Category Archives: Veterans Services
Senate Passes Veterans Jobs Bill
Written by Rosalind Helderman November 10, 2011 (Washington Post) – On the eve of Veterans -->
Veterans’ Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
From DAV: On October 18, 2011, it was announced that there would be a 3.6% -->
Obama To Promote Ways For Veterans To Find Work
Associated Press by Ken Thomas: President Barack Obama is promoting new ways to help veterans -->
For Injured Veterans, Healing in Service to Others
New York Times Article by James Dao: While working with refugees and landmine survivors in -->
A Veteran Commits Suicide Every 80 Minutes
Center For A New American Security Study Reveals Startling Statistic.” by Ken Smith A veteran -->
VA Updates Information Sharing Rule with DOD
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 | Posted by Veterans Today The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -->
Agent Orange: Nehmer and its Progeny
In 1986 a class action suit was filed against the VA by veterans and their -->
Veterans’ Legislation Passed in Congress
Last week, on October 10, 2011, the House of Representatives passed five veterans bills, H.R. -->
Beyond The Battlefield: Unprepared For Wave Of Severely Wounded, Bureaucracy Still Catching Up
A decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq has left thousands of young Americans suffering -->
VA CREATES WOMEN VETERANS CALL CENTER
Major Outreach Effort Launched The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has embarked on a major -->
VETERAN BORROWERS IN DELINQUENCY
Assistance To Veterans With Non-Va Guaranteed Home Loans For a veteran or service member who -->
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) APP HELPS THOUSANDS
The PTSD Coach smartphone application (app), launched in April by the Department of Veterans Affairs -->
VA PROCESSING HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FAMILY CAREGIVER BENEFITS IN FIRST WEEK
In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has assisted -->
Combat Troops in Iraq Talk About PTSD
by Tim King (SALEM, Ore.) – Hundreds of thousands of American combat veterans are victims -->
Secretary Shinseki Announces an Additional $10.3 Million to Help Eliminate Veterans Homelessness
WASHINGTON – Eleven states will share more than $10.3 million in grants to community groups -->
Congressman Ackerman Urges VA to Speed Up, Improve Claims
According to an article written by Congressman Ackerman, Ackerman and NYC/Long Island Colleagues Call on -->
Agent Orange Update
The VA has just released an updated list of of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard -->
Illness Persists In 250,000 Gulf War Veterans
Gulf War Research Breakthrough: Better Diagnosis: Read the following article written by Ivanhoe Newswire: Gulf -->
Federal Appeals Court Backs Veterans’ Complaints on Mental Health Services
Federal Appeals Court Backs Veterans’ Complaints on Mental Health Services. Read the following New York -->
Avastin Injections at VA Causing Blindness
A VA medical center in Los Angeles has reported that five patients who were treated -->