Letters reach out to troubled vets

#Middlebury #Vets We’ve been in a stressful period for many long months, and now here come the holidays. It’s going to be different this year: fewer (or no) family get-togethers, ... Continue Reading →

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 →

OIG is vets’ watchdog

#Middlebury #Veterans You have to admire the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VAOIG). If there’s something illegal going on, they will find it. In one ... Continue Reading →

Data breach impacts 46,000 veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans A data breach occurred at the Department of Veterans Affairs when thieves attempted to divert medical payment funds at the Financial Services Center away from ... Continue Reading →

Coffee shop vets are one man short

#Middlebury #Veterans I didn’t know if they’d be there, what with the weather snapping cold like it has, but there they were, the elderly veteran crew, arrayed in a wide ... Continue Reading →

Florida sees many VA scams

#Middlebury #Veterans What’s going on in Florida? It appears more criminals are operating there than in other areas of the country. One criminal near Tampa worked at the Department ... 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 →

VA rolling out new scheduling tool

#Middlebury #Veterans Struggling to get a medical appointment will be a thing of the past once the Department of Veterans Affairs rolls out its Centralized Scheduling Solution (CSS). Remember ... Continue Reading →

OnStar help available for veterans in crisis

#Middlebury #Veterans We’ve all seen the ads for OnStar gadgets in vehicles that provide instant help for people who are in wrecks. Press the button and an emergency certified ... 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 →