Category Archives: Veterans Services
To head VA, Obama selects former CEO of consumer products giant
By Chris Carroll Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to take over -->
Jul
8 years for psych eval a ‘harmless error,’ VA says
by Travis J. Tritten Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — A veteran admitted to a long-term -->
Jun
Study: Lack of progress prompts a third of veterans with TBI, PTSD to drop out of treatment
Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — Nearly a third of veterans seeking care for post-traumatic stress -->
Jun
Home/News/VeteransAudit: 57,000 veterans waiting more than 90 days to be seen at VA
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — More than 57,000 veterans have been -->
Jun
Audit cites Castle Point VA Medical Center for further investigation
By James Nani, Times Herald-RecordPublished: 2:33 PM – 06/09/14WAPPINGERS FALLS — The Castle Point campus -->
Jun
Nancy Y. Morgan, Esq., discusses plight of Veterans in New York Post Article
F&P Director of Legal Operations and Founding Partner of the Veterans Services Group, Nancy Y. -->
Jun
Cultural change critical to rescuing VA, experts say
By Mike Wereschagin, Carl Prine and Adam SmeltzThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — As the Department of Veterans -->
Jun
Eric Shinseki Resigns Amid Veterans Affairs Controversy
By Paige Lavender, Huffington Post: Eric Shinseki, U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs, resigned Friday amid -->
May
How VA clinics falsified appointment records
By Pauline Jelinek, WASHINGTON — Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments -->
May
Veterans’ representation in Congress has fallen drastically since post-Vietnam years
By Chuck Raasch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: WASHINGTON — As the federal government struggles with problems -->
May
Government Awards Full Benefits To Wife Of Female Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
By Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post: Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tracy Dice Johnson, whose wife -->
May
American Music Project: Voices for Veterans
The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, is -->
May
Obama Administration, Congress Move to Address Growing Veterans Affairs Firestorm
By Matthew Daly, WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to -->
May
The Department of Delay, Deceit and Dumb Disorder
by Charles G. Mills – fitzgerald griffin foundation GLEN COVE, NY — The two largest -->
May
DOJ: Student loan entity penalized for cheating veterans
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — The student lender Sallie Mae, which in -->
May
Group opens office to address growing needs of female veterans
By Wesley Brown, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: It took time, but female veterans now have -->
May
Veterans Group, government watchdog create VA whistleblower site
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — As Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki prepared -->
May
Second VA doctor blows whistle on patient-care failures
Dr. Katherine Mitchell talked about a “perfect storm” in the ER and her fears that -->
May
VA sued over PTSD claims related to sexual assault
By Jennifer Hlad, Stars & Stripes: Two veterans organizations are suing the Department of Veterans -->
May
The enemy at home: Veterans addicted and dying from VA pain pills
Whistleblowers say military doctors and VA have overprescribed powerful narcotics for more than a decade. -->
Apr
A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital’s secret list
(CNN) — By Scott Bronstein and Drew Griffin: At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting -->
Apr