Category Archives: Military and Veterans Benefits

What The VA Really Does With Your Disability Claim

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Doug Nordman

This is the final part of a three-post series on why you want to file a VA disability claim (even if you think you’re not disabled) and what goes on behind the scenes. The first post explained why you want to … Continue reading →

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What Happens When (Not Just How) You File Your VA Disability Claim

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Doug Nordman

Last week’s post explained why you want to file your disability claim, not just how to file it. Now we’ll get into why you should prepare as much of your claim as possible up front as a “fully developed” package … Continue reading →

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Why You File Your Veterans Disability Claim (Not Just How)

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Doug Nordman

“Learn From My Mistakes… Without Repeating Them!” There are roughly eighty-two gazillion websites which will tell you HOW to file your disability claim with the Veterans Administration. (I’ll link to some of them.) This post explains WHY you want to … Continue reading →

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“Why Do I Have To Pay Back VSI or SSB?!?”

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Doug Nordman

Just when you think you’ve written about everything in military personal finance, someone asks a new question about an old topic. If you’re still in uniform, here’s a cautionary tale. If you’re a veteran of a certain age, let’s take … Continue reading →

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Military Space Available Travel: Tips for Flying Space-A The Navy Way

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Doug Nordman

Space A travel is one of our favorite retiree benefits! It’s the military version of ultimate travel hacking. Although most of the system is run by the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, the Navy has a few of its own … Continue reading →

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