Category Archives: Veterans Services

Veterans May Receive Contamination Benefits

By Philip A. Janquart, WASHINGTON (CN) – The Department of Veteran Affairs has proposed rules -->

Congress, VA engage in dispute over records

By KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — In an unusual standoff, the U.S. Department -->

Waxman Sends Shinseki Clear and Unambiguous Message

By Robert L. Rosebrock LOS ANGELES – On the heels of U.S. District Judge S. -->

Vet’s denied claim granted 10 years later — for $500,000

By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The first time the Vietnam veteran -->

VA: Billions needed to expand caregiver benefit

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday -->

Most Recent Medal of Honor Recipient Focuses on PTSD

Ty Carter has received the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama for his courage -->

The painstaking effort to recover millions of burned military service records

By Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes “Forty years ago this summer, firefighters in St. Louis -->

VA reverses denial of benefits for veteran in Agent Orange-related case

Interesting Washington Post Article by Steve Vogel. This is the first win of its kind. -->

VA offering retro benefits to encourage use of ‘developed’ claims

By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is -->

Newest veterans say suicide is their biggest challenge

Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY July 30, 2013 The nation’s newest combat veterans — those who -->

Another VSG Win!

Veteran Granted 50% service connection for PTSD! The Veteran served honorably in the Army National -->

Congress Do What is Right for Our Nation’s Veterans

By John J. Bury – US Navy, retired, Vietnam War Veteran Each year as Congress -->

Veterans With PTSD Caught in The System

VA cannot provide treatment to incarcerated veterans suffering from PTSD. New measures must be taken -->

DCoE Releases Clinical Guidance on Neuroimaging for Mild TBI

By Corina Notyce, DCoE Public Affairs July 25, 2013 The Defense Centers of Excellence for -->

GE Healthcare Nuclear Medicine Systems: Class I Recall – Serious Injuries or Deaths Could Occur

From MedWatch- the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program – 7/29/13 ISSUE: GE -->

Another VSG Win!

Veteran is awarded TDIU retroactive to 2008 and will receive $80,000+ in retro benefits. The -->

Two Marine Veterans Unite Decades Later to Win VA Appeals for Exposure to Agent Orange in Subic Bay, Philippines

Two veterans of the Vietnam War, who served Honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps., have -->

VA triples spending on homelessness problem

In an effort to end homelessness among veterans, the VA has awarded $300 Million in -->

Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, also -->

Proposed Legislation would Fund Research concerning Burn Pits and their Effects on Troops

A Bill introduced in the House seeks to earmark $30 Million to establish three study -->

Another VSG Win!

Veteran Awarded 100% service connection for Diabetes Type 2 retroactive to June 2008. The Veteran -->