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A senior Veterans Affairs official said issues that used to plague veterans’ access to health care are being addressed and improving both here and nationally. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson said his visit Thursday to the Jack C. … Continue reading →

On July 7, the Veterans Health Administration released new data about veteran suicides, based upon the examination of over 55 million veteran records from 1979 to 2014, from every state in the nation and U.S. territories. While much of the … Continue reading →

According to a June 7 Military Times article by Patricia Kime, a “blue ribbon panel” studying the future of Veterans Affairs health care is poised to recommend an overhaul to the system that would create a structure similar to the … Continue reading →

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald has granted equitable relief to more than 24,000 Veterans following a national review of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) medical examinations conducted in connection with disability compensation claims processed between 2007 and 2015. This action … Continue reading →

Free Veterans Information Seminar When Tuesday June 14th Starts at 3:30 p.m. Where In the Grand Hall of the Cherokees At the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 777 West Cherokee St Catoosa, OK Why If you served in the Armed … Continue reading →

Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced S. 1885, the Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015. This bill would expand service and assistance to include veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, and veterans with very low incomes. This expansion would … Continue reading →

VA Health Care Official Announces Initiatives and Progress Made to Improve Access to Care New Initiatives Chart Roadmap to Access-to-Care Improvements WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) top health care official today announced progress and new steps VA … Continue reading →

At a hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee in late MAR representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs explained how the VA plans to manage an overhaul of the VA’s new Choice Program. According to an article on … Continue reading →

The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214s online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov or try http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records. This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his DD-214 for employment … Continue reading →