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VA has launched a telephone service called Coaching into Care, which is a national phone service that links Veterans and their family members with benefits and services available in their communities.

VA recently announced that it will expand its pilot for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER), which enables sharing of Veterans’ health records, adding six additional sites to the current five already using the program.

The American Federation of Government Employees’ National VA Council (NVAC) is calling on President Obama to halt the downgrade of administrative positions at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.

With electronic health records, computers have proven their worth in tracking, sorting and displaying data.

At Sunday's Veterans Press Conference, Rusty Rustan, a disabled Vietnam War Veteran from Orange County, spoke on behalf of Paralyzed Veterans Association and delivered a powerful message regarding Veterans suffering from PTSD and quoted Major General Smedley Butler, a World War I hero and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Thursday night my hospital bed air mattress deflated, and I sank deeper and deeper into its folds, like a bug caught in a Venus fly trap. My diaphragm was compressing and my neck vertebrae were popping like knuckles when the night nurse saw me and saved me. Quadriplegics face such tragicomic perils regularly, in which simple equipment failures can be fatal.

The office staff has not come to the aid of a homeless Female Veteran last weekend who was denied shelter and care at the Los Angels VA.

On March 16, 2010, the ACLU of Southern California filed a lawsuit against Donna Beiter, executive director of the VA Greater Los Angeles healthcare system, along with her chief of police, Ronald Mathis, for Viewpoint Discrimination (censorship) after they ordered the VA police to issue false arrest citations against me, and removed the American Flag during our Sunday Rally protests.

The terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001 impacted us all. For many people these reactions have lessened over time.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is extending retroactive traumatic injury benefits to Servicemembers who suffered qualifying injuries during the period Oct. 7, 2001 to Nov. 30, 2005, regardless of the geographic location where the injuries occurred.

Today, more than 100 recently injured Veterans are gathered in San Diego for the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, a special rehabilitation-related sporting event, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Twenty VA medical centers from across the nation were recognized by The Joint Commission as Top Performers on Key Quality Measures for 2010.

Twenty Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers from across the Nation were recognized by The Joint Commission today as Top Performers on Key Quality Measures for 2010.

Although this is my own story, it fits the pattern of official malice against other hospitalized veterans, who have discovered that a month-long stay in a VA hospital can be as deadly as a month-long tour in a combat zone. The memoranda below demonstrate an insane institution that accepts criminals and attacks critics.

On September 4, the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team took on local Washington, DC celebrities at Nationals Park.

Please attend the Veterans Press Conference this Sunday, "Claiming Ownership to Our Land."

Arlene Adams-Cataldo, RN, BSN, CARN, CASAC, served in Vietnam and is also on the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Board.

The seasonal flu vaccine is available at the Wilmington VA Medical Center and the Ventnor, Vineland, Cape May, Dover and Georgetown clinics.

Nearly 240 Veterans with injuries and other disabilities will be in Iowa to participate in the National Veterans TEE (Training, Exposure, and Experience) Tournament Sept. 12-15.

Nearly 137,000 Veterans in the United States are homeless.

“Yesterday, the President sent the American Jobs Act to Congress for consideration. With the American Jobs Act, the President is again demonstrating unwavering support of Veterans and of business by putting forward an aggressive plan that will help create new jobs for Veterans and boost the American economy.

A small pilot study led by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researcher found that a nasal insulin spray improved memory, thinking skills, and functional ability in people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.

Spring Valley resident Simon Jackson loves the feeling he gets through his handcycle. “I am the engine for where and how fast I go,” said the 34-year old Army Veteran.

VA launched the telephone service, Coaching into Care, to provide assistance to family members and friends trying to encourage their Veteran to seek health care for possible readjustment and mental health issues.

This month, Dr. Kathryn Magruder, a VA researcher at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, S.C., begins a nine-month Fulbright Scholarship in Ankara, Turkey.

A homeless Female Veteran has been denied shelter at the Los Angeles VA because she essentially did not answer the "right" questions.

It's 9-11 weekend and we're honoring our Troops and Veterans who served over the past decade. BS! What a disgrace our government has become, particularly the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new pilot site in the Puget Sound area to improve the delivery of services to Veterans.

On this 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, we remember and honor those lost in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania—and all who have served in the decade since.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced last week that more than $2.2 billion in retroactive benefits have been paid to approximately 89,000 Vietnam Veterans and their survivors who filed claims related to one of three new Agent Orange presumptive conditions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has automated its online Health Benefits Renewal (10-10EZR) form as part of its ongoing effort to streamline access to benefits.

In a career that included Army National Guard and Army Reserve tours, I have served eight years in the military units nearby the VA hospital, from a state combat arms battalion to a national exercise division, and I can only think of one good reason why authorities would schedule an emergency exercise during the Super Bowl: they were anticipating an emergency, perhaps a convenient catastrophe like the USS Maine.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it will expand its pilot for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER), which enables sharing of Veterans’ health records.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has instituted a new program to provide comprehensive compensation and pension (C&P) examinations to U.S. Veterans living overseas.

Malicious users seeking to exploit interest related to the 10 year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will likely use subject lines related to the incident in phishing-mails on or around September 11, 2011.

It's National Suicide Prevention Week, and VA offers confidential help for Veterans and their families.

Health problems associated with military service during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn and related VA benefits

Men and women who have served in the military can find out about their benefits from the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

I expect swift retaliation for writing this article, which I submit to the VA Inspector General in defiance of the Houston VA hospital's efforts to prevent me. In the America of the Declaration, wherever there is repression there must be resistance.

An eBook by Tim King and Robert O’Dowd tackles the environmental contamination at former MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune, including the murder of a senior Marine Corps officer at El Toro. The book is scheduled for release in October/November 2011.

Why does a small group of elderly Veterans gather every Sunday outside the largest VA in the nation at one of the busiest intersections in Los Angeles to protest the biggest land-fraud scam in America?

Over 150 teams competed July 30-31, 2011 in the annual “Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival.” The competition brought paddlers together, including Veterans, for an Asian-inspired boat race in the Southern California Marina.