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Monthly Archives: October 2011
VA Updates Information Sharing Rule with DOD
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 | Posted by Veterans Today The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it is amending an agency rule in the Code of Federal Register (C.F.R.) to remove an inappropriate restriction on sharing of information … Continue reading
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Agent Orange: Nehmer and its Progeny
In 1986 a class action suit was filed against the VA by veterans and their survivors. The class alleged that the VA improperly denied their claims for service connected compensation for diseases or disabilities that the class alleged were caused … Continue reading
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Duty to Assist Incarcerated Veterans
Pursuant to VA Fast Letter 11-22, issued on September 8, 2011, Courts have ruled that VA’s duty to assist extends to providing incarcerated veterans with examinations when one is required. The VA must make substantial efforts to obtain both an … Continue reading
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Veterans’ Legislation Passed in Congress
Last week, on October 10, 2011, the House of Representatives passed five veterans bills, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2349, H.R. 2302, H.R. 1025 and H.R. 2433. H.R. 2433, the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011, introduced by House Veterans’ Affairs … Continue reading
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Beyond The Battlefield: Unprepared For Wave Of Severely Wounded, Bureaucracy Still Catching Up
A decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq has left thousands of young Americans suffering with severe pain from amputated limbs, burned flesh, lacerations, shrapnel punctures and traumatic brain damage, injuries that kept them in intensive care for months or … Continue reading
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VA CREATES WOMEN VETERANS CALL CENTER
Major Outreach Effort Launched The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has embarked on a major initiative to reach out to women Veterans in order to solicit their input on ways to enhance the health care services VA provides to women … Continue reading
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VETERAN BORROWERS IN DELINQUENCY
Assistance To Veterans With Non-Va Guaranteed Home Loans For a veteran or service member who may have obtained a conventional or sub-prime loan, VA has a network of eight Regional Loan Centers and two special servicing centers that can offer … Continue reading
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) APP HELPS THOUSANDS
The PTSD Coach smartphone application (app), launched in April by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), has already helped more than 5,000 users connect with important mental health information and resources. “This new tool … Continue reading
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VA PROCESSING HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FAMILY CAREGIVER BENEFITS IN FIRST WEEK
In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has assisted more than 625 Veterans, Servicemembers and their Family Caregivers in applying for new services under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010. “We … Continue reading
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Combat Troops in Iraq Talk About PTSD
by Tim King (SALEM, Ore.) – Hundreds of thousands of American combat veterans are victims of the effects of combat and war. The symptoms of PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, are wide ranging. The current conflicts continue to generate PTSD … Continue reading
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