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www.stripes.com October 19, 2022 | View in browser   Veterans, military retirees to see 8.7% boost in benefits to match Social Security increase The cost-of living adjustment — the largest in more than 40 years — means the average recipient will receive more than $140 extra a month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said. Read more > VA's burn pit registry ineffective in helping veterans seek care, new report finds A Department of Veterans Affairs registry used to track illnesses from burn pits and help garner treatment for sick veterans uses questionnaires that are too difficult to answer and make it useless for research about toxic exposure. Read more > VA extends delay of electronic health record launch to June 2023 The Department of Veterans Affairs has suspended the rollout of its new multibillion-dollar electronic health records system until June 2023 to allow more time to overcome recurring problems with the computer program at several hospitals across the country. Read more >   Democratic lawmakers, veterans groups sign letters urging the VA do more to provide abortion services More than 90 veterans and advocacy groups and 55 Democratic lawmakers signed two letters showing support for efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion services for veterans and urge the agency to do more. Read more >   Air Force ordered to pay damages to Army veteran after losing appeal in discrimination case An administrative judge has ordered the Air Force to pay $300,000 in damages to an Army veteran after the service lost an appeal on an 8-year-old disability discrimination case, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read more > Retired US generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince, other foreign governments Hundreds of veterans have taken lucrative foreign jobs that U.S. officials approved — but fought to keep secret. Read more >   Investigation reveals hundreds of veterans took lucrative foreign jobs For two years, U.S. government lawyers fought The Washington Post’s FOIA requests for documents detailing foreign work by retired troops. Read more >   UAE relied on expertise of retired US troops to beef up its military Over the past seven years, 280 military retirees have sought federal authorization to work for the United Arab Emirates — far more than for any other country. Read more >   Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93 James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. Read more >   Veterans are hitting fairways and greens to ease trauma Congressional Country Club hosts a PGA Hope event to support veterans with physical and cognitive disorders. Read more >   Appeals court rules against Marine veteran who lost $20M payout after Iran imprisonment Amir Hekmati, a U.S. Marine veteran from Flint, Mich., had applied for compensation from the federal fund after he was imprisoned in Iran for 4½ years and released in 2016 as a part of the Iran nuclear deal. Read more >   FOLLOW US STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050