Category Archives: Veterans Services
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 -->
As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
By Jared Serbu Over the past several months, the Department of Veterans Affairs has taken -->
New Findings on Gulf War Illness
USA Today- Kelly Kennedy Researchers have discovered two areas of brain atrophy in Gulf War -->
Researchers Find Biological Evidence of Gulf War Illnesses
Recent research has found neurological damage in gulf war veterans who report symptoms of the -->
Research focuses on vets’ brain injuries
The Columbus Dispatch, By Misti Crane: Scars they can’t see keep veterans awake at night. -->
Edmonds Military Wire: VA disability claims require VA overtime
By Michael Schindler: The backlog of Veterans Affairs disability claims, which has gone up by -->