Blue Water sailor Agent Orange claims easier to file

#Middlebury #Veterans Blue Water sailors, heads up. The Department of Veterans Affairs has made it easier for you to file a claim for Agent Orange exposure. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, The ... Continue Reading →

COVID causes appointment cancellations

#Middlebury #Veterans Between March 15 and May 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs canceled 7.3 million medical appointments. The VA’s rationale at the time was to protect staff ... Continue Reading →

Neighbor makes unauthorized medical decisions for vet

#Middlebury #Veterans How would you like it if you were admitted to a hospital, unable to express your wishes and ask questions, and a neighbor strolled in and started making medical ... Continue Reading →

Criminal steals VA hospital’s medical equipment

#Middlebury #Veterans It’s hard to fathom how low some criminals will go. Right in the middle of the COVID crisis, a respiratory therapist working for the Department of Veterans ... Continue Reading →

VA OIG finds pattern of deficiencies

#Middlebury #Veterans The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs has been busy following up on allegations and conducting inspections and investigations. ... Continue Reading →

Whistleblower Act doesn’t work

#Middlebury #Veterans The Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 was designed to hold employees accountable, investigate allegations and protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including ... Continue Reading →

Who pays for care at non-VA hospitals?

#Middlebury #VeteransPost If you have a medical emergency, the first thing on your mind is getting care fast. If that means going to a non-Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, so ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Group offers real help for homeless vets

#MIDDLEBURY #VETERANS by Freddy Groves It’s not enough to say we have X number of homeless veterans on the street. Before there can be real solutions, we have to know why those ... Continue Reading →