Monthly Archives: March 2012

Democracy Now!, March 27, 2012: As Staff. Sgt. Robert Bales is charged with murdering 17 Afghans, we speak with reporter Mark Benjamin, who revealed the Pentagon recently launched an emergency review of a controversial anti-malaria drug known to induce psychotic … Continue reading →

The U.S. Senate declared March 30th as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, agreeing unanimously to a resolution introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. On March 30, 1973, all U.S. troops withdrew … Continue reading →

The current VA manual that is used by VA employees is M21-IMR ( the manual rewrite ). This manual contains instructions to follow when VA employees receive claims, develop for evidence, and make disability compensation decisions. The VA has an … Continue reading →

Important Information Veterans Should Know: A veteran who has other than a dishonorable discharge from the military and who served in a designated combat zone such as Iraq and Afghanistan, is entitled to FREE healthcare for ANY medical problems for … Continue reading →

Veterans who served aboard ships during the Vietnam conflict may be entitled to benefits for diseases or disabilities suffered due to Agent Orange exposure. The Department of Veterans Affairs continually updates the list. One can review the list by accessing … Continue reading →

Ben Sherman: FORT SILL, Okla. — March is Brain Injury Awareness month, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exposed U.S and coalition forces to countless explosions from many sources, often resulting in traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The … Continue reading →

By Kevin Freking – The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates are again raising alarms that the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs is not … Continue reading →

Seattle Times, by Hal Bernton: The Army Medical Command has a hotline available for soldiers and veterans who have been screened by forensic psychiatric teams since 2007 as part of the evaluation process for medical retirement. Soldiers and veterans with … Continue reading →