Veterans Post – Will bad employees still linger at VA?

#Middlebury #VeteransPost by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new authority to get rid of bad employees is getting a test in Memphis. An employee at the Memphis ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – VA Caregiver Program returns

#Middlebury #Veterans #CaregiverProgram by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program is back. That should be great news to people who were left in limbo after ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – VA podcasts get a thumbs up

#MIDDLEBURY by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a weekly podcast titled “This Week at VA” that includes benefit information and interviews with ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Vets TV network

#MIDDLEBURY by Freddy Groves A former Marine has come up with a great idea: a veterans’ television network. He didn’t come by that idea the easy way; it took the suicide ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – VA spends big to speed disability exam claims

#MIDDLEBURY by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs just announced it awarded $6.8 billion in contracts to improve the Medical Disability Examination process and get veterans’ ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – VA Expands Program for Service Dogs

#MIDDLEBURY #VETERANS by Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs has long provided veterinary care for the guide and service dogs of veterans who can benefit from having a ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Vets get good news on PTSD

#MIDDLEBURY by Freddy Groves A clinical trial has shown that adding just one care component can improve outcomes for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The component ... Continue Reading →

VETERANS POST – Vets get jobs via Joining Forces

by Freddy Groves Veteran unemployment isn’t as high as it used to be, down to 5.8 percent in 2015 from a high of 12.2 percent in 2011. It’s likely the Joining Forces program ... Continue Reading →

Veterans Post – Choice needs fixes

Veterans Post by FREDDY GROVES The Choice program, designed to get quicker medical appointments for veterans at civilian doctors, is a big mess. Changes were made recently to driving ... Continue Reading →

Sharpening Focus on Women Vets

VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves Women veterans haven’t gotten the same level of health care as male veterans. Here are just a few of the obstacles they face in trying to obtain ... Continue Reading →