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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"tightwad" |
| Date: |
20 Dec 2005 09:31:36 PM |
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Payments for Traumatic Injuries Begin Under New VA Insurance Program |
Why did the Administration ignore Viet Nam Veterans that suffered??
Payments for Traumatic Injuries Begin Under New VA Insurance Program
http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/opalist_listserv.cfm
{EXCERPT} WASHINGTON (December 20, 2005) - American troops and their
families now have more financial security, thanks to the Department of
Veterans Affairs' (VA) new Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) program. Prudential Financial
Inc., the insurer under the program, began making payments under this
new program.
The TSGLI payments, ranging from $25,000 to $100,000, are made to
service members who have suffered certain traumatic injuries while on
active duty.
The new insurance program became effective December 1, 2005, and is
designed to provide financial help to military families through
extended periods of medical care and healing. Benefits are also
payable retroactively to October 7, 2001 for service members and
veterans who suffered certain traumatic injuries while serving in
Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"Injured service members should be able to focus on their recovery and
adjustment back to military or civilian life, as well as spending time
with their families," said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary
of Veterans Affairs. "This new insurance program will help families
focus on what's most important without having to worry about financial
difficulties."
Officials with VA and the Department of Defense are continually
working to identify eligible service members and veterans. Nicholson
urged veterans with eligibility questions to visit VA's website at
www.insurance.va.gov or to call the Office of Servicemembers' Group
Life Insurance at 1-800-419-1473 for more information.
The Department of Veterans Affairs administers one of the largest
insurance programs in the United States, providing coverage for active
duty and reserve military personnel, veterans, and their families,
supervising programs that include more than seven-and-a-half million
policies with a face value of more than $1.1 trillion of insurance
benefits.
http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/opalist_listserv.cfm
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