“The VA Says We’re Different”
PilotOnline.com – To the best of his knowledge, Jim Smith never saw or handled Agent Orange on the Navy ship he served on during the Vietnam War. “I never sprayed the stuff, never [...]
Warner, Kaine Sponsor Legislation for ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Vets Exposed to Agent Orange
Daily Press – U.S. Senators Mark Warner, D-VA., and Tim Kaine, D-VA., co-sponsored legislation Wednesday that would make Navy vets who served off the Vietnam shore during the war there [...]
Blue Water Vets Share Their Agent Orange Stories
Pro Publica – The U.S. military sprayed about 19 million gallons of defoliants during the Vietnam War. The chemicals – mostly Agent Orange – killed the jungle brush and denied [...]
Justice for One Fired VA Whistleblower
The Washington Post – Disabled veteran and retired Army Sgt. Bradie Frank didn’t think it could happen to him. But it did. He was fired from his job at the Baltimore Regional Office [...]
San Luis Valley Vets Say They Have Been Months Without a Doctor
Denver Post – Veterans in the San Luis Valley have been driving hundreds of miles for doctor appointments for five months despite a congressional plea to the Department of Veteran Affairs [...]
Indiana Vets Returning Home Face Dearth of Services
Stars and Stripes – Indiana has a large number of veterans who are returning home as the Army thins its ranks and winds down overseas engagements, placing more demand on a network of [...]
Nearly 900,000 Vets Are Still Waiting to Get Onto the VA Backlog
Christian Science Monitor – Despite President Obama’s recent call for further reform of the veteran care system, nearly 900,000 military veterans still have pending health care [...]
Vets Jobless Rates Drop to Historic Lows
Military Times – The unemployment rate for veterans dropped to a seven-year low in August, and the rate for Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans fell to the lowest level since federal [...]
Inspection of VA Regional Office San Diego, California
VA.gov – Overall, VA Office of Inspector General benefits inspectors determined San Diego VA Regional Office claims processing staff incorrectly processed 23 of the 90 disability claims (26 [...]
Inspection of VA Regional Office Lincoln, Nebraska
VA.gov – Overall, VA Office of Inspector General benefits inspectors determined Lincoln VA Regional Office claims processing staff incorrectly processed 8 of the 66 disability claims (12 [...]