Veterans Affairs

Dr. WOODRUFF- Minister, service dogs for people with PTSD and other mental health conditions – especially veterans – have already been trained in Tasmania as part of a program at Risdon prison, where inmates were guided through the service…

For many veterans, leaving the military is anything but a retirement party. Active duty personnel follow a strict schedule that predetermines what they do, who they talk to, and even when they eat. However, when military personnel become…

In December 2021, VA began including gender identifiers and preferred names in its national medical records system. The gender identity field in the medical record now includes the options transgender male, transgender female, non-binary,…

Bouquet — By Rhonda Lindstrom, Niagara, Wis. : Two Dickinson County veterans hosted a spaghetti dinner with support from local businesses and generous individuals in…

MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of securing land for a new veterans cemetery from a utility. Santee Cooper would donate 90 acres near its headquarters at Moncks…

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As the federal government announced this week it was writing off student loan debt for former students of WyoTech and other Corinthian Colleges schools, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is warning of potential scammers…

Portland, ME After a decade of planning, the new 68,000 square foot Maine Department of Veterans Affairs Community Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), located on West Commercial St., was completed in December 2021 and…

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Memorial Day is often confused with Veterans Day, which falls on November 11 each year and honors those who fought in America's wars and were discharged into anything but disreputable conditions. Memorial Day is often…

RICHMOND, Virginia - The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) conducted an interment at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk on Monday, April 25, 2022 for CMCN David A. Corona, who was honorably…

Bill Ferraro's story is intensely individual. However, his inability to ask for help is terrifyingly familiar."I couldn't even go out and deal with people," Ferraro said. “I knew I was removed from everything, but it's like I didn't care.…

CRISTOBELLE DURRETTE Medill News Service Here's how members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.HOMEPRESIDENT'S CUP…

After being forced to go on hiatus due to the pandemic, the Delta Veterans Group (DVG) can finally bring back its annual Stand Down on the Delta event with a twist. This year, the group has changed the name of the event to “Stand Up on the…

Cerner will reduce its health record contract contract using a credit process for failure to meet contractual performance targets.The transition to the electronic health record (EHR) has gone from road to road, including being partially or…

We are all indebted to the sacrifice our nation's heroes make every day. but it's priceless, including what they often call invisible wounds. Josh Galle is a Marine Corps veteran and an accredited Veterans Services Officer…

Durham, North Carolina — Rates of “moral harm” experienced by healthcare workers in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were similar to those of US military veterans, study results show recent. Researchers from Duke University,…

05.12.22 WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and Congressman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Ranking Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, released…

Special at Armoreite OKLAHOMA CITY - Senator Frank Simpson was recently honored in the Senate for his tireless support and legislative contributions to the Oklahoma National Guard during his tenure in the Senate.…

The Student Veterans Organization (SVO) and the Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Affairs (OVMA) presented two awards to student veterans in honor of their significant and distinguished achievements. The awards were handed out at…

The Marie Wilkinson Pantry in Aurora Saturday morning dedicated a special area in its garden to honor those who served in the military, in hopes that more veterans will come to plant and grow at the site.Starting at 11 a.m., staff and…

The program will provide proactive outreach, engagement and holistic and coordinated support to help prevent veteran suicide.ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Warrior Partnership (AWP) today announced the…

Washington DC--US Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), staunch opponents of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and Senate colleagues sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin raising questions about the number…

State Representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, Chair of Veterans Affairs and a USMC veteran, had the honor of hosting Willard Fruits, a Korean War veteran and current resident of Newark, formerly of Montgomery, to deliver the invocation…

Photo provided, R. Nial Bradshaw/US Air ForceStaff Sgt. Timothy Mason holds a bundle of flags as his son Marcus places a flag next to a…

HORRY COUNTY SC (WBTW) — A new state-run veterans retirement home may soon be coming to Horry County. Horry County has the fastest growing veteran population in the nation, according to Horry County Director of Veterans Affairs…

Military veterans enrolled at the University of Arizona's Global Campus are set to receive federal benefits again after the new online school faced a funding hiatus as its headquarters moved from another state.The University of Arizona…

I am a 100% disabled veteran with a spinal cord injury. I have been going to Togus Veterans Affairs Hospital for over 20 years for my health care. My treatments have included physiotherapy, strength training and swimming. Since the start…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Montana has temporarily closed the Miles City Veterans Long-Term Care Center over concerns about patient safety, the agency said Thursday.In December, the regional VA office…

NEW ORLEANS -- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans announced that JOSEPH CAMPO ("CAMPO") was sentenced on April 14, 2022 to 28 months in prison and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee after pleading…

A suicide awareness and prevention seminar is coming this month to the Bayonne Library. Post 19 of the American Legion and the Free Public Library of Bayonne announced that they would be sponsoring the presentation on Thursday, April 28,…

WASHINGTON, DC - During a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing last week, titled "Honoring Our Promise to Address the Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021," U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, pressed Veterans Affairs Secretary…

HICKORY — Veterans Coffee Connection, a coffee group for veterans of all ages and branches of military service, will meet Wednesday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m. at Outback Steakhouse on Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard in Hickory.The…

(The Center Square) — California lawmakers on Thursday passed two separate measures proposing extensions to…

TITUSVILLE – Month of the Military Child and Military Rescue Month are…

Assemblyman William Colton (D - Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights) said the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs issued a proposal on Monday March 14.and2022 to close two of the VA hospitals in New York.…

SFC Curtis Stonecipher American Legion Post 255 in Gray has been recognized for outstanding achievement in…

CHESTER COUNTY, SC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Chances are if you've walked past the Chester County War Memorial Building and seen these monuments, you've probably read these names, but you don't know who they are. are. "We have the…

Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, had their medical licenses suspended or placed on probation before the center hired them, according to a new report from the Office of…

For nearly five decades, Army veteran Nick Sanza of Napa has been unwilling to go to anything that reflected his time serving in the Vietnam War. However, after working with the Concord Vet Center and the Rowland Freedom Center, he didn't…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday morning at Bakersfield National Cemetery. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs honored the service and sacrifice of living…

US Veterans Affairs operates more than 175 hospitals and 1,700 health care facilities nationwide BOSTON, MA/ACCESSWIRE/March 23, 2022/ ev Transport Services Inc. (“evTS”), an electric vehicle manufacturer focused on the essential services…

Kamal Narang, GDI General Dynamics Information Technology was awarded the $45 million enterprise security architecture contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The contract, which was awarded in September 2021, has a base…

Lynn veterans, from left, Army Combat Engineer and Purple Heart recipient Dan Cote, Brigadier General Andrea Gayle-Bennett, a member of DAV Chapter 64, and Vietnam veteran Joe O 'Hagan are opposed to the possible closing of the VA clinic in…

SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has released its set of recommendations for the future of veterans care in the United States, after years of research and analysis. For South Dakota, the Asset and Infrastructure…

March 12—SUNBURY — Members of the Northumberland County Regional Agency on Aging officially began overseeing veterans services Friday in a new office at 322 N. Second St.Karen Leonovich, administrator of the county's Regional Agency on…

From investing in affordable housing to supporting veterans to increasing funding for the nonprofit Security Grant Program, Rosen's priorities are included in the landmark bill that was passed by the Senate tonight The bipartisan program…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Less than a week after our story showing a Navy veteran's struggle after the Department of Veterans Affairs pronounced him dead, he has learned that his pension payments that had been interrupted would now be…

"That was the last thing I remembered, before waking up lying on the floor." On November 20, 2011, Burgess was in Afghanistan, attached to a mission heading to a village where at least 50 known improvised…

A Nelson County Army veteran is hosting a march next weekend to provide resources and community to current…

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Funnel week at the Iowa Capitol has been a week with long days turning into nights, numerous subcommittee and committee meetings, and the passage of bills that will be…

Disabled New Jersey veterans told Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday they faced a complex web of disconnected transportation services when trying to get to Veterans Affairs hospitals. At a hearing before…

The state's Veterans Services Division could get a rank advancement. A group of state lawmakers is proposing a bill that would elevate the division to a cabinet-level department. The agency would have its own governor-appointed…

MARPLE — Delaware County Community College will present “Equity and Mental Health — Collective Burnout; Collaborative Restoration,” the next in its series of free online Diversity Dialogues discussions, from 5 to 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday,…

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday presented her proposed fiscal year 2023 budget for the state, which includes funding that would allow Michigan National…

Written by John Hewitt Jones 10 Feb 2022 | FEDSCOOP The length of time the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice…

There's more to Rihanna than hot maternity fashion. The pregnant pop star stopped by the West Los Angeles Veterans Campus in Brentwood, Calif., on Sunday to visit veterans on the property. “She was there to really…

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Major Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) – DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) – published today The independent budget…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) - Residents and visitors to Johnson City may have noticed a new addition on the horizon in recent days as a massive crane towers over the campus of the James H. Quillen Veteran's Affairs (VA) Medical…

WASHINGTON — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Thursday asked the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs to delay the March 26 launch in Walla Walla of a troubled computer system that has caused numerous problems since it…

A prominent veterans group is repaying donations it collected for a woman accused of falsely claiming to be a Marine Corps veteran with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star medal for bravery who suffered from breast cancer stage IV…

What the GAO found The Department of Defense (DOD) awards funds from the Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs Appropriations (CDMRP) to researchers for projects that focus on advances in military medicine and public…

BILOXI, miss. John Russelman was getting ready for work before dawn when he saw a bright light through the window and realized that a fire was raging in his Biloxi building. Russelman didn't know it then, but he was the victim of…

For borrowers who are military veterans, the recent VA loan change can be extremely beneficial, if you have…

TITUSVILLE — The 117th Congress is now in its second session. While…

Cody Veterans will not be attending in-person meetings this week as the Cody VA Clinic will be closed to all appointments through Jan. 31. Due to staffing issues, the Cody VA Clinic has announced that it will not be open this week -…

Disabilities often add to monthly expenses, but for Americans there are a few benefits available to help cover the costs.Most people with disabilities often find themselves with additional costs each month for things like doctor visits,…

Cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure are the two main trauma-focused cognitive behavioral psychotherapies used for Veterans Affairs patients with PTSD. Research has shown that both treatments are effective with veterans and…

Happy Thursday! Let's catch up on what's happening to start today on an enlightened note. First, today's weather forecast: Colder with clouds and sun. Top: 31 Bottom: 4. Rent this space: are you a local business owner or marketer in…

In fact, Abercrombie said his company's education program to educate motorists about school safety issues before installing speed cameras in an area has a track record of reducing speeding by 84% in school areas.He said adding cameras to a…

In an article published by JAMA Network Open Earlier this week, researchers said the five-session treatment, called written exposure therapy, may be more engaging and convenient for military…

Kim HarrisChief EditorRecently, several people contacted Valley News and Village News regarding the difficulties they face with the Department of Veterans Affairs and obtaining quality health care after serving in the military.From a man…

Rumblings of the rotundaTo have! Great view! Laura Hancock has looked at the wealthy real estate developers and investors who are behind the bill that would prevent school districts from getting involved in property value litigation on…

Newly Uncovered Cold War Era Military Experiment File Establishes Former Fort McClellan, Alabama, as PROJECT 112 Test Site ANNISTON, ALABAMA,…

Just a few years ago, my wife Tina and I saw our son return from active combat in Afghanistan, and we noticed he was struggling to cope with the complicated Veterans Affairs (VA) health system. . I told Tina that if…

Expanding its commitment to serving the Texas Panhandle, the Amarillo Veterans Health Care System hosted a blood drive Friday afternoon at Thomas E. Creek Medical Center.This and other blood drives across the country are part of the VA's…

Editor's Note: This is the fifth story in a series that looks at what's coming up for Flathead County in 2022. The valley's nonprofits spend their time trying to solve some of Flathead's most daunting…

CHURCH FALLS, Virginia (AFNS) - Leaders across the Air Force Medical Service recently met virtually and in person for their annual senior leadership workshop in Leesburg, sharing ideas focused on recalibrating operational…

Topeka Katie Foster, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FASHP, KCHP (Residency Program Director) Katie Foster is the Assistant Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services at the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System in Topeka, Kansas, and Director of…

Hot topics like infrastructure and COVID-19 have dominated the discourse in Washington this year, and Ohio officials have spoken loud and clear about their feelings about them. But amid the fighting, members of the Congressional delegation…

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Homes are suffering in what former VA secretary David Shulkin called a "hodgepodge" of state and federal oversight, with loopholes in regulation and accountability, a Politico investigation five months earlier showed This year. The VA…

ATLANTA - Johnny Isakson, an affable Republican politician from Georgia who rose from the ranks of the state legislature to become a US senator known as an effective and behind-the-scenes consensus builder, died on Sunday. He was 76 years…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough visited the new Garland VA Medical Center on Friday with Dallas Congressman Colin Allred, who helped open it about a year ago. Almost 200,000 North Texas veterans are registered for…

WINCHESTER - VFW 2123 station of Winchester, with the assistance of the Winchester-based chapter of…

December 1, 2021. Mark this day somewhere. It is the day that Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough decided to abandon 30 years of collaborative efforts, the accumulated…

December is "Impaired Driving Prevention Month" and several people graduated from drug addiction and PTSD…

Senators congratulated Kurt DelBene, the candidate for Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Secretary for Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during a brief Senate Committee hearing. veterans on…

The Office of Veterans Affairs confirms that the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa is treating Florida's first case of a patient with the omicron variant of the coronavirus. had recently returned from an…

SAN ANTONIO, December 6, 2021 / PRNewswire / - At the Green Beret Foundation, we couldn't do what we do…

A national tradition seen by some Americans as a patriotic display of service and sacrifice represents for…

Manchin WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), a member of the Senate Veterans Committee (SVAC), interviewed Denis…

The National Council of Automotive Bodies (NABC), along with GEICO and its vehicle repair partner Seminole Toyota, recently donated refurbished vehicles to two deserving Orlando veterans as part of the Recycled Rides program.Click here…

Biparty legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I…

SALISBURY - Something was happening in the background during Mike Ploplis' first solo show. The November 6 exhibition at Rail Walk Studios and Galleries covered the walls with the work of the artist and the flight paramedic.…

Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) The Taiwan Veterans Affairs Council (VAC) will for the first time station an envoy in Washington, DC to strengthen bilateral exchanges on veterans issues, the council chief said on Friday.Retired Major General Ni…

On a sunny day in 2017, Luke Cureton was on a lake in Montana. He had been medically withdrawn from the army. A roadside bomb injured him on his second tour of Iraq, he said. He suffered from…

In this file photo dated August 9, 2021, former President Chun Doo-hwan (C), escorted by security guards, leaves a district court in southwestern Gwangju City after having attended a defamation appeal trial. Chun, a…

After a disastrous COVID-19 response that left at least 76 veterans dead at Holyoke Soldiers' Home, two bills introduced in Beacon Hill aim to address the management issues that led to the crisis. “There was a very…

Cars filled the front of American Legion Post 113 with cheers and music on Wednesday in an attempt to get…

Miami, Florida - After an eight-day trial at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and after three days of deliberation, a jury found Omar Shaquille Bailey and Ronaldo Garfield Green guilty for their role in a scheme to defraud the US…

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Illinois veterans' homes are half full, with 560 beds of about 1,000 spaces available. Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Terry Prince told lawmakers at a hearing Tuesday that admissions are slower than usual…

Homeless veteran UMBRA condos Veteran homelessness is a nationwide crisis, and the US Secretary of Veterans Affairs has acknowledged it. Umbra…

There are over 150 registrations for the Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade this year.Becky Johnson, secretary of the committee that organizes the parade, said that number of admissions is not as large as some of the parades in years…