Retiree Assistance Office Bulletin

20 == VA National Vet Wheelchair Games ----(2018 Applications Being Accepted)

25 == VA Medical Marijuana [39] ---- (California Legalization Impact on Vets)

28 == Emergency Medical Bill Claims [02] ---- (VA 9 JAN Revised Rule Impact)

30 == VA Compensation & Benefits ---- (Problem Solving Program Q&A -- 26 & 27)

48 == AFL Q&A 14 ---- (Procuring Dental Care if not 100% VA Rated)

48 == Retiree Appreciation Days ---- (Scheduled As of 15 JAN 2018)

50 == Veteran's State Benefits & Discounts ---- (Oklahoma | JAN 2018)

54 == Air Force Family Planning Services ---- (Air Force Regulation AFI 44-102)

57 == Body Armor [02] ---- (Diamene | Ultra-Light Diamond Hard Flexible Material)

60 == Fiery Cross Reef ---- (Transformed Into 2.8 sq km Fortified Airbase by China)

84 == Drug Price Gouging [02] ---- (Daranide Was Free. Now it’s $109,500 a year)

85 == Drug Price Gouging [03] ---- (Who Decides What you Pay | Finger Pointing)

95 == TRICARE Podcast 431 ---- (PI Provider Network - Group A & B - Pharmacy Copayments)

96 == TRICARE Podcast 432 ---- (Identity Theft & Fraud - TRICARE Pubs - Thyroid Disease)

100 == State Retirement Income Tax [02] ---- (Arkansas Military Pay Exempted

119 == National Civil Emergency Force ---- (U.S. Catastrophic Attack Response Need)

123 == Drug Carrying Drones ---- (No Interdiction Policy | Cartel Use Increasing

125 == Think You Need New Glasses ---- (Does the Rod in the Middle Exist?)

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Lt. James (EMO) Tichacek, USN (Ret) Tel: (858) 432-1246 Email: raoemo@sbcglobal.net

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RAO Baguio Office: Red Lion Inn, 35 Leonard Wood Road, Baguio City, 2600 Philippines

Retiree Assistance Office (RAO) Bulletin

48 == AFL Q&A 14 ---- (Procuring Dental Care if not 100% VA Rated)

48 == Retiree Appreciation Days ---- (Scheduled As of 15 JAN 2018)