Tag Archives: Veterans Services

For Suicidal Veterans, a Frayed Lifeline

NY Times Editorial Board: Veterans make up 8.5 percent of America’s adult population but account -->

VA Officials Pledge New Studies Into Effects of Agent Orange

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr., ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, The Virginian-Pilot:  The U.S. -->

Miller Bill Would Enable Real Accountability for All VA Employees, Reform Appeals Process

Yesterday, Chairman Jeff Miller introduced H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act -->

Veteran groups blast Senate plan to scale back preferential hiring

By Travis J. Tritten:  Veteran groups on Monday blasted an effort by the Senate and -->

Nancy Morgan, Esq. and Christine Clemens, Esq., Presented CLE on Veterans Law

VSG Attorneys, Nancy Morgan and Christine Clemens, presented a CLE on behalf of the New -->

Bill Would Turn Veterans Health Administration Into Nonprofit Corporation

By Eric Katz:  The Caring for our Heroes in the 21st Century Act, introduced by -->

VA announces new TBI exams

By: A.J. Lagoe and Steven Eckert, KARE: Responding to disclosures that it used unqualified doctors to -->

New VA watchdog pledges more transparency

USA Today, By Donovan Slack: The new inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs -->

Joseph’s Kind Words, A VA Client

It is our honor to assist those who have been hurt or injured seek the -->

Unqualified Doctors Perform Over 20 Thousand VA TBI Exams

Traumatic brain injuries often result in devastating, life-long effects. Sadly many victims who suffer traumatic -->

Unqualified VA doctors performed 25,000 TBI exams

By AJ Lagoe and Steven Eckert: The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to contact nearly -->

Veterans groups oppose Choice program expansion

By Patricia Kime: The nation’s largest veterans groups have lined up to oppose any expansion -->

Veterans with ‘bad paper’ discharges seek help from Congress

By Martin C. Evans: A bill, introduced last June by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), would -->

After years VA now considering PTSD as factor in discharges

By David O’Reilly:  Thanks to a federal lawsuit brought last year on behalf of five -->

VA wrongly tells veterans they’re dead, cuts off benefits

By Tamara Lush:  Mike Rieker, a 69-year-old Navy veteran who served in Vietnam, relies on -->

VA Secretary Misstates the Number of Wait-Time Manipulation Disciplinary Actions–Again

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee:  In a speech about the state of VA, McDonald said the -->

Veterans Day 2015

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is -->

Senate Bill Proposes Expanding VA Telehealth Services Across State Lines

by Heather Landi: A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to improve healthcare access for veterans -->

Holding bureaucrats accountable for Camp Lejeune failures

By Senator Richard Burr: This week, when I testify along with retired Marine Master Sergeant Jerry -->

Report: VA executives misused reimbursement programs

By Leo Shane, III: Senior executives with the Department of Veterans Affairs misused interoffice moves to -->

VA/DoD Online Service Tops 5 Million Users

WASHINGTON – Participation in the joint Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense -->