New Laws for Veterans and Servicemembers in 2022: NDAA
The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, is passed each year and includes new laws for Veterans and servicemembers. Join us as we break down these new laws and the impact on VA disability benefits, other veterans' benefits, and servicemembers.
Veterans topics include bills related to burn pits and the burn pit registry; VA's health record modernization (EHR); a new Gulf War on Terror (GWOT) memorial at the National Mall; national parks access for veterans, servicemembers, and gold star families; military sexual trauma (MST) VA claim processing; bills enhancing VA healthcare, related to prostate cancer and breast cancer; plans to tackle VA's backlogs; guard and reserve benefits; VA burial benefits, and more.
Servicemember topics include the military pay raise, military sexual assault reform in the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), GI Bill expansion, regulation of PFAS chemicals, and extended parental leave.
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Find the full 2022 NDAA text here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/....117th-congress/senat
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0:00 Introduction: What is the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)?
3:30 Military Sexual Assault Reform in the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
4:38 Burn Pits Legislation: Expansion of Burn Pits Registry
6:35 VA Electronic Health Record (EHR) Modernization
8:09 Information technology (IT) Reform at VA
9:42 Gulf War (GWOT) Memorial; Veteran, Servicemember, Gold Star Family Access to National Parks
11:37 Other New Laws for Veterans: VA Healthcare, VA Travel Reimbursement, MST Claim Processing, Guard and Reserve Benefits, Medical Disability Exams (MDE) by VA, VA Backlog, PTSD VA claims processing, and Burial benefits
15:10 Regulation of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances: PFAS (Forever Chemicals)
18:30 Military Pay Raise, GI Bill Expansion, Servicemember Parental Leave
20:36 Closing Thoughts & Whatโs Next
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