Women veterans get expanded call center

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs has added another way for women veterans to get information about benefits and health care. Besides calling or chatting, those ... Continue Reading →

Vets left to suffer when nurses steal painkillers

#Middlebury #Veterans A registered nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center took vials of liquid morphine and other opioids from locked medical carts, painkillers that ... Continue Reading →

Taking a veteran’s name

#Middlebury #Veterans Why is it some people have such a sense of entitlement that they think it’s OK to steal from veterans? Worse, why is it that the crooks think they’re ... Continue Reading →

A flu shot could save your life

#Middlebury #Veterans #Flu Some of us just don’t want to get a flu shot every year. It’s too much trouble to get an appointment, or we just don’t like needles ­ or ... Continue Reading →

Stand Down events help homeless veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans As the weather warms up, the 2019 Stand Downs get underway. Stand Downs are events for homeless veterans held over one to three days, usually at Department of ... Continue Reading →

VA releases ratings on 101 nursing homes

#Middlebury #Veterans For the first time, the Department of Veterans Affairs has released health care inspection reports for 101 of its Community Living Centers, formerly known as nursing ... Continue Reading →

Purple Heart Vets will get new benefits

#Middlebury #Veterans Purple Heart recipients will start receiving one additional benefit in April – priority processing for initial disability claims. Department of Veteran Affairs ... Continue Reading →

New claims appeals offer 3 options

#Middlebury #Veterans After 18 months of being studied and readied, the Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 finally became official last month. You’ll now have more choice in how ... Continue Reading →

Don’t be a victim of pension poaching

#Middlebury #Veterans A law currently making its way through Congress is called the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act. Its purpose is to add another tool to the arsenal to prevent ... Continue Reading →

Telehealth visits surge

#Middlebury #Veterans In 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs increased the use of TeleHealth medical visits by 19 percent, bringing the total to over 1 million. If you have an ... Continue Reading →