benefits
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Taken Care of Veterans Act & New Foreclosure Prevention Program
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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VA Clinical Trials
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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Take care of American Veterans Act
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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What’s Making the News This Week
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May 30, 2026 |
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IG UPDATE: Adams v. Collins - Obesity
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May 23, 2026 |
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Jesus is Back!
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May 16, 2026 |
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H.R. 8281, the Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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More VA News and Military child Month
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Recent Court Decisions regarding VA Benefits
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Women Veterans
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Pro and Con for using AI for Claims
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Fraud Claim/DBQ reviews
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Major Richard Star Act
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Honoring Black History Month
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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VA Interim Final Rule
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Pending Legislation in Congress for Veterans
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Veterans Home Audit & EHR Roll Out
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Whats new in 2026 for Veterans
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Organization providing free tickets and admissions
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Toys for Tots
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Wreaths Across America
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Veterans Day & Marine Corps Birthday
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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MASS Secretary of Veterans Services: Dr. Jon Santiago
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Government Shutdown continues….
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Government Shutdown: Resources Available for Service Members
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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VA Urgent Care Benefit
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Baseball Players who Answered the Call To Served
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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VA Secondary Service Connection
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Education Benefits with Subject Matter Experts from WSU and Springfield College
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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VA Ancillary Benefits
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Postive VA Stories
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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VA Claim: What it is and What it isn’t
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Spotlight: SSG (Ret) Brian Willette
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Veterans in Divorce: What Benefits Remain After Separation?
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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VA Health Priority Group
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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VA FRAUD! If you can't pay the time dont do the crime!
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Privatization vs. Traditional VA Care
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Veterans Grant Program/Beware of Claim Sharks
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Women Veterans Appreciation Day
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Is the VA still keeping its promise?
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Veterans Inc: Stand Down
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Justice Involved Veterans
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Veterans Treatment Court
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May 24, 2025 |
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SSVF (Supportive Services for Veteran Families)
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May 17, 2025 |
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Veterans Suicide Prevention- Mental Health Awareness Month
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May 10, 2025 |
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Vietnam Veterans: Presumptive Conditions
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May 04, 2025 |
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VA Proposed Changes & 5/10/20 Rule
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Featured Non-Profit: VetsRoll.org
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Vietnam Veterans: Heroes Among US
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Current local and National legislation
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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VA Cuts: Interview with Mike Slater, formerly employed by the VA
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Presumptive of Soundness for VA Claims
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Benefits Available for 0% Service Connected Vets
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Brandon Franco: Rosecrance Behavioral Health
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Time extended to switch over to VA log in System & more
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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National Guard and Reservists: What you maybe eligible for
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Special Guest: Office of the Veteran Advocate
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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VA Payments & Taxes, Scam & Fraud and more
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Dole Act Becomes Law: What It Means to Veterans and Caregivers
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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What’s Making News in the VA
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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How to File a Complaint with the VA
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Veterans Assistance Commission of Sangamon County
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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VA Veterans and Survivors Pensions
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Concurrent Military Retired Pay and VA Disability Compensation
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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CRSC: Combat-Related Special Compensation
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Changes to MyHealtheVet and 2025 Compensation Rates
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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VA Ancillary benefits
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Chapter 35 VA Benefit
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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How to become a VSO
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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ChampVA: What is it and who’s Eligible
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Free Tickets & Admissions to Parks Benefit
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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VSO Highlight: Jason Burgener & Hailee Fullen
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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VA Budget Shortfall: Could delay Payments for October 1
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Special Guest: Andrew Tangen
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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A Salute to Soldiers and America’s VetDogs
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Caregiver Support
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Hero Act signed into Law
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Camp Lejeune Justice Act: Deadline Approaching
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs).
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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VSO Highlight: Karen Smietanski, Kankakee County, IL
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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VA Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Unemployability and BDD Claims
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Massachusetts Hero Act passes House and Senate
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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(New) Cancer Presumptive added to PACT ACT & Proposed Rating Changes
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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VA Debit: When or How you can owe the VA money
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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VA's Fiduciary Program
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Gold Star Mother Tracy Taylor
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May 25, 2024 |
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VA’s My HealthVet
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May 18, 2024 |
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VA Urgent Care & Getting emergency Care at Non-VA facilities
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May 10, 2024 |
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VA Help to Avoid Foreclosure
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May 04, 2024 |
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VA updates Disability Rating Schedule for digestive system
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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VA Burial Benefits
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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David West, VSO: Nevada County, California
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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VR&E : Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Benefits for Veterans Living Overseas
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Honoring our Vietnam Veterans
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Expansion of Health Care Eligibility for Toxic-exposed Veterans
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Bill Moore: Project New Hope Inc.
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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VA Disability Part 5: Filing for an increase
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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VA Disability Part 4: Claim decided, what’s Next?
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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VA Disability Part 3: claim filed, what happens next?
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Marc Massey: The Salvation Army
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Disability Claims Part 2: Evidence
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Part 1: Filing a VA Disability Claim
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Public aid for Veterans
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Interview with Troy Henke, VFW Massachusetts Jr Vice Commander
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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VA Benefits for Vietnam Veterans
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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2023 Year in Review: Highlights of Guest and Organizations
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Veterans In Crisis, Crisis Line, Services Available
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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VA Million Veterans Program and Gulf War/Burn Pit Registry
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) Compliance, Accreditation and more….
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Claim Sharks and the Legislation to stop them!
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Veteran’s Bonus, New England Center, VFW and SAR
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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The Hero Act Introduced
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Veterans Day: Interviews with Fellow VSOs from Across the State
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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BUILDING BRIDGES VETERANS INITIATIVE
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Patrick Geroge- President Massachusetts VSO Association
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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VA Services for Elderly Veterans
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Wreaths Across America
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Medic Now Foundation
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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PACT Act Special Health Care Enrollment Deadline
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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POW/MIA: Never-forgotten
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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September 11th and the Wars that followed
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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VA Travel Reimbursements
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Ludlow’s 250th Celebration
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Veterans Home in Holyoke
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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PACT ACT-What You Need to Know
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Veterans Inc. Programs and Services
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Veterans Dragon Boat USA Team
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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In studio guest: Amanda Winslow, Sexual Assault and Victim Advocate for Western MA, for the Department of Defense.
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Property Tax Exemptions (New Year)
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Operation Veteran Vacation
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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CapTel Telephones for Veterans
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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HomeFront Strong
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Western Mass Veterans Treatment Court
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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VA Pensions: Non-Service Connected & Survivors Pension
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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ESGR: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
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May 27, 2023 |
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(DIC) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
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May 20, 2023 |
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VA Claims-From the Beginning
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May 13, 2023 |
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The New PACT Act
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May 06, 2023 |
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Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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VA Services Available for Elderly Veterans
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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PGA Hope with Troy Brin
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Aid & Attendance Program: What is it and who eligible?
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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VA Health Care: Priority Groups: What are they? : What benefits do they provide
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Newly Introduced Federal Legislation in Support of Veterans and their Families
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Bruce Stebbins, Mass Cannabis Control Commissioner
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Available Programs for Homeless Veterans and Those Facing Homelessness/Eviction
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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VA Education Benefits
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Rick Bettencourt “The VA Guy” VA Loans
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Interview: Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. Thomas G. Kelley
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Everything you need to know about Veterans ID Cards
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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New VA Expansion of Care for Veterans in Crisis, Veterans Crisis Line & VA Life Insurance
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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VA Basic 101, "What You Should Know" with Stephanie Shaw, Chicopee Veterans Services
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Non-Service Connected Pension and Survivor's Pension with Jesus Pereira
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Springfield Vet Center-Bryan Doe: All Things Vet Center
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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the Newly Formed Veterans Advocacy Coalition with LTC (Ret) John Paradis
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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Benefits for Veterans with VA Service-Connected Disability
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Filing A VA Claim from Start to Finish
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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Veterans Homelessness & VA Housing Services for Veterans
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Federal Burial Benefits and Massachusetts Veterans Burials
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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PACT ACT & Camp Lejeune
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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Mass Chapter 115 Veterans Benefits
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Western Mass Veterans Radio Intro
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Nov 15, 2022 |