When VA doctors aren’t doctors
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Consider this: A Department of Veterans Affairs medical employee, whose salary is paid for by the taxpayers and who is on the VA list of employees, doesn’t ... Continue Reading →
Veterans’ homelessness down, but still a problem
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The U.S. Housing and Urban Development says that overall veteran homelessness is down 5.4 percent this year and is half of what it was in 2010. That still leaves ... Continue Reading →
Still seeking records 45 years after fire
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In July 1973 a fire broke out in the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. By the time it was finally put out four days later, with the help of firefighters ... Continue Reading →
New boss for troubled D.C. VA Medical Center
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Those of you who get care at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center (over 120,000 of you) probably can breathe a sigh of relief. A new director has taken the ... Continue Reading →
Vets have vacation options
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If you hope to take a vacation during the holiday season, the time to nail down the details is now. Slots fill up fast. You’ll need hotel and plane or train reservations, ... Continue Reading →
Veteran services get big boost
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More than $536 million in grants has been authorized for services to veterans and their families. One grant is for $326 million; the other is for $200 million.
The $326 ... Continue Reading →
Vets stranded when VA drops the ball
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A small home-health service in New Hampshire had to stop taking care of its 15 veterans when the Department of Veterans Affairs stopped paying the bills. Unlike major corporations, ... Continue Reading →
VAOIG has a long reach
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When thieves steal from the Department of Veterans Affairs, often it’s not just the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) that goes after them. Depending ... Continue Reading →
Vets’ education benefits expand yet again
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The Forever GI Bill has expanded again, this time by 15 provisions, adding to the 13 from last year. The bill, aka The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act ... Continue Reading →
Vets can get clinic reminders via cellphone
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If you’re a patient and you have a new cellphone number, you need to tell the Department of Veterans Affairs. It has a new system to remind patients about ... Continue Reading →
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