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ATTENTION: Frivolous Claims (No grounds/basis for a claim)
could cost you your accreditation to file claims. (ie. Claims
for high cholesterol).  It appears that these Frivolous claims
are backlogging the VA Claims Division and Well-Grounded
claims are getting approved later than normal due to the
mandatory response needed for VA to reply denials to
these types of claims.

Go to members page and blog if you want to express any
ideas/thoughts on this matter. 
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A Note from TDVA Trainer Don Smith,

As I am sure you are aware the CSO phone number for the Pension Maintenance Center is Milwaukee no longer works.  I contacted the PMC to see if they had a means for CSO's to contact them and this is the response I got.  We will try to put this information out the next time we have quarterly training but I am not sure when that will be.    Have a great day.

Don

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Nasvhville, TN 2008 SOTS Training

Having Trouble With Nashville?
  As you know, the TDVA folks are always available to help the CSO in TN. 
CSOs should know to call if
 they have a case that requires our help, 
please ask them to call our main number 615-695-6385 and
request to talk to a claims examiner.  Be prepared to give the claim
number of the veteran you are working with or on.  The request will
go to the claim examiner who has that terminal digit.  Please let all
know not to call direct to a specific claims examiner.


Mike Fielder, TDVA

Tina Huff with TCVSOA Vice President Kevin Walden
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This was taken at a Veteran Program in Nashville, TN 13 Apr 08



State of Tennessee Benefits
    • State Veterans Cemeteries Click for Burial Eligibility
    • State Veterans Homes
    • Free license plates for 100% service connected disabled veterans, Ex-POW's, and recipients of MOH, DSC, NC or AFC
    • Property tax relief for combat related 100% totally disabled veterans and/or their surviving spouses. For additional information, go to: www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/patxrvet.htm
    • Free hunting and fishing licenses for Veterans with 30% or more war service connected disabilities, after an initial one time fee of $10.
    • Parking privileges for free license plate holders
    • Veterans preference in State employment
    • Credit for military service in State employment
    • Scholarships for eligible dependent children (Special Qualifications) contact office
    • Motor vehicle privilege tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans
    • Special/Memorial license plates for certain veterans
    • Reemployment rights of public employees
    • Registration of discharges by county registrar at no fee



    Federal Government Benefits
     

    • Compensation for service connected disabilities
    • Death and indemnity compensation for dependents and survivors
    • Burial Benefits
    • Servicemen's/Veterans Group Life Insurance
    • Disability and Death Pension
    • Medical and hospital care
    • Nursing home care
    • Drug and alcohol dependence treatment
    • Education benefits
    • Employment benefits
    • Vocational rehabilitation
    • Dependents educational assistance
    • Special adapted motor vehicles
    • Adaptive equipment for motor vehicles
    • Grants for specially adapted homes
    • Home loans
    • Upgrading of military discharges
    • Services and aids for blind veterans
    • Assistance to homeless veterans
    • Small and disadvantaged business utilization
    • Disabled Veterans Outreach
    • Re-employment rights
    • Clothing allowance for prosthetic or orthopedic appliance users

TOLL FREE NUMBERS FOR CONTACTING VA

The VA provides toll-free 800 phone service for
Veterans to obtain information about benefits.

  • VA Benefits: 1-800-827-1000
    • Burial
    • Civilian Health and Medical Program of the

           Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)

    • Death Pension
    • Dependency Indemnity Compensation
    • Direct Deposit
    • Directions to VA benefits Regional Offices
    • Disability Compensation
    • Disability Pension
    • Education
    • Home Loan Guaranty
    • Life Insurance
    • Medical Care
    • Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
  • Education (GI Bill): 1-888-442-4551
  • Health Care Benefits: 1-877-222-8387
  • Income Verification and Means Testing: 1-800-929-8387
  • Life Insurance: 1-800-669-8477
  • Mammography Helpline: 1-888-492-7844
  • Special Issues - Gulf War/Agent Orange/Project Shad/
  • Mustard Agents and Lewisite/Ionizing Radiation:
  • 1-800-749-8387
  • Status of Headstones and Markers: 1-800-697-6947
  • Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD): 1-800-829-4833



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