Category Archives: News
Vietnam veterans may be dying from slow-killing parasite, study shows:
The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested through raw or undercooked fish and a rare bile duct cancer. It can take decades for symptoms to appear. … Continue reading
New technology alleviates Tinnitus by retraining the brain to ignore ringing in the ears:
A recently released randomized study by the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research at the VA Portland Health Care System demonstrated improved clinical outcomes for tinnitus patients using the Levo System. The study was led by James Henry, PhD. Tinnitus … Continue reading
Restoring Veterans’ Second Amendment right:
Currently, when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) names a fiduciary to assist a veteran with benefit payments, the VA will then report the veteran to the National Criminal Instant Background Check System (NICS), also known as the gun ban … Continue reading
VA considers restricting eligibility for caregivers program:
On February 6, 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is considering new restrictions to a program that provides monthly stipends and other assistance to family caregivers of post-9/11 veterans. Testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on … Continue reading
• (855) 948 2311:
That is the number for the White House Hot Line and 90% of the staff are either veterans or family members of veterans. According to the VA, the agents document your concerns about VA care, benefits or services and they … Continue reading
• Veteran population:
I found tthe following interesting because I believe it shows what some think of our military. Over the next 25 years the VA expects a 37.5% decline in the veteran population. VA projections show there will be a total veteran … Continue reading
• Half of Post-9/11 vets aren’t getting mental health care: f
About half of U.S. veterans who served during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq don’t get the mental health care they need, according to a new report that recommends changes to improve the care delivered by the Veterans Affairs health … Continue reading
VA’s Regulatory Loophole will affect Veterans of all era’s
VA Loophole
VA’s Homeless Grant and Per Diem
Rep. Coffman (CO) introduced H.R. 4099, a bill which modifies the calculation of per diem payments the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes to homeless grant providers to include partial payment for each of a homeless veteran’s minor dependents. This … Continue reading
The 115th Congress wrapped up its first session with the passage of numerous bills that benefit injured and ill veterans.
P.L. 115-26, a bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 established the … Continue reading