VA Launches TeleHealth Outreach To VFW, American Legion PostsOctober 17, 2019mHealth Intelligence – The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its telehealth platform to give veterans access to healthcare at [...]
New VA-Approved Tech Glasses Could Help A Million Blind And Impaired Vets SeeOctober 17, 2019American Military News – The United States Department of Veterans Affairs approved Canadian vision technology company eSight’s latest [...]
Congress Sparks Vets’ Ire With Mortgage Fee HikeOctober 17, 2019Politico – Months after Congress passed a bill temporarily raising the fees that veterans pay for home loans, lawmakers are quietly seeking [...]
Cleanliness Issues Exist At Many VA Facilities, Report FindsOctober 17, 2019Becker’s Hospital Review – A new report from the Office of Inspector General for the Veterans Health Administration found VA [...]
Vets Education Benefits As A Whole Grew Nearly 250 Percent, Including GI Bill And Also Other Vets Educational ProgramsOctober 17, 2019Military Times – Federal spending on veterans’ education benefits grew nearly 250 percent over the span of 10 years, an increase largely [...]
Study: Combat Troops At Higher Risk For Opioid, Heroin AddictionOctober 17, 2019Fox News – American troops exposed to combat face a higher risk of abusing heroin and prescription opioids than service members [...]
Here’s Your 2020 Military Retiree, VA And Social Security Pay BumpOctober 17, 2019Military.com – Military retirees, those who receive disability or other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal retirees [...]
Oversights, Lapses At VA Hospital Risked Vets’ Lives, Limit Evidence In Criminal ProbeOctober 17, 2019Stars and Stripes – Family members said investigators told them they are focusing on a person of interest who may have killed as many as 10 [...]
Bill To Give Homeless Vets Aid To Care For Kids Passes House UnanimouslyOctober 17, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – When the Department of Veterans Affairs offers aid to homeless veterans, that aid could also extend to their [...]
‘Sickening’: Congress Grills VA Over Continued Medical Malpractice, Vet DeathsOctober 17, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – Department of Veterans Affairs watchdogs and journalists have reported about veterans being hurt by or dying [...]
Is Agent Orange’s Lethal Legacy Extending To Other Generations Of Vietnam Vets?October 17, 2019WRDW News – It took the government decades to admit Agent Orange exposure could be deadly, but some believe veterans have also passed the [...]
Project Putting Nearly 4M Deceased Vets’ Records OnlineOctober 10, 2019Federal News Network – Some 3.7 million veterans lie interred in cemeteries operated by the Army or the Department of Veterans Affairs. [...]
VA Is Expanding With ‘State Of The Art’ Facilities In These Two StatesOctober 10, 2019ConnectingVets Radio – The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to expand to new hospitals and clinics in Florida and [...]
VA Refunds $400 Million In Mistaken Home Loan FeesOctober 10, 2019Military Times – Veterans Affairs officials have paid out more than $400 million in refunds of home loan funding fees in the wake of an [...]
Court Withdraws Opinion Saying Military Retirees Shouldn’t Be Court-MartialedOctober 10, 2019Military.com – A controversial legal opinion that determined court-martialing military retirees was unconstitutional has been withdrawn. [...]
Million Vets Program Is Now Open For Online EnrollmentOctober 10, 2019NextGov – Veterans across America now have the ability to join the Million Veterans Program research project online. Launched in 2011, the [...]
Memo Outlining Supposed Changes To VA Caregiver Program Create Confusion, Anxiety Among VetsOctober 10, 2019Military Times – Veterans Affairs officials are distancing themselves from a memo circulating among veterans groups this week outlining [...]
New Vet Suicide Numbers Raise Concerns Among Experts Hoping For Positive NewsOctober 10, 2019Military Times – Researchers this year changed a key metric in how they track veterans suicides in an effort to better explain the scope of [...]
VA To Hold Off On Sharing Medical Records After Vets’ Lawsuit Says It Violated PrivacyOctober 10, 2019ConnectingVets Radio – A group of veterans filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs in an attempt to stop it from sharing [...]
VA Appeals Board Sets Record With More Than 95,000 Appeals Decisions in 2019October 10, 2019ConnectingVets Radio – The Department of Veterans Affairs says it had a “record-breaking year” for appeals decisions. The VA [...]
Pentagon: 123 Military Spouses Killed Themselves in 2017October 3, 2019Washington Examiner – A Pentagon report has found that 123 military spouses died from suicide in 2017. The report, which comes as the [...]
VA Has ‘Severe’ Shortage Of Nurses, Psychiatrists And Police, Report ShowsOctober 3, 2019ConnectingVets Radio – Staff shortages are a root cause of patient healthcare problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, officials [...]
Bill Would Require VA To Report Sexual Harassment, Assault Incidents To CongressOctober 3, 2019Military.com – In the wake of a senior policy adviser to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee saying she was assaulted at a VA [...]
Many Vets Fuming Over Nationwide Smoking Ban On VA Facilities GroundsOctober 3, 2019FOX News – A nationwide smoking ban outside all Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities applying to visitors, patients and [...]
VA Funding Could Be Protected From Government Shutdowns If This Bill PassesOctober 3, 2019ConnectingVets Radio – Veterans should not have to worry about getting what they need from the Department of Veterans Affairs during a [...]
New Research May Shed Light On Combat Concussion-Dementia LinkOctober 3, 2019Military Times – A Virginia university has launched a massive research study to better understand the relationship between concussions and [...]
More Vets See Improvements In VA Health Care, VFW Survey FindsOctober 3, 2019Military.com – More veterans are giving a thumbs up to how they are treated when seeking Department of Veterans Affairs health care, [...]
VA Doctor Has Revolutionized The Understanding Of Brain DiseasesOctober 3, 2019Federal News Network – Awareness of widespread concussion and traumatic brain injury dangers has spread throughout the warfighting and [...]
VA Rollout Of New Scheduling Tool Will Take Two Years Longer Than ExpectedOctober 3, 2019Fed Scoop – It will take the Department of Veterans Affairs an additional two years to deliver a modernized tool to schedule appointments [...]
Vets Benefits Will See A Cost-Of-Living Bump This Year, But How Much?October 3, 2019Military Times – Veterans will see a cost-of-living increase in their benefits payouts later this year, but it likely won’t be as big as [...]
