Category Archives: Veterans Services

Senate follows House with bill to reclaim VA bonuses

Stars & Stripes, by Travis J. Tritten: WASHINGTON — Senators on Tuesday filed a bill -->

It was meant to reduce wait times, but veterans say new choice cards are causing more problems

The Washington Post: By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux: Veterans and some VA doctors say that the new “choice -->

New rules on narcotic painkillers cause grief for veterans and VA

By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, The Washtington Post: New federal rules that make it harder to get -->

Veterans in Congress Bring Rare Perspective to Authorizing War

The New York Times: by Ashley Parker and Jeremy W. Peters: Veterans of the wars in -->

No, the VA has not fired 60 people for manipulating wait-time data

The Washington Post, by, Michelle Ye Hee Lee: “Nine hundred people have been fired since -->

Veterans courts soaring in demand as teams of volunteers seek to help military defendants

By John Sharp. AL.com:  The numbers of veterans’ courts have exploded in recent years. Last -->

Veterans urged to show up for VES exams

American Legion:  Veterans Evaluation Services (VES) has been awarded contracts with the Veterans Benefits Administration -->

VA Secretary Attempts to Change Culture, Combat Critics

US News.  By Astrid Goh and Tara Longardner: Six months after taking over as Secretary -->

Obama Signs Veterans Suicide Prevention Bill

ABC News: By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Acknowledging the struggles of the nation’s veterans, President -->

Veterans’ Services Group (VSG) Success Stories for 2014

Our Veterans’ Services Group (VSG) has been hard at work for our veterans and their -->

VA settles more retaliation complaints by whistleblowers

The Associated Press: WASHINGTON  — The Veterans Affairs Department said Tuesday it is offering relief -->

Dutchess Rocks for Wounded Veterans This Saturday at The Chance

Via WPDH website: A special concert will be taking place this Saturday Night January 17th -->

Clay Hunt bill to overhaul veterans suicide programs passes in House

By Travis Tritten, Stars & Stripes:  The House on Monday passed a bill named after deceased -->

Vets get zapped to ease PTSD, and no one really knows why it works

Many veterans suffering from PTSD and TBI have opted for MRT(Magnetic Resonance Therapy) or “brain -->

Combat veterans’ brains reveal hidden damage from IED blasts

Medicalxpress.com:  The brains of some Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who survived blasts from improvised -->

The VA incorrectly reports suicide data and does a poor job of tracking vets at risk, GAO finds

By Mark Brunswick, Star Tribune: Despite heightened awareness of military suicides, the Department of Veterans -->

New Year’s Resolution for the VA: Lose the ‘ICARE’ pin, embrace real reform

By Pete Hegseth, Fox News:  Visit a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility and there’s -->

Female veterans battling PTSD from sexual trauma fight for redress

The Washington Post, By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux:   Thousands of female veterans are struggling to get health-care -->

U.S. Attorney: Former Maryland VA official forged documents, obtained $1.4 million in benefits

By Amy Aubert:  BALTIMORE – A 68-year-old U.S. Army veteran and former Maryland Department of -->

The VA’s big problem: Who knew what, and when, in the D.C. office?

By Pete Kasperowicz:  A new report that says Department of Veterans Affairs officials in Washington -->

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Taps IBM Watson for Help With PTSD

By Darryl K. Taft, EWeek: With many veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the -->