Tag: Veterans’ Health

Radiation and CFIDS Potential Connection Pieces of the puzzle continue to be discussed in widening circles of concerned and ill veterans and civilians.  See the...

In reviewing obituaries and talking to several widows of Gulf War Veterans that suffered with unknown illnesses or had died of cardiac events or...

Hot News Is Expected for Chronic Fatigue Sufferers XMRV Findings More Expected This is exciting news in the civilian world for Chronic Fatigue Sufferers that may...

By Sen. Russ Feingold in the Peshtigo Times:  “Country Cousin’s column wrongly said that under the new health care law, veterans will be taxed for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, who has been tirelessly fighting for Veterans in rural and Native American communities, today introduced legislation that will help...

From The VA VA’s The American Veteran Wins Two Emmy Awards VA’s video magazine, The American Veteran, recently received two Emmy Awards at the...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Meridith, Vermont, Atlanta, Georgia, Monterey, California, Reading, Pennsylvania, Elmira, New York, Winter Springs, Florida, San Rafael, California, Salt Lake City, Utah, andCharlotte, North Carolina.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced an $80 million competition Monday that asks the private sector to address some of the department's biggest challenges.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Big Spring, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Salem, Oregon, Manatee, Florida, Rome, Georgia, Buffalo, New York, Cape May, New Jersey, Martinsburg, West Virginia, San Francisco, California, and Helena, Montana.

“Where can you find the highest quality health care in the U.S. ? There isn't one single answer, but believe it or not, many studies and independent experts point to the Veterans Health Administration as among the best.” So begins a June 2, 2010, article on MarketWatch, the Dow Jones online daily financial news report. The article quotes Elizabeth McGlynn, associate director of Rand Health, a division of the Rand Corp., in Santa Monica , Calif. , who co-authored a comparative study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2004 that found the VA outperformed its community health-care counterparts by 20 percentage points in preventive care. It also performed significantly better on chronic disease care and in overall quality.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Brunswick, Florida, Sacramento, California, Columbus, Ohio, Houston, Texas, Fishers, Indiana, Syracuse, New York, Roanoke, Virginia, Tucson, Arizona, Castro Valley, California, and Springfield, Missouri.

From The VA Secretary Highlights VA’s Homeless, Suicide Prevention Efforts On Thursday, Secretary Shinseki visited the Canandaigua, NY VA Medical Center in an effort...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Lancaster, Ohio, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Greencastle, Pennsylvania, Billings, Montana, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Stamford, Connecticut, Portland, Maine, Enid, Oklahoma, Sheridan, Wyoming, and LeRoy, Illinois.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Homelake, Colorado, Shreveport, Louisiana, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Knoxville,Tennessee, St. Louis, Missouri, Nashville, Tennessee, Houston, Texas, Roseburg, Oregon, New Milford, Connecticut, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), chief architect of the pricey Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war era, could become a new champion, for taxpayers, against what he perceives as excess spending on military pay and on a new wave of Agent Orange claims.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Brattleboro, Vermont, Emmitsburg, Maryland, San Francisco, California, Jacksonville, Florida, Cleveland, Ohio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fort Worth, Texas, Sacramento, California, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Buffalo, New York.

The gulf war veterans have been fighting for help with their illnesses due to their service since Operation Desert Storm, and still today with Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Southwest Asia was and still is one of the most toxic places for a service member on deployment. We have been coming home from the gulf sick, and not getting any real help from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Nine out of 10 Veterans have never been tested for HIV. That’s going to change! Every year, the U.S. marks June 27 as National HIV Testing Day. This year, VA is going one better. We’re having VA HIV Testing Week, June 27–July 3. The week will kick off a sustained effort to increase HIV testing throughout VHA, with a goal of diagnosing those Veterans with HIV and providing them with the care they need.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Springfield, Massachusetts, San Antonio, Texas, Swannanoa, North Carolina, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Williamsburg, Virginia, Scottsdale, Arizona, Union Grove, Wisconsin, Columbus, Georgia, Jackson, Mississippi, The Dalles Oregon, and Canandaigua, New York.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that nearly 8,000 homeless veterans will get permanent housing assistance through a HUD rental assistance program that connects homeless veterans from local Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) with rental assistance vouchers provided by local public housing agencies. HUD's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) will provide local public housing agencies with $58.6 million in funding specifically targeted to assist homeless veterans in their area.

Oncology Nurse Cathy Stinnett at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee , Okla. , feels a passion for what she does and gets a lot of fulfillment from being there to help patients and family members through some of their most trying times. In May, Oncology Nurse Month, Stinnet was featured in a Tulsa World newspaper article about her job and the work she does daily to help patients deal with the serious challenges of cancer.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Churchville, New Jersey, Portland, Oregon, Yankton, South Dakota, Yakima, Washington, San Diego, California, Richmond, Virginia, Canton, Ohio, and Stillwell, Kansas.

Officials of the Social Security Income office in Massachusetts told a veteran who applied for help that he would have to quit his job before they could assess his eligibility for funding, two law school professors say. “But he was afraid to quit because he would have insufficient money to exist,” wrote Michael Coyne and Diane Sullivan of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover in the Lowell, Mass., Sun.

I recently watched Frontline's television documentary called The Wounded Platoon, an investigation that researched the lives of infantrymen after returning home from war in Iraq. The soldiers of Ft. Carson's 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry came home from war with psychiatric disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, known as PTSD. The story was more than troubling — it was heartbreaking.

The 24th National Veterans Golden Age Games wrapped up over the weekend, having set a record for attendance.

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Watch this video to learn how Vet Centers provide free readjustment services for Veterans who served in combat—all in an environment Veterans find comfortable. This includes group and individual counseling, family counseling, and more.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Syracuse, New York, Phoenix, Arizona, Ottawa, Illinois, Salt Lake City, Utah, Rapid City, South Dakota, Huntsville, Alabama, Fresno, California, Washington, DC, Panama City, Florida, and Wilton, Connecticut.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Salem, Oregon, White Haven, Pennsylvania, Timonium, Maryland, Mattapan, Massachusetts, San Rafael, California, San Jose, California, Prescott, Arizona, Woodbury, Minnesota, Birmingham, Alabama, and Iron Mountain, Michigan.

If the Army needs proof that Ryan Hallberg suffered a loss when he was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq, it need look no farther than 4 inches below his right knee. There's nothing there. Despite an amputation from his injuries, Hallberg has twice been denied a $50,000 insurance benefit because he has been told by the federal insurance office administering the program that "there is not enough medical information to support your loss."

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Detroit, Michigan, Jacksonville, Florida, Bay City, Michigan, Knoxville, Tennessee, Kinston, North Carolina, San Mateo, California, Austin, Texas, Belleville, Illinois, and Seattle, Washington.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Newtown, Pennsylvania, Rock Island, Illinois, Watertown, Wisconsin, Helena, Montana, Silver City, New Mexico, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Knoxville, Tennessee, Phoenix, Arizona, and Moultrie, Georgia.

President Barack Obama will deliver the Memorial Day address at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery’s 11th Annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 31, 2010.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Molalla, Oregon, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Goshen, Indiana, Menifee, California, Madison, Wisconsin, Atlanta, Georgia, Leavenworth, Kansas, White Plains, New YorkJacksonville, Florida, Wilmington, and North Carolina.

National Veterans Golden Age Games Kick Off Vets from around the nation are in Des Moines, IA to compete in the 24th National Veterans Golden Age Games, the largest annual sports competition of its kind. On Tuesday, VA Chief of Staff John Gingrich (left) thanked sponsors and medical center staff.Learn more

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Saratoga Springs, New York, Cleveland, Wisconsin, Des Moines, Iowa, Lansing, Michigan, Gainesville, Florida, Bristol, Virginia, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Atascadero Lake, CaliforniaTampa, Florida, Brewton, Alabama, Deptford, New Jersey, Austin, Texas, Asheville, North Carolina, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Plainville, Connecticut, and San Diego, California.

Secretary Shinseki Addresses Veteran Homelessness On Thursday, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan appeared before the U.S. Senate to talk about Veteran homelessness. Secretary Shinseki also addressed the issue recently in this short video.

From The VA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. ...

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Tehachapi, California, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Oak Lawn, Illinois, North Canton, Ohio, Knoxville, Tennessee, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Riverside, California, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

At a sun-splashed commencement ceremony on the University Green before a crowd of more than 10,000, United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki told the largest and most diverse graduating class in the history of the University of Vermont that what the world needs most is for them to make caring for others a personal devotion on a level that goes well beyond the traditional definition of volunteerism.

Regional stories on veterans' health, education and other benefits and issues today from Ashland, Nebraska, Saratoga Springs, New York, Spokane, Washington, Broken Bow, Nebraska, Fort Wayne, Indiana, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Sacramento, California, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Holmes, Pennsylvania.