PACT Act to provide burn pits benefits

#Middlebury #Veterans #BurnPits VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, also known as the PACT Act, is intended to provide benefits and health ... Continue Reading →

Veterans’ service organizations help vets

#Middlebury #Veterans #VeteransServiceOrganizations VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves If you’re a veteran, are you in a veterans’ service organization? There are four groups, ... Continue Reading →

OIG nails scammers

#Middlebury #Veterans #OIG VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has saved us a potential $1.8 billion. When it comes to nailing ... Continue Reading →

Could it be PTSD?

#Middlebury #Veterans #PTSD VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Do you ever wonder if you possibly have PTSD? The Department of Veterans Affairs has created a very short PTSD screening web ... Continue Reading →

Find Suicide Crisis Line at 988

#Middlebury #Veterans #Suicide VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Across the country there is a new mental health suicide and crisis line phone number – 988. The Department of Veterans ... Continue Reading →

Business owner defrauds veterans’ program

#Middlebury #Veterans #Fraud VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The owner of several construction companies has been nailed for fraud. His crime: Defrauding the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned ... Continue Reading →

Help vets on your own

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The headline of this column could actually be “What to do when your local veterans group doesn’t step up to help other veterans.” ... Continue Reading →

VA pauses caregiver reassessments

#Middlebury #Veterans #VA VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves If you’re a family caregiver, or if you’re a veteran receiving family care services, heads up: The Department of ... Continue Reading →

New COVID rules at VA medical facilities

#Middlebury #Veterans #COVID VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs has instituted a three-tier safety program to keep veterans, visitors and staff safe from ... Continue Reading →

OIG finds lax security at VA mail pharmacies

#Middlebury #Veterans #OIG VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General performed IT security inspections at two outpatient VA mail-order ... Continue Reading →