Lazy provider faked blood-pressure readings
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A potentially life-threatening practice was going on at one of the Department of Veteran Affairs medical facilities until the Office of the Inspector General ... Continue Reading →
New steps to an appeal
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The Department of Veterans Affairs reached a big goal two weeks early in September: It delivered 81,000 appeals decisions for fiscal 2018. That’s 28,000 more decisions ... Continue Reading →
Vets have vacation options
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If you hope to take a vacation during the holiday season, the time to nail down the details is now. Slots fill up fast. You’ll need hotel and plane or train reservations, ... Continue Reading →
Vets can get medals they didn’t receive
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Maybe all you wanted at the time was to get out, to leave the service and not look back. But now, with the passage of years, perhaps you want the medals you earned and never ... Continue Reading →
Veteran services get big boost
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More than $536 million in grants has been authorized for services to veterans and their families. One grant is for $326 million; the other is for $200 million.
The $326 ... Continue Reading →
Vets stranded when VA drops the ball
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A small home-health service in New Hampshire had to stop taking care of its 15 veterans when the Department of Veterans Affairs stopped paying the bills. Unlike major corporations, ... Continue Reading →
VAOIG has a long reach
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When thieves steal from the Department of Veterans Affairs, often it’s not just the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) that goes after them. Depending ... Continue Reading →
VA adds benefits application in Spanish
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The Department of Veterans Affairs now offers a Spanish version of the application to receive benefits. Hispanic Americans have been very much part of the U.S. military, ... Continue Reading →
Vets’ education benefits expand yet again
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The Forever GI Bill has expanded again, this time by 15 provisions, adding to the 13 from last year. The bill, aka The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act ... Continue Reading →
Firearm security aims to help reduce suicides
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The Department of Veterans Affairs recently held a Gun Safety Matters Challenge to explore new ways of securing firearms and reducing the number of veteran suicides. Of ... Continue Reading →
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