Veterans Affairs

Charleston was named the nation's best city for outgoing military veterans in a ranking released Nov. 1 by…

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Veterans Affairs officials have already received nearly 113,000 new disability claims in connection with radical toxic exposure legislation enacted less than three months ago, an indication of the potential impact of the measure and the…

“Hearing what their needs are, hearing what their ideas are and trying to put them into practice. As with any problem you work on, there are a lot of things people pay attention to, a lot of problems to solve. » BOW VALLEY — While…

A universal screening approach that involves sending an automated letter can help identify potential patients exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and link them to care, according to the results of a Veterans Affairs analysis.With…

What is the future of the healthcare system, and how will innovations in automation and telehealth provide new opportunities to deliver care and drive healthcare business insights? What about the supply chain of the future? With the…

Photo courtesy of Pam (Swennes) Barrows Pam (Swennes) Barrows raises the national flag during a 2021 Twins game …

Kentucky is home to 295,000 veterans, and our mission in the Legislature is to ensure that each of them and…

Hundreds of thousands of Georgian veterans have been exposed to toxic chemicals in war zones - exposure that has made them sick. But for decades, the US Department of Veterans Affairs did not recognize that most…

Roy Key was in too much pain to come to the phone on Wednesday. A week earlier, Hurricane Ian passed through Fort Myers, Florida, where it lives, leaving homes flooded, knocking out power and sewers, and disrupting water lines. Key, an…

Veterans of Britain's nuclear testing program have "played a crucial role in keeping Britain and our NATO allies safe", Veterans Affairs Minister James Heappey said. His comments come 70 years to the day since Britain first tested an…

After threatening to vote down U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin's bipartisan Solid Start Act bill aimed at better connecting veterans transitioning to civilian life with benefits and services offered by the…

At a tribute to Revolutionary War veteran William Wallace in Northwood on Saturday, no one knew why family members in the 19th century chose to leave him behind, under a sad headstone - a large, boring blank rock – while reburied the rest…

Need help?The Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support and crisis intervention available 24 hours a day, year-round. Dial 988 then press 1, text 838255 or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.A recent…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 Contact: [email protected] PHOTOS: Lt. Governor Gilchrist, Heads of State, Michigan Community Bankers Award Scholarships to Michigan Military Family Students LANSING,…

In vetoing a bill to help homeless LGBTQ youth in California, Governor Gavin Newsom cited the cost of the legislation in his veto message released Monday. It was his first veto of an LGBTQ-related bill this session.…

After nearly a decade of service in the Marine Corps, Ron Self could tie a rope strong enough to drag military vehicles through combat zones in Africa. But serving time in a prison cell years later, he couldn't get the sheets he had tied…

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 opposed the possible closing of the VA clinic in Lynn.…

FAYETTEVILLE — An oral cancer patient has died after a series of delays in care by staff at the Ozarks Veterans Health Care System, according to a new report. The report, released Monday, outlines the results of an inspection conducted…

The Nevada National Guard and the Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) hosted their first Suicide Prevention Forum on World!-->!-->…

ROCHESTER, NY – Sunday marks 21 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. On Friday, the Veterans Awareness Center held a remembrance ceremony for all service members and women who were impacted by the day.News10NBC was at…

Johnny Mercer, Britain's first Veterans Affairs minister, was removed from office in the first cabinet reshuffle by new Prime Minister Liz Truss.In a statement posted on social media, he said he was "disappointed" to have been "removed from…

The Department of Veterans Affairs implements cybersecurity checkpoints before an application can access the network. The idea is not to…

August 30 marks the anniversary of the disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan. For the approximately 3 million veterans who served in the global war on terror, discussing the subject still engenders visceral anger. It is difficult for…

Assistant Commissioner for Outreach and Engagement The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairsequal opportunity employer, announces a recruitment to fill the position…

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Keith Famie and his team at Visionalist Entertainment Productions filmed the documentary "Detroit: City of Hot Rods and Muscle Cars" on the Woodward Dream Cruise with Vietnam Veterans on August 20. The new film that will capture the history…

Top Democratic senator urges Veterans Affairs officials to speed up departmental reforms travel reimbursement programclaiming that loopholes in the system are hurting the finances of rural veterans.“Veterans and caregivers are reaching out…

The USS Albuquerque is brought into port. The vessel was commissioned in 1983, decommissioned in 2015 and decommissioned in 2017. It is currently in a shipyard, where it is being dismantled. (PHOTO COURTESY US NAVY) Copyright…

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – With the new three-digit 988 Suicide & Crisis lifeline, mental health resources are more accessible than ever. By simply dialing extension "1", calls will be directed to a professional counselor who works…

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Donald Remy visited the Department of Veterans Affairs Spark M. Matsunaga Medical Center on…

Moving homeless people to outlying “tent cities”Back to menuOn August 6, former President Donald Trump advocated for “tent cities” as a way to address homelessness. (Video: The Washington Post)While Trump has honed a law and order message,…

The Vinton man at the center of Roanoke County's first red flag case is seeking mental health treatment ahead of his next hearing, his attorney said.Douglas Paul England, 45, called the Crisis Line for Veterans July 21 and…

In December, Jefferi Weller became homeless for the first time in her life.The rent exceeded his Social Security income and that of his elderly mother, he said, and he didn't have the money for a…

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined President Joe Biden at the White House for the signing of the landmark veterans health benefits bill, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act.The new law will open health care benefits…

The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors will address a number of veterans' issues at its Tuesday morning meeting that begins at 9 a.m. The board will first hear from Winnebago Director of Veterans Affairs, Mary Lou Kleveland. She…

FRESNO (KFSN) -- KFSN-TV is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes initiative and Disney's Veterans Institute for a virtual town hall on August 10.The purpose of this town hall meeting is to prepare job…

SALISBURY — A local nonprofit pet rescue is working to help veterans who own pets and need help transporting their companions. Rick Roper, president of Maverick Pet Transportation and Rescue, has been volunteering with a team…

By Jacob Dimond / [email protected] Those who have served the nation in the armed forces and their families will have the opportunity to learn about veteran-related news, services and changes at…

But there remains at least one huge question mark - Sinema's vote, whose support is just as critical as Manchin's in the 50-50 Senate. Like Manchin, she opposed dismantling the Senate filibuster to pass other priority bills for Democrats.…

BOSTON — Francisco Urena, the former Massachusetts Veterans Services chief who was in charge when dozens of veterans died at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home during the COVID 19 pandemic is back on the payroll of State. Urena had…

OSHKOSH — After serving 11 years as a boatswain for the U.S. Coast Guard, Jorel Wester's life came to a screeching halt when an injury led to his honorable discharge in 2012.Wester, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, hadn't considered a career…

The next indie drama thriller to hit the big screen is Breakup, a tragic true story of a desperate hostage-taking while drawing attention to the mistreatment of American veterans. Original title 892, Breakup focuses on Brian Brown-Easley…

22.07.22 This week, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the bipartisan Lactation Spaces Act for Veteran Mothers…

The Paducah Salvation Army has launched its new Veterans Family Support…

A key House committee on Monday rejected amendments to the bipartisan spending bill aimed at promoting veterans' access to medical marijuana on procedural grounds, while another pair of measures aimed at protecting people who use cannabis…

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and the Federal Trade Commission shed light on consumer protection issues affecting many American consumers, especially members of the United States armed forces,!--This>…

Navy veteran and commanding officer of the Pontiac VFW 1370 Mo De La O wants to spread the word about what's happening in the city, county, and possibly the state of Michigan with the Foxhole Post nonprofit, which is dedicated to helping…

WASHINGTON — Members of a House subcommittee heard testimony Monday about how tens of thousands of American veterans face food insecurity once they return to civilian life and about efforts deployed to tackle the problem.Veterans who served…

"Trauma isn't like wine. It doesn't get better over time," said Jason Kander, president of national expansion at the Veterans Community Project and host of the Majority 54 podcast. New Anomaly co-host Andy Levy on this bonus episode.…

ORANGEBOURG, South Carolina –Just as members of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Hawks golf team took great honors this year, Tracy Harris, vice president of student equity and success at CMS, won first place in the senior…

Veterans received additional food and assistance this week for those who visited the Laredo Veterans Affairs Clinic.The South Texas Food Bank, alongside the clinic and other community volunteers, helped provide thousands of pounds of food…

An Army veteran living in Texas has admitted to making death threats against federal employees working for the Department of Veterans Affairs as part of a plea deal. According to a DOJ press release: Mark Williams Jr. was a US Army…

SALISBURY — A recent pickleball clinic at the Hurley YMCA helped introduce the sport to another group of people. The growing demand for the sport is leading to endless conversion of underutilized tennis courts and new…

At least four other people have joined the group of candidates seeking to become the next chief of the Little Rock Police Department, according to city records.Two of them are local: Sgt. Derrick Threadgill of the Little Rock Police…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) has kept secret a damning report into its own staff shortages and delays in processing claims.Key points:A McKinsey report analyzed why DVA was taking so long to process compensation claims for…

A Department of Veterans Affairs patient advocate who was recorded on security camera assaulting a veteran patient still has his job. Video of the meeting, published by WSB-TV, shows Phillip Webb, a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran,…

EAST AMHERST, NY (WKBW) – In the summer, Wednesdays are circled on the calendar for local veterans and local golf professionals. The PGA's "Helping our Patriots Everywhere" (Hope) program has been growing for years.“It becomes a family,…

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…