Category Archives: Veterans Services

VA allots $600 million more to veterans program

Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: January 14, 2014 WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials -->

Shinseki says claims backlog is heading in ‘the right direction’

By Leo Shane III Stars and StripesPublished: December 29, 2013 For the first time since -->

Athletic events will showcase wounded warriors’ skills, spirit

Stars and Stripes January 7, 2014 More than 100 wounded warriors will compete this week -->

VA to Expand Benefits for Traumatic Brain Injury

Adds Five Illnesses Related to Service-Connected TBI WASHINGTON – Some Veterans with traumatic brain injury -->

VA eases rules for claims on some TBI-related health problems

By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: December 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs -->

Mild Blast Injuries Tied to Long-Term Brain Changes in Veterans

Veterans who are suffering from even mild brain injuries from blasts have long-term changes in -->

More veterans eligible for benefits as agent orange perimeter expands

Daily Register, By DEB KUNKLE OELWEIN — More veterans of the Vietnam War were recently -->

COMING HOME: PTSD affects veterans, family, friends in different, drastic ways

Idaho Press, by Nick Groff: HOW DOES PTSD HAPPEN? Dr. Julie Sharrette, a psychologist at -->

For Assaulted Veterans, a Second Battle

New York Times, By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published: November 17, 2013 For military veterans, the -->

‘Not all injuries bleed’: prevent military’s silent epidemic

By Lydia Denworth Bloomberg News The toll from a decade of war in Iraq and -->

Forget Kryptonite and superpowers — PTSD, soldier’s life color the hero in ‘Vindicated’

John Russell is a new comic hero created by a team of veterans and Hollywood -->

Veterans eligible for scholarships through Arizona Medical Training Institute in Mesa

By Chris Gabel East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.) November 6, 2013 Beth Calhoun was unemployed -->

Stand Up For Heroes Benefit Tonight

The annual Stand Up For Heroes event at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on -->

Lawmakers push for 100 percent advance funding for VA

Read Article Here By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: October 29, 2013 WASHINGTON -->

Veterans with Gulf War Illness show brain changes linked to memory deficits

New research illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness (GWI) thought to -->

In War Wind-Down, Veterans’ New Mission Is College

Many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have embarked on a new mission, but this -->

VA blaming claims backlog uptick on shutdown

By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: October 7, 2013 WASHINGTON — Department of -->

3 WINS this week for our Veterans

Our Veterans’ Services Group is celebrating the following wins this week: 1) Veteran awarded benefits -->

We are looking to hire a Veteran for our Veterans Services Group

 We are seeking to hire a military veteran (non-attorney) to join our staff. Veterans with disabilities -->

VA: Most Employees to Stay On, But Shutdown Will Halt Some Services

By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — More than 95 percent of Veterans -->

Were Vets Who Served in Guam and Exposed to Agent Orange Denied Benefits?

By Diane Diamond. The life-changing damage done by the Agent Orange herbicide continues to haunt -->