Step up to help your fellow vets

#Middlebury #Veterans #StandDown VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves What are you doing this summer? If you have spare hours or days, consider stepping up to help your fellow veterans. Stand ... Continue Reading →

Homeless vet falls through the cracks

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs creates numerous programs to deal with homeless veteran populations – and this is all well ... Continue Reading →

Most VA, DoD health records aren’t accurate

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves It can be a big problem when you need medical care and the electronic health records sent from one provider to another contain inaccuracies. ... Continue Reading →

10-foot stack of mail sits unopened at VA

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves Imagine a pile of mail heaped 10 feet high sitting unopened for 10 months. That’s what was found in the basement of a rented ... Continue Reading →

VA medical care wait times unclear

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves A recent audit by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General outlined what so many of us already knew – ... Continue Reading →

VA releases its equity action plan

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves In response to Executive Order 13985, the Department of Veterans Affairs has now released its Equity Action Plan. The order, signed ... Continue Reading →

Second chances given to incarcerated veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves We recently had Second Chance Month, courtesy of a presidential proclamation. Its goal was to “provide meaningful redemption and ... Continue Reading →

Honor flights resume

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves Honor Flights are back. After sitting out the trips for the last two years due to the pandemic, Honor Flights are up and running ... Continue Reading →

Can VA puppy program help combat PTSD?

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs has published its plan for starting up a pilot program for the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers ... Continue Reading →

OIG nabs more VA scammers

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs investigative arm has been busy. Thanks to the VA’s Office of Inspector General, a group ... Continue Reading →