Tag Archives: Veterans Services

VA Mobilizes Veterans’ Supporters for Suicide Prevention Month

Veterans’ Communities, Families Asked to ‘Stand by Them’ WASHINGTON — In recognition of September as -->

Experts Help Troops, Veterans With Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues

Courtier-Journal, by Laura Ungar A team of Kentucky military and health care experts will work -->

Finding a job biggest challenge for veterans, survey finds

Washington Post, By Steve Vogel Despite a continued drop in the unemployment rate among Iraq- -->

Finkelstein & Partners’ Morgan Named to NYS Bar Association’s Special Committee on Veterans

Newburgh, NY – Andrew G. Finkelstein, managing partner of Finkelstein & Partners LLP, one of -->

Soldiers seeking routine medical care now get PTSD screening as well

By SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes Published: July 5, 2012 The Army is asking soldiers -->

VA Officials Say Cost Too High to Fix Fiduciary Program

Houston Chronicle, by Lise Olse: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs opposes many of the -->

VA care extended to Camp Lejeune water victims

The Navy Times, By Rick Maze Congressional negotiators have taken a big leap in expanding -->

VSG’s Nancy Morgan Appointed to Special Committee on Veterans

Nancy Morgan, Esq., Partner at Finkelstein & Partners and head of the F&P Veteran’s Services -->

The V.A.’s Shameful Betrayal

NY Times, by Mike Scotti: THE Department of Veterans Affairs, already under enormous strain from -->

F&P Veterans Services Group Honors and Remembers Our Fallen Veterans On This Memorial Day and Always

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all -->

Federal court reverses order for VA system overhaul

Associated Press: By PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed -->

VA Boosts Mental Health Workforce

Time: Battleland Military Mental Health A Lagging Indicator By Mark Thompson April 20, 2012 |Even -->

Veterans Affairs’ mental-health system denounced at hearing

Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs followed the release of an inspector -->

Facts Veterans Should Know

The current VA manual that is used by VA employees is M21-IMR ( the manual -->

Hotline available for soldiers, veterans over PTSD evaluations

Seattle Times, by Hal Bernton: The Army Medical Command has a hotline available for soldiers -->

VA Providing Credit Monitoring to Misidentified Veterans

US Dept of Veterans Affairs–WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit -->

Veterans For Common Sense: Iraq and Afghanistan Impact Report January 2012

Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) has issued its quarterly report which combines findings taken from -->

Sleep Apnea Elevated in Veterans with PTSD

By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today VANCOUVER — Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress -->

VA Deploying 20 New Mobile Vet Centers Additions to Fleet Will Expand Veterans’ Access to VA Services Across U.S.

Veterans for Common Sense–Patrick–COLUMBUS, Ohio (January 4, 2012) — The Department of Veterans Affairs today -->

Congress Approves $10 Million for Gulf War Illness Research

USA Today, by Kelly Kennedy – Congress has approved dedicating $10 million to research the -->