VA Proposes Change to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
WASHINGTON – Well over 100,000 Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to qualify for disability pay under a proposed regulation published by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that adds [...]
Statement from VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON - As Secretary of Veterans Affairs, I accepted the solemn responsibility to uphold our sacred trust with our nation’s Veterans. Fears that Veterans health care and TRICARE will be undermined by the health reform legislation are unfounded. I am confident [...]
Secretary Shinseki Announces $3.3 Million for New Orleans
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced the award of a $3.3 million contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs for pre-construction services for VA’s new medical center in New Orleans. View Original Article
Toledo Hoping for New VA Clinic
Via WTVG-TV Toledo: Nothing is official yet, but the director of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Ann Arbor tells us they plan to add a lot of new services in the next few years and those plans include Toledo.
VA System Should Start Over, Official Says
Baling wire and bandages can’t save the veterans disability claims process, the Veterans Affairs Department’s chief technology officer said Thursday at a roundtable discussion about ways to cut the growing backlog of claims and improve accuracy. “In my judgment, it [...]
VA Kicks Off Disabled Veterans Winter Clinic
More than 400 injured Veterans have signed up to take part in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., the largest adaptive event of its kind in the world, scheduled from March 28 through April 2. [...]
VA Recognizes “Presumptive” Illnesses in Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking steps to make it easier for Veterans to obtain disability compensation for certain diseases associated with service in the Persian Gulf [...]
IG: Vets waiting too long to give disability exams
WASHINGTON — The internal watchdog for the Veterans Affairs Department says VA medical centers need to give compensation and pension medical exams to veterans sooner in order to expedite disability claims. It says some veterans wait months longer than necessary [...]
VA Targets $39 Million for Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2010) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers. “VA is committed to ending the cycle of homelessness among Veterans,” said Secretary [...]
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