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Official
Correspondence -
Rep. Lane Evans |
109th Congress
VSO Response to
Chairman Buyer on Funding for Veterans' Health Care. November 1, 2006
Letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
requesting review and comment on
report "Review of Capacity of Department of
Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service Vet Centers." October
18, 2006
Letter to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs following up on VA's compliance to improve access
to services for persons with limited English proficiency. September 6,
2006
Letter to the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) to review the VA’s
policies and actions concerning the data breach and recommend steps to prevent a
recurrence. June 6, 2006
Letter to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs concerning an association between exposure
to herbicides and delayed or persistent peripheral neuropathy. March
30, 2006
Letter from the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, responding to November 4, 2005, request to
improve access to services for
persons with limited English proficiency. March 21, 2006
Letter to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concerning budget shortfalls in the VA
health care system. February 15, 2006
Letter from
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concerning reimbursement for emergency
care furnished to veterans in non-VA facilities. December 15, 2005
Letter from
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in response to the October 13, 2005,
letter concerning the review of PTSD claims. December 12, 2005
Letter from
the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs inviting the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to attend the
legislative presentations by veteran service organizations. December
9, 2005
Letter to the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
requesting House Democratic Members of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
be given the opportunity to participate in the legislative presentations
of the veterans' service organizations. November 16, 2005
Letter to
Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs in reference to the
recent decision to discontinue the long-standing annual joint hearings of
the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive and review
the legislative priorities of national veterans' and military service
organizations. November 14, 2005
Letter to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs requesting appropriate steps be taken to
ensure compliance to improving access to services for persons with limited
English proficiency. November 4, 2005
Letter to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs expressing serious concern with the Department of Veterans Affairs’
decision to initiate review of 72,000 claims of veterans who are currently
compensated at the 100% payment rate for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
October 13, 2005
Letter from
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in reference to efforts to conduct
outreach to individuals who may have been exposed to hazardous materials
in tests at Fort Detrick and Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. October
5, 2005
Letter from
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in response to the September 7 letter in
reference to assistance to low-income veterans and survivors affected by
Hurricane Katrina. October 4, 2005
Letter from the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in response to an August
12, 2005, request for the report on military sexual trauma.
September 21, 2005
Letter to The
President of the United States requesting him to direct the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cut through the
red tape which is blocking access to housing needed by veterans and others
displaced by Hurricane Katrina. September 12, 2005
Letter to the Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs requesting that VA address the suffering of those whose
lives have been disrupted by the experience and after effects of Hurricane
Katrina by requesting a special outreach to low-income veterans and
survivors who may be eligible for pension benefits. September 7,
2005
Letter to the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
asking VA to provide the Committee with
the study on military sexual trauma among the Reserve and National Guard
components of our Armed Forces by August 30, 2005. August 12, 2005
Letter to the
Director of Regulations Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
in reference to the proposed rule for clarification of an unclear
communication or disagreement which requires the Department of Veterans
Affairs to "contact the claimant" (including a representative or fiduciary
of the claimant) to request clarification of the claimant's intent.
August 4, 2005
Letter from
the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs responding to the June
21, 2005, letter concerning a Veterans Benefits Administration directive
imposing a concurring second-signature requirement for certain PTSD benefit
decisions. July 20, 2005
Letter from the
Department of the Air Force in response to the June 3, 2005, letter
requesting all declassified documentation concerning the dates and
location of Ranch Hand activities based in Thailand during the Vietnam
area. June 30, 2005
Letter to the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs signed by Democratic
Members of the Committee on Veterans Affairs in reference the VA's review
of PTSD claims. June 21, 2005
Letter to the
Under Secretary for Benefits concerning locations of units in Vietnam and
Thailand during the Vietnam era. June 10, 2005 (with attachment)
Letter
from the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in response to
April 13, 2005 letter in reference to VA's achievement of management
efficiencies. June 7, 2005
Letter to the
Secretary of the Air Force requesting all declassified documentation
concerning the dates and location of Ranch Hand activities based in
Thailand during the Vietnam area. June 3, 2005
Letter to the
Chief of the U.S. Forest Service recommending they implement procedures to
assure veterans rights are protected when the Forest Service engages in
competitive sourcing-based reorganizations. May 27, 2005
Letter to
the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in reference to VA
payment of emergency care at a non-VA facility until the veteran can be
safely transported to a Department of other Federal facility. May 5,
2005
Letter to the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in reference to notifying
veterans identified as being previously exposed to hazardous chemical,
biological or radiological environments while on active duty and who have
the potential for presumptive or related, service-connected conditions.
April 28, 2005
Letter to
the Postmaster General requesting justification of proposed implementation
of new personnel repositioning rules that omit consideration of veteran
status and may result in adverse administrative actions against
RIF-protected veterans. April 27, 2005
Letter to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs responding to 3/25/05 letter regarding
management efficiencies. April 13, 2005
Letter
from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in response to 2/22/05 letter in
reference to management efficiencies. March 25, 2005
Letter
from the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs in reference to VA's
intentions to act on the results of the Department of Navy follow-up study
on sarcoidosis. March 14, 2005
Letter from
Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary of Benefits for the Department of Veterans
Affairs, in reference to information about the testing and use of Agent
Orange in various locations. March 10, 2005
Letter
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requesting proof of savings through
management efficiencies for the period FY 2003-FY 2006. February 22,
2005
108th Congress
Letter form Department of the Navy,
responding to 11/2/04 letter in reference to the final report of the Navy
Occupation Lung Disease Assessment Program. December 14, 2004
Letter from the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs in reference to the Navy follow-up study on sarcoidosis.
December 3, 2004
Letter to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs in requesting a meeting to discuss the Chicago Sun-Times
article reporting that disabled Illinois veterans, on average, receive far
lower disability benefits than veterans from most other states.
December 3, 2004
Letter from the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs in response to a July 15 letter requesting VA to establish a
presumption of herbicide exposure for all veterans who served on Johnston
Island in the North Pacific between 1971 and 1977. November 19, 2004.
Letter from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff responding to a request for information on Agent Orange or
similar herbicides on Okinawa during the Vietnam War. November 3,
2004
Letter from the VA Under Secretary for
Benefits with an enclosed fact sheet concerning the use of Agent Orange in
Korea. November 2, 2004
Letter to the Office of Personnel Management
regarding individuals/agencies violating Federal veterans' preference law
governing hiring or employment. October 4, 2004
Letter to the Department of Defense,
requesting information from the Department of the Army and the Marine
Corps concerning their records of Agent Orange or other herbicide storage
on Okinawa. September 21, 2004
Letter from the Department of the Air Force
responding to July 12, 2004, letter to the Secretary of Defense regarding
the storage of Agent Orange and similar herbicides at Okinawa.
August 25, 2004
Letter to Honorable Daniel Cooper, Under
Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans, in reference to a 1969
Department of the Army report
that the 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Army "operated and
rotated between Camp Casey and the DMZ under the 2nd and 7th Infantry
Divisions" during calendar year 1968. July 20, 2004
Response of Honorable Lane Evans to the
July 6, 2004, letter from the Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in reference to the storage of Agent
Orange on Johnston Island. July 15, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld,
Secretary of the Department of Defense, requesting information about when
and where Agent Orange and similar herbicides were stored on Okinawa and
whether or not there was any usage of herbicides or reports of spillage
from drum corrosion or any other event which potentially involved exposure
of servicemembers to these herbicides. July 12, 2004.
Letter from the Honorable Anthony Principi,
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in reference to the
storage of Agent Orange on Johnston Island. July 6, 2004
Letter from Tim McClain, General
Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in response to April 7,
2004, letter from Congressman Lane Evans. The letter refers to
whether section 5904 of title 38 permits attorneys to charge veterans for
consultation that occurs prior to the filing of a claim for VA benefits.
May 24, 2004.
Letter to the Honorable Anthony Principi
concerning the exposure to Agent Orange of servicemembers who served on Johnston Island
during the 1970's. April 29, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Anthony Principi request
a legal opinion concerning the legality of attorneys charging a veteran a
fee for legal services concerning the availability of and potential
eligibility for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to
the filing of any application for benefits. April 7, 2004
Letter to the The President in reference to data
and analysis supporting the advantages of competitive sourcing of some
federal jobs. March 31, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Daniel Cooper, Under
Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the
military units which were located near the Korean Demilitarized Zone
during the time period that herbicides, including Agent Orange, were used
there. March 30, 2004
Letter from the Honorable Daniel Cooper, Under
Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning an
inquiry about instructions to Regional Offices when exposure to herbicides
in the Korean Demilitarized Zone is claimed. March 4, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of
the Department of Labor, in further reference to overtime pay regulations.
February 10, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Daniel Cooper, Under
Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning service
in the Korean Demilitarized Zone during the time period that herbicides,
including Agent Orange, were used there is incomplete with respect to
certain units. February 6, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of
the Department of Labor, concerning overtime protection to military
veterans who received certain training in the armed forces. January
30, 2004
Letter to the Honorable Robert Roswell, MD,
Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
commenting on the 2002 Capacity Report and the 3rd Annual Report of the
VA's Under Secretary for Health's Special Committee on PTSD. January
15, 2004
Letter to the Chairman and Ranking
Democratic Member of the House Committee on Appropriations requesting
support for $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2004 medical care funding for the
Department of Veterans Affairs health care system included in the Senate
passed version of H.R. 3289, which is now in conference. October 21,
2003
Letter from the Acting Secretary of the
Army, R.L. Brownlee, responding to concerns about the historical use of
herbicides in Panama. October 10, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Tom Ridge, Secretary of
the Department of Homeland Security, regarding the Department's planned
conversion of full-time TSA airport security screeners to part-time
positions. September 29, 2003
Letter to Ms. Jo Anne Barnhardt, Commissioner of
the Social Security Administration, request information related to the
hiring practices, procedures and results of the Social Security
Administration in filling Administrative Law Judge positions within the
agency during fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003. September 29, 2003
Letter to Honorable Duncan Hunter,
Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, opposing any effort to change
the nature of the VA service-connected compensation program as part of the
Department of Defense Authorization bill. (same letter sent to
Honorable Ike Skelton, Ranking Democratic Member of the Committee on Armed
Services) September 25, 2003
Letter from the Department of Defense,
responding to May 7, 2003, letter from Lane Evans concerning the use and
storage of Vietnam-era herbicides, including the contaminant dioxin on
Guam. September 23, 2003
Letter from Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in response to September 8,
2003, letter from Honorable Lane Evans and 120 Democratic Members in
reference to securing additional funding for VA health care.
September 17, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Christopher
Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Veterans Affairs, urging opposition to
any attempts to bypass the Committee's jurisdiction so that legislation to
alter the VA service-connected compensation program could be included in
the Defense Authorization bill or any other legislation which has not been
subjected to hearings by the Committee. September 12, 2003
Letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert and
Democratic Leader Pelosi requesting additional funding for veterans health
care. September 8, 2003
Letter to Everett Alvarez, Chairman of the
Capital Assets Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission, jointly
signed by the Chairman and Ranking Democratic Member of the Committee on
Veterans Affairs in reference to concerns about the CARES process.
September 3, 2003
Subject document of FOIA (Freedom of
Information Act) lawsuit filed by Lane Evans. received August 29, 2003
Letter to The President of the United States
urging agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the
Department of Health and Human Services on the cost of reimbursement to VA
for equitable cost sharing of the indirect costs of NIH-sponsored research
conducted in VA facilities. August 22, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld,
Secretary of Defense, concerning the extend of Agent Orange use, testing
and exposure by the military be made public. August 11, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Anthony Principi,
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, responding to a July 24,
2003 letter from Secretary Principi concerning the FY2002 report on A-76
program for competitive sourcing. August 5, 2003.
Letter to the Honorable Anthony Principi,
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the National
CARES (Capitol Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services) Draft Plan.
August 5, 2003
Letter from the Honorable Kay Coles
James, Director of Office of Personnel Management, responding to a March
18, 2003 letter from the Honorable Lane Evans to President George W. Bush
concerning outsourcing of federal jobs. August 4, 2003
Letter from the Honorable Anthony Principi,
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the FY2002
report on the A-76 program for competitive sourcing. July 24, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Bill Young and
Honorable David Obey, Chairman and Ranking Democratic Member of the
Committee on Appropriations expressing strong opposition to an amendment
requested by the Administration that would authorize VA to spend $50
million to study outsourcing positions in the Veterans' Health
Administration (VHA). Joint letter from the Honorable Lane Evans and
the Honorable Henry Waxman. July 16, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Anthony
Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the
General Counsel opinion stating that VA may use the revolving supply fund
to fund competitive sourcing activity. July 8, 2003
Letter from Mr. Thomas Miller,
Executive Director of the Blinded Veterans Association, supporting H.R.
2318, Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003. July 8,
2003
Letter from the Honorable Anthony
Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Interim
response to May 27, 2003, letter regarding cost comparisons and decisions
involving performance of work that is currently or was previously
performed by VA employees. July 2, 2003
Letter from Mr. Robert
Wallace, Executive Director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States, offering strong support for H.R. 2318, the Assured Funding for
Veterans Health Care Act. June 23, 2003
Report to
Mr. Evans from the National Consumer Law Center on Veterans' Disability
Benefit Buy-Out Schemes. June 2003
Letter from the Honorable Anthony Principi,
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, responding to concerns
about the award of a contract of Ocwen Financial Corporation for VBA
Property Management Services. May 19, 2003
Letter to the Honorable Kay Coles
James, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in reference to the
Freedom of Information Act request from Honorable Lane Evans. May
18, 2003
Letter from the Honorable Mitchell Daniels,
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in reference to Honorable
Lane Evans' interest in current competitive sourcing efforts by the
Department of Veterans Affairs. May 14, 2003
Letter to
the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Department of Defense,
requesting DoD provide information concerning the use and storage of
Vietnam era herbicides, including the contaminant dioxin in Guam.
May 7, 2003
Letter from William
Campbell, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, concerning the outsourcing of work
currently performed by VA employees. May 2, 2003
Letter from
the Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, responding to a letter from Lane Evans requesting an update on
the status of veterans hiring audit. April 18, 2003
Letter
from Ms. Angela Styles, Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy, responding to Honorable Lane Evans' letter of February 10, 2003,
concerning the impact of competitive sourcing initiative on federal
positions currently held by veterans, including service-disabled veterans.
April 7, 2003
Letter
from the Under Secretary of Defense regarding U.S. atmospheric nuclear
testing on Johnston Island. March 27, 2003
Letter
from the Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, regarding veterans' exposure to herbicides during their
military service in locations other than Vietnam. March 25, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States, concerning
outsourcing of federal jobs. March 18, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States, expressing
concern about the results achieved by the Bush Administration regarding
federal procurements with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
March 13, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable Mitch E. Daniels, Jr., Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, requesting justification of competitive outsourcing of 52,000
Department of Veterans Affairs employee jobs yielding as much as $3
billion in savings over a five-year period. March 6, 2003
Letter from the
Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, responding to concerns regarding the criteria being used by the
Board of Veterans' Appeals to decide whether a case should be advanced on
the Board's docket due to "serious illness." March 5, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, opposing VA's decision to outsource VA's nationwide Property
Management activity to Ocwen. February 28, 2003
Letter to
the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Department of Defense,
concerning several accidents on Johnston Island during the time it was
being used to dispose of hazardous materials from military activities.
February 20, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable Hector V. Barreto, Administrator of the Small Business
Administration, requesting an investigation of several complaints from
service-connected disabled veterans who own businesses in or near the
Forest Service Region #5 service area. The veterans allege they have
been discriminated against by federal contracting officers serving the
U.S. Forest Service in that area. February 20, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, in reference to the fact that a request for a 60-day progress
report on OPM's findings with the select agencies has not been received.
Also requested OPM provide information on other enforcement actions by OPM
regarding willful deviations from merit system rules as they apply to
veterans. February 11, 2003
Letter
to Ms. Angela Styles, Administrator of Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, concerning the Bush Administration's initiative to "contract-out"
certain governmental services, thus, terminating many federal positions.
February 10, 2003
Letter to the
Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the U.S., concerning the
vendee loan program. February 7, 2003
Letter from the
Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, regarding Congressman Evans' concerns that persons who receive a
smallpox vaccination during inactive duty training will be denied
compensation for disability that may result from such vaccination.
January 28, 2003
Letter to
the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Department of Defense,
requesting current information concerning the dates and locations where
the Department of Defense has determined that Agent Orange and similar
herbicides were used, tested, or stored. January 27, 2003
Letter to
the Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, requesting to be advised of the actions taken to alert VA
adjudication personnel to the potential exposure of veterans filing claims
for disabilities associated with herbicide exposure who served in Korea,
Fort Drum, and other locations where the Department of Defense has
acknowledged use, testing, or storage of herbicides. January 27,
2003
Memorandum
from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the Vendee Loan Program
Termination. January 23, 2003
107th Congress
Letter to
the Editor of the The Washington Post in reference to a published article
"Families Gird for Call to War; Just Back, Reservists Worry What 2nd Tour
Will Mean on Home Front". December 19, 2002
Letter
to the Honorable George W. Bush, the President of the United States, requesting the Administration take action as soon as possible to
provide all servicemembers who are disabled following smallpox vaccination
with recourse to appropriate compensation and health care in the event of
an adverse reaction to the inoculation. December 17, 2002
Letter to
the Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of the Department of Labor, in
reference to the DOL knowingly permitting the US Forest Service to operate
an unauthorized alternative personnel management system for downsizing its
workforce that is in director conflict with veterans' statutory employment
rights. December 12, 2002
Letter to
the Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, in reference to OPM's commitment to veterans' employment
issues. December 6, 2002
Letter to
President George Bush urging him to fulfill the commitment he made to
veterans during ceremonies held for Veterans Day yesterday at Arlington
National Cemetery. November 12, 2002
Letter to
the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Department of Defense,
expressing concern that possible additional exposure may have occurred in
the process of decontaminating ships involved in atomic and possibly other
testing. November 6, 2002
Letter to
the Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, encouraging the VA to provide special speech therapy to veterans
with Parkinson's Disease at the Parkinson's Disease Research Education and
Clinical Centers. October 24, 2002
Letter to the
Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of the Department of Labor, requesting a
written description, including goals and milestone dates, of the current
plans of the Department to provide transition assistance services
overseas. October 15, 2002
Letter from Dr.
John Graham, Administrator of the Office of Management and Budget, to Mr.
Tim McClain, General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
October 8, 2002
Letter to the
Editor of The Washington Post in reference to two published articles in
reference to the men and women who service our country through Reserve and
National Guard duty. September 30, 2002
Letter from
the Honorable Kay Cole James, Office of Personnel Management, regarding
waivers to Title 5 concerning the Personnel Demonstration Project for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture since the initial waivers were published in
the Federal Register in 1990. September 15, 2002
Letter to the
Honorable Kay Cole James, Office of Personnel Management, regarding the
Freedom of Information Act Request. September 5, 2002
Letter from the Honorable Kay Cole James, Office of Personnel Management,
responding to August 6 letter from Honorable Lane Evans. September
4, 2002
Letter to
the Honorable James Walsh, Chairman of the Subcommittee on VA/HUD and
Independent Agencies urging the Subcommittee to include clear and
directive language in the Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agency
Appropriations Bill for FY 2003 to assure that the VA Office of the
Inspector General will receive the full $69.1 million requested by the
House Committee on Veterans Affairs. August 13,2 002 (similar letter
sent to all Members of the Subcommittee)
Letter to the
Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the Office of Personnel Management,
requesting complete responses to April 4 and April 25 letters from
Honorable Lane Evans. August 6, 2002
Letter to the
Honorable George W. Bush, The President, urging him to sign a bill making
supplemental appropriations for the year ending September 30, 2002, and to
designate the $417 million Congress agreed to appropriate for veterans'
health care as emergency spending. July 26, 2002
Letter from
the Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, partially responding to April 4, 2002, letter from the
Honorable Lane Evans requesting OPM's rationale for directing that hiring
agencies should issue only one certificate for all qualified candidates
for single interdisciplinary position. July 19, 2002
Letter from the Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, concerning waiting times for VA health care. July
12, 2002
Response from the Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, to Congressman Evans' May 24 letter concerning the
handling of appeals remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. June
26, 2002
Letter from
the Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, partially responding to April 25, 2002, letter from the
Honorable Lane Evans requesting DVAAP report compliance information and
assessment of agency compliance with the spirit of DVAAP. June 13,
2002
Letter to
the Editor of The Washington Post about May 27, 2002, article with
showers of accolades on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for
processing veterans claims. The article was surely welcomed by
agency officials, but is unfortunately a disservice to America's veterans
who continue to wait for a fair and accurate decision on their claims for
benefits. Unfortunately, The Washington Post's facts, which are
easily verifiable on VA's public website, were wrong. May 30, 2002
Letter to Honorable Anthony Principi,
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, about concerns that as a
result of VA's efforts to meet production quotas for new claims, regional
offices may be ignoring their responsibility to provide expedited
consideration of these pending remanded claims. May 24, 2002
Letter to the Honorable Kay
Coles James, Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, requesting DVAAP report compliance information and
assessment of agency compliance with the spirit of DVAAP. April 25, 2002
Letter to the
Honorable Kay Coles James, Director of the Office of Personnel Management,
requesting OPM’s rationale for directing that hiring agencies should issue
only one certificate for all qualified candidates for single interdisciplinary
position. April 4, 2002
Letter from Mitchell Daniels, Jr.,
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, concerning concurrent
payments of Department of Veterans Affairs' disability compensation and
military retirement pay. April 4, 2002
Letter to Honorable Anthony
Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in reference to
maintaining long-term care capacity as required by law. March 26,
2002
Letter
to Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of the Department of Defense,
requesting that DoD immediately commence a review of the prior and revised
Khamisiyah plume data to determine if the significant difference in death
rates now reported between the old and new cohorts as well as the new
cohort and deployed and non-deployed service members can be satisfactorily
explained. February 22, 2002
Letter
to Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, requesting that DoD immediately commence a review of the prior
and revised Khamisiyah plume data to determine if the significant
difference in death rates now reported between the old and new cohorts as
well as the new cohort and deployed and non-deployed service members can
be satisfactorily explained. February 22, 2002
Letter
to Honorable Norman Mineta, Secretary of the Department of Transportation,
in reference to the hiring preference granted to our veterans competing
for security screener positions. January 14, 2002
Letter
to Director,
Office of Regulations Management in response to RIN 2900-AK65 -
Interim Final Regulations Concerning Benefits to Filipino Veterans
Residing in the United States.
January 4, 2002
Letter to Honorable Mel
Martinez, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in
reference to the re-activation of the Interagency Council on the
Homeless. December 21, 2001.
Letter to Honorable Anthony
Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to commend the
Department of Veterans Affairs for receiving one of five of Harvard
University’s prestigious Innovation in American Government awards for
your extensive work in patient safety. December 20, 2001
Letter to Honorable Anthony Principi, Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, urging the Department to immediately
cease rewarding VBA claims adjudication offices for being highly
productive when the quality of the work being performed is poor.
November 5, 2001
Letter to Honorable Anthony
Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, emphasizing
the need to take corrective action to ensure that the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) provide quality and timely medical care to our
nation’s service-connected disabled veterans for their service-connected
conditions. August 24, 2001
Letter to President Bush urging him
to ensure care for combat wounded veterans. August 10, 2001
Letter
to President Bush urging full implementation of the Veterans Millennium
Health Care and Benefits Act, P.L. 106-117. May 16, 2001
Report and Recommendation,
Department of Veterans Affairs, Claims Processing Task Force. May 16,
2001
Letter to Honorable Anthony
Principi, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, bringing
attention to the Secretary’s discretion to annually review and adjust
beneficiary travel rates. May
8, 2001
Letter
to Chairman Nussle requesting that the budget conference committee include
the following:
$3.1 billion for health care; $3 billion for concurrent receipt; $300
million for the impact aid program; and, $775 million for MGIB.
Cosigned by 21 members. May 1, 2001
Letter to the Honorable
Lane Evans from Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding
the VA health care and benefits for veterans who may have been exposed to
herbicides while serving at Fort Drum, New York. March 23, 2001.
Letter to the Honorable Lane
Evans from BG T.L. Corwin, USMC, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant,
concerning Marines being exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam
Era. March 16, 2001
Letter to the Honorable
Lane Evans from the Honorable Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits,
regarding VA benefits for veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange
while serving in Korea. March 13, 2001
Letter to The Honorable George W.
Bush urging him to restore the purchasing power of education benefits for
veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) program. February 13,
2001
Letter to Honorable Lane Evans
from the Honorable Hershel Gober, Acting Secretary for the VA, regarding
plans to issue a regulation creating a presumption of service connection for
certain veterans with hepatitis C infection. January 18, 2001
Previous
Letter to The Honorable
William J. Clinton, The President, in reference to proposed regulations to provide for a
presumption of service-connection for atomic veterans who are diagnosed with or have died
from lung, colon, ovarian, and brain and central nervous system cancer. December 14,
2000
Letter to Honorable Louis
Caldera, Secretary of the Army, requesting information contained in military records,
concerning the activities of the 802nd Engineers in disposing of Agent Orange or any other
herbicide during the spring of 1978 and in particular the month of April. December
1, 2000
Letter to Honorable Joseph
Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, in response to VA's September 29 letter clarifying
the Department's position on veterans exposed to herbicides in areas other than the
Republic of Vietnam - Encouraging the Department to promulgate regulations clearly
stating VA's position. November 20, 2000
Letter to Honorable Hershel
Gober, Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, on the Department's
drafting of a proposed rule to establish a presumption of service connection for certain
veterans who test positive for the Hepatitis C virus. November 2, 2000
Letter from Department of Veterans Affairs, Under
Secretary of Benefits, Honorable Joseph Thompson, on the VA benefits for veterans who may
have been exposed to Agent Orange while serving in Korea. (Page 1 |
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Page 3). September 29, 2000
Letter to Honorable Hershel
Gober, Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, on the Institute of
Medicine report linking type 2 diabetes to Agent Orange exposure. October 11, 2000
Correspondence to/from
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Committee on Veterans Affairs in reference to the
eligibility for pension for veterans who are farmers. May 25 and June 27, 2000
Letter to Honorable Togo
D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, on the Fair Act.
March 15, 2000
Letter to House
Budget Committee submitting VA Committee's views and estimates on the Department of
Veterans Affairs budget for FY 2001. February 25, 2000
Letter to House and
Senate Conferees of the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 00.
October 7, 1999
Response from
Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr. to Honorable Lane Evans' March 12, 1999 letter regarding the
Democratic alternative to the Budget Resolution. April 19, 1999
Ranking Democratic
Member Lane Evans - Official Correspondence of March 12, 1999 to Honorable John M. Spratt,
Jr., Ranking Democratic Member of the House Committee on the Budget regarding the
Democratic alternative to the Budget Resolution.
Ranking Democratic Member Lane
Evans, Benefits Subcommittee Chairman Jack Quinn and Ranking Democratic Member Bob Filner
and Members of the Subcommittee - Official Correspondence of February 4th to Office of
Regulation Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding a proposed rule
change to end the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current practice of
withholding and paying attorneys fees from beneficiaries past due benefits.
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