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Retired Activities Office Bulletins
The following bulletins are furnished to
ANA as important information to retirees by LT EMO Tichacek, USN (Ret)
who is the Retired Activities Director in Baguio, P.I. and are used with
his permission. If you have questions about the articles, please
direct them to the cited reference in the bulletin and NOT to ANA or LT
Tichacek.
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01 May 2005
DoD Rising Medical Cost (Copay increase could be
forthcoming.)
Tricare Pharmacy Rates Update 02 (Non-formulary additions.)
TFL Criteria (5 requirements to qualify.)
Locating Insurance Policies (Where to search.)
SBP DIC Offset Update 02 (S.185 cosponsors needed.)
COLA 2006 (1.9% above 05 baseline.)
Afghanistan & Iraq Medals (DoD eligibility criteria.)
VA Handbook Update 01 (How to obtain.)
VA Tinnitus Comp Update 01 (Court decision favors vets.)
Missouri Veterans Home (VA funds improvements.)
Tricare Pharmacy Search Tool (New formulary locator.)
Macular Degeneration (Impact on 60 & older vets.)
Rent-a-Patient & Capping (Health care fraud.)
New Mexico Reserve Death Benefit (State benefits for vets.)
U.S. Citizenship for Enlistees (Expedited citizenship in 1 year.)
Cell Phone Service Plan Basics (Are you overpaying?)
15 April 2005
CRDP Update 33 (100% disability w/ IU)
GI Bill of Rights (21st Century Upgrade proposed)
Veterans' Preference Update 01 (Revised application form)
Medicare Update 02 (Premium rise of 10% projected)
BRAC 2005 Update 06 (Rumsfeld lowers estimate)
VA Budget 2005 Update 01 (Additional funds shot down in Senate)
VA Claim Processing Goals (Increased to 125 days)
ID Cards for Age 75+ (Expiration date eliminated)
Identity Theft Update 06 (Pishing)
VA Mustard Agent Outreach (Looking for exposed vets)
Tricare Sitrep 01 (Physician/facility availability diminishing)
Veteran Disability Claim Help (VSOs vary in training and oversight)
Vet Cemetery Pennsylvania (Opening mid-2005)
Tricare Behavioral Health Care (Access easy and convenient)
DIC Facts 2004 (How program is working)
VA My Health eVet Web Site (Site improvements to assist Vets)
01 Apr 2005
Legislation of Interest Update 07
CRSC Update 28 (Chapter 61 coverage)
SGLI Update 05 (Increased coverage)
VA Budget 2006 Update (Refocus of priorities)
VA Budget 2006 Update 04 (Enrollment fee & drug copay)
Vet Home Mississippi (VA funds improvements)
Pre-tax Insurance Premiums (Tricare & FEHBP)
Vet Cemetery New Jersey (VA funds improvement)
VA Fee Prescription Plan (Applicable to vets not eligible for VA care)
Records Access Change for USAF (Discharges after 1 OCT 04)
Commissary Update 03 (Merger concept resurfaces)
IL Deployed Reserve Tax Donation (Funds state grant program)
TRICARE Reserve Select Rules (Non-mobilized Reserve Tricare)
Welcome Home Package (Vet home purchase grants)
Living Will (Preparation for eventual death)
Reserves Enlistment Age Raised (Increase to age 39)
Tricare Pharmacy Rates Update 01 (Nexium & Teveten copays)
15 Mar 2005
BRAC 2005 Update 05 (Action dates)
Military Bankruptcy Protection Update 01 (Not approved)
Veteran's Taxable Pay (What to claim)
VA Comp Level Inconsistencies Update 01 (Comparisons by State)
VA Handbook (How to obtain)
DFAS Web Site Change (Effective 1 APR)
Legislation of Interest Update 06 (Veteran related bills)
Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks Offer (Complimentary admission)
VA Compensation Rate Tables 2005 (Effective DEC 04)
Google Maps (New & user friendly)
Vet Cemetery Florida (New) (Open for burials 2009)
Reserve Mobilization Compensation Pay (Opposed by Pentagon)
OMCC (Reservist child care)
01 Mar 05
VA Budget 2006 Update 01 (VA Committee hearing)
VA Budget 2006 Update 02 (VA Committee recommendations)
BRAC 2005 Update 04 (Base closure rational speculation)
Keep the Promise Update 07 (Retiree lifetime free medical care)
SBP DIC Offset Update 02 (Elimination proposed in new bill)
SBP Paid Up Provision Update 02 (Oct 1, 2005 effective date proposed)
Close Combat Badge (New badge for non-infantry approved)
Burial Bugler Shortage (Echo Taps project to highlight shortage)
Reserve Retirement Update 04 (New bill to reduce retirement age)
VA Registries Update 01 (Placement on must be requested)
Vet Cemetery for Idaho (Recently opened in Boise)
Employment Restrictions - Post Service (Don't jeopardize your
retirement pay)
MGIB Update 08 (Education program guidelines)
30 Oct 04
Bulletin Temporary Suspension (Editor moving to
San Diego)
CRDP Update 28 (IU excluded from JAN 100% full payment)
CRSC Update 26 (31 OCT DFAS backlog elimination)
COLA 2005 Update 04 (2.7% payable 1 DEC)
DFAS 1099R & RAS for 2005 (Should be received NLT 5 JAN)
Overseas Holiday Mailing (Send parcel post by 13 NOV)
USFSPA Lawsuit Update 07 (Federal Court dismisses case)
Reserve Reemployment Rights (Department of Labor's new rules)
TSP Update 1 (Open season 1 OCT thru 31 DEC)
TRDP Reserves Eligibility (Includes gray area reservist & family)
Check Floating (No longer possible after 28 OCT)
New Vet Cemetery...Michigan (Burials to begin mid-2005)
COA...Mail (On line thru USPS)
USPS Express Mail (Service details)
Massachusetts Vet Annuity for 100% Disabled ($1,500 payable biannually)
State Bonuses for Vets (Availability by state)
AF JROTC Needs Retirees (Openings for 402 retirees)
15 Oct 04
NDAA 2005 Provisions (CR & SBP major gains)
SBP Offset Update 06 (Elimination over the next 3 1/2 years)
POW VA Benefits Update 01 (Ex-POWs Benefit expanded)
Vet Cemetery for Northern CA (New cemetery funded by VA)
Tricare Region West (Transition complete)
Disabled Veterans Assistance Phone Line (Employment assistance)
Veterans Bonus...South Dakota (Up to $500 for residents)
Veterans Bonus...Massachusetts (WW-II thru Persian Gulf)
VA Compensation & Pensions (Summary)
Citizenship Legitimation Requirements...United States ( Persons born
out of wedlock)
Adoption in RP...Immigration (Orphan & Non-Orphan children)
Insurance...Kidnap & Ransom (Now available)
30 Sep 04
CRSC Update 25 (Applications encouraged)
COLA 2005 Update 03 (Projection has declined)
GI Bill Update 7 (Increase to $1000 per month)
VA Laser Eye Surgery (New policy)
Tricare Prime (Advantages & disadvantages)
Tricare Prime Allotment (New option)
VA Benefits of Woman Vets Update 01 (VA reaches out to women vets)
USFSPA Lawsuit Update 06 (Motion Heard-But Not Decided
AAFES 2004 Holiday Catalog (Now available)
VA Benefits/Services Outside U.S. (Summary)
TRICARE Region Transition Tips (Points of contact)
National Guard & Reserve Mobilized (How to identify)
- Identity Theft Update 5 (Pishing) (Internet scam)
Medicare Under Age 65 (Tricare claim recoupment on 12K pending)
DFAS myPay System Change (Users must request mailed documents)
Exchange Consolidation Update 2 (UETF modified plan)
VA Las Vegas Medical Center (Online summer 2009)
15 Sep 04
Medicare 2005 Rates (Increase from $66.60 to
$78.20)
Military Health Care Transition (Civilians to replace military)
Medicare Special Enrollment Mailings (Sign up or no TFL)
VA Informed Consent (Patient participation in care decisions)
Commissary Coupon Use Update 01 (Internet coupons now accepted)
Veterans Presidential Choice (Candidate's answers to vet questions)
Tricare: Region North (Transition completed)
National Debt & Consumer Credit Update 01 (Only $24,734 & $6939 per
citizen)
Tricare Pharmacy Copay for OHI (Paper claim submission required)
Civil Air Patrol Wants Retirees (Volunteer & paid positions)
National Cemetery Administration Update 01 (Opening of GA & MI
cemeteries)
VA Burial Benefits (Active Duty)
VA NBC Fees Payment (Montgomery GI Bill eligibles)
Great Pond Recreational Facility (NAS Brunswick ME)
30 Aug 04
NPRC Spoof (Military records are NOT being
destroyed)
CRSC Update 24 (Backlog almost gone)
Servers Block Bulletin Update 01 (AOL purge ongoing)
Air Force Pharmacy Policy Update 01 (Some medications named)
VA Diabetes Mellitus Care Update 01 (Kudos to the VA)
Death of U.S. Citizen Abroad Report (SF-192 necessity)
USCG WWII Veterans Outreach Campaign (Oral histories requested)
Reserves Early Tricare Access (Reimbursement from 6 NOV 03)
VA Home Loan Update 03 (Increase to $333,700 proposed)
COLA 2005 Update 02 (New projection 3/.0%)
National Debt (U.S. citizens owe $247,341.97 each)
VA Medical Facilities Management (H.R. 4768)
SBP for Reservist (Eligibility & Options)
USFSPA Lawsuit Update 05 (Sept 10 court date)
VA Survivors Benefits Available (Summary)
15 Aug 04
Servers Block Bulletin Updates (AOL to be purged
from Bulletin directory)
CRSC Update 23 (DFAS payment schedule)
COLA 2005 Update 01 (Estimated at 3.4%)
GWOT Medal Update 02 (Qualifying areas)
VA Obligation to Help Vets
Candidates Respond to DAV Questions
Disability Retirement [DoD] Update 01
Vet Overseas Residency Considerations
Reserve Retirement Update 03 (Legislators need to be persuaded)
National Cemetery Administration
CSRS/FERS Retirement Planning Guides
Reserves Officer Recall to Duty (Have you formerly resigned your
commission)
Kilauea Military Camp
Pentagon TV Channel
30 Jul 04
CRSC Update 22 (Payment of IU in AUG)
SBP Offset Update 05 (DoD sabotage effort)
COLA 2005 (Projection)
Medicare Late Enrollment Penalty Update 03
S-DVI Update 01 (Application online now available)
DFAS Reserve/Guard Pay Center
VA Dental Treatment (Eligibility)
Military One Source Update 01 (ID Code & passwords)
Travel Registration w/State Dept (Online)
Air Force Pharmacy Policy Change
Legislation of Interest Update 03
VA Home Loan Update 02
TRICARE Delphi Council (Looking for Volunteers)
15 Jul 04
VGLI Update 1 (Online Account Access system)
Reserve Retirement Update 02
Army Involuntary Recall
Retiree Voluntary Recall (Army)
Retiree Mobilization Update 01 (Army)
Reserves FICA Refund (Mobilized)
DFC "V" Device for Heroism (Air Force)
VA Benefits Pamphlet
Legal Permanent Residents Abroad (U.S. domicile requirement)
Diploma Mills
Military One Source
Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
Solomons Navy Recreation Center (Chesapeake Bay)
U.S. Savings Bond Replacement
Military Political Activities Authorized
30 Jun 04
CRSC Update 21 (Chapter 61 Retirees)
CRDP Update 27 (Possible elimination of 10-yr phase in for 100%)
SBP Offset Update 03 (DoD effort to scuttle elimination)
SBP Offset Update 04 (Elimination included in Senate NDAA bill)
AFRH Eligibility
AFRH Fees
AFRH Allotments
VA Chiropractic Care (New benefit)
Cell Phone Deactivation if Stolen Update 01 (GSM applicability only)
Lodging & Travel Sources (Active duty & Retirees)
ALS Link Confirmed
Review Board Applications Online
Disabled Can Sue
Hospital Quality of Care
Resident Alien Rentry Permit
15 Jun 04
CRDP Update 26 (a.k.a. Disabled Veterans
Tax)
CRSC Update 20
Tricare Retail Pharmacy Program (TRRx)
TRRx Update 01
TRRx Update 02
Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM) Update 02
Reservist Health Benefit Update 04
Cell Phone Deactivation if Stolen
Afghanistan & Iraq Medals
U.S. & Japan Social Security Agreement Signed
Air Force New Unit Medals
Congressional Salaries & Benefits
Space-A Head Tax Increase
Politics As Usual (Bush)
Airline Baggage Inspection
Legislation of Interest Update 02
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