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 →

Patient surveys show VA hospitals improving

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves In the latest Medicare Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient survey, the Department of Veterans ... Continue Reading →

Vets’ IBD stress increases

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves Coming on the heels of a stressful two years of pandemic, the Department of Veterans Affairs has aligned with a website dedicated ... Continue Reading →

Contaminated drinking water a problem at U.S. bases

#Middlebury #Veterans #ContaminatedWater VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves We’ve known for years about the dry-cleaning chemicals and leaking fuel tanks contaminating the water at ... Continue Reading →

Compounded drugs can be Rx for greed

#Veterans VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The Department of Justice nabbed a doctor who was licensed in both Texas and Oklahoma for writing drug prescriptions in exchange for kickbacks. ... Continue Reading →

VA proposes changes to disability ratings

#Middlebury #Veterans #DisabilityRatings VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves If you have a Department of Veterans Affairs-rated disability, heads up. They’re proposing changes to the ... Continue Reading →