OTC Student Veteran's Organization

Shannon McKaig Buffington is a member of the OTC Honors Program and is conducting a survey on the topic of Canvas Concerns for Students. Please take the time to help out by completing the survey. This would be a great opportunity to express any changes you think would benefit Students of OTC as a whole.

Microsoft Forms

https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/92631/afghanistan-how-veterans-can-reconcile-service/

Afghanistan: How Veterans can reconcile service | VAntage Point Major news outlets for the past few months have focused on the nation’s longest war: Afghanistan. Learn how Veterans can reconcile service.

VA processing disability claims for certain conditions related to particulate matter:

VA is now processing disability claims for asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis on a presumptive basis based on particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia and certain other areas – if these conditions manifested within 10 years of a qualifying period of military service.

This will expand benefits for Veterans who served in:

Afghanistan, Djibouti, Syria, and Uzbekistan during the Persian Gulf War, from September 19, 2001, to the present, or
The Southwest Asia theater of operations from August 2, 1990, to the present
If you have a pending claim for one or more of these conditions, you don’t need to do anything. We’ll send you a decision notice when we complete our review.

For more information on the new presumptive conditions, visit our website at Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures - Public Health (va.gov).

To apply for benefits, Veterans and survivors may visit VA.gov or call toll-free at 800-827-1000

If anyone is interested, shoot me an email at [email protected]

Just wanted to give a big congrats and shout out to Michelena Halley for finishing her surgical tech degree. All the best wishes in you future and great job killing it this year with all the craziness.

Just wanted to get this out there for as many people as possible. This way you know about taking the p/np and how it could affect your go bill. Don't want to have to pay stuff off that could be avoided.

How to Join a Zoom Meeting from a Phone:
• Download in App Store or Download in Google Play
• Type in this Meeting ID: 989 3251 8429
• Make sure the we**am and microphone on your phone is turned on!
How to Join a Zoom Meeting from a Computer:
• Follow this link or Paste this in your browser: https://otc.zoom.us/j/98932518429
• Make sure you have a microphone and a we**am!
This is a Joint Effort between VUB and Our Veteran and Military Office.

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting now Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...

Topic: OTC Veterans Organization Zoom meeting
Time: Apr 17, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92678887937

Meeting ID: 926 7888 7937
I put this on the page just as a test run anyone can join that is on the facebook group.

Just putting this up for all our members. If you are having a rough time during this pandemic and need someone just know that we are all here. You just make a zoom account and join thus convo. Stay safe and just remeber if anyone needs someone we are here.

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting now Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...

Attention veterans, spouses and family members using veterans’ education benefits with regards to COVID-19:
• The government is in the process of having a law signed that will continue GI Bill payments in the event of national emergencies. The new law allows for the VA to continue to pay benefits regardless of the fact that the program has changed from resident training to online training. Also students will continue to receive the same monthly housing allowance payments that they received for resident training until Jan 1, 2021 or until the school resumes normal operations of resident training.
• We anticipate no interruptions in your GI Bill educational benefits if the bill is passed successfully.
• You can find VA updates on the following links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gibilleducation
Twitter: www.twitter.com/VAVetBenefits

Zachary Hill

Veterans Benefits (@VAVetBenefits) | Twitter The latest Tweets from Veterans Benefits (). Official Twitter page for the Benefits Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Follows/Comments/RTs does not signify endorsement. Washington, D.C.

Lots happening in the vets lounge. This is what it was made for homework in a relaxed environment with people to help.

Just wanted to put this out there for everyone that could be looking for a job or needs help finding a job. This is in Branson, missouri that day but would be really worth the trip if you can make it.

I just wanted to tell everyone to be safe out there with this bad weather. If anyone needs anything just let us know and we will see what we can do. We have to make sure to take care of each other and always keep spirits high.