Category Archives: Veterans Services

Financial relief finally coming for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims

Renee Schoof, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced -->

Report: Services for Female Veterans Fall Short

ABC News, by Matthew Daly: The Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not -->

VA to unveil new standardized disability claims forms

AirForce Times:  The Veterans Affairs Department is introducing new, standardized disability claims forms that officials -->

Discharge Upgrades May be Possible for Vets with PTSD

By Tom Philpott, Military.com:  As many as 80,000 veterans who suffered from post-traumatic stress and -->

American Music Project: Voice For Veterans St. Louis Concert to Support Homeless Veterans

The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, has -->

VA secretary vows more changes, higher ranges of pay for doctors, nurses

By Jennifer Hlad, Stars & Stripes: SAN DIEGO — As part of the effort to -->

House clears increase in veterans’ disability payments

by Christina Marcos: The Hill:  The House on Tuesday evening cleared legislation to increase compensation -->

At tense VA hearing, doctors link delays to patient deaths

By Heath Druzin, Stars & Stripes:  WASHINGTON — At a heated Congressional hearing Wednesday, two -->

Government Mistakenly Withheld $2.4M in Disability From Vets

By Gregg Zoroya, USA Today: The federal government accidentally withheld $2.4 million out of September -->

VA announces 90-day plan to implement reforms

By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux: The Washington Post:  Robert McDonald, the newly appointed secretary of the sprawling -->

New Rules May Allow Benefits Long Denied to Vietnam-Era Veterans

NY Times: By Dave Philipps: Thousands of Vietnam-era veterans barred from receiving benefits because of -->

VA touts progress on suicides; data tell another story

By Dennis Wagner, USA Today:  Seven years ago, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rejected -->

Obama to veterans: New culture of accountability at VA

By Gregory Korte, USA Today: WASHINGTON — President Obama announced a new series of executive -->

VA watchdog confirms patients died after receiving poor care

The Washington Post, by Dan Lamothe:  The Department of Veterans Affairs’ watchdog confirmed Tuesday that -->

Report: VA scandal probe targets potential obstruction of justice

By Greg Zoroya, USA Today: The Justice Department and the FBI have joined the Veterans -->

VA details sweeping changes to speed care to veterans

USA Today, by Greg Zoroya:  The Department of Veterans Affairs promises sweeping changes — and -->

Secretary McDonald Announces Town Hall Events at Veterans’ Facilities Nationwide

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald has directed all Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare and -->

VA Improperly Billing Insurers for Veterans’ Service-Related Care

NBC News: VA medical facilities are improperly billing private insurers for treatment of service-related injuries -->

Vets Raise Concerns Over Bonuses for VA Employees

Columbia, SC (WLTX) – The Columbia VA Regional Office just gave more than 350 employees -->

Veterans group: VA secretary has ‘already gone native with the VA bureaucracy’

By Josh Hicks, The Washington Post:  VA Secretary Robert McDonald said Thursday that the agency -->

Senate Bill Calls for Research on Families of Troops Exposed to Toxins

By Patricia Kime, Navy Times: More research is needed on the health of the children -->