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Akaka wants DoD, VA to review war-zone toxins (www.militarytimes.com)
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has asked that the co-chairs of the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs Oversight Committee begin a review of... More
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Troops face challenges of recovery (www.militarytimes.com)
All three were shattered, in different ways. Eddie Silva lost his sight. For June Moss, the wounds were emotional. Shrapnel from an explosion tore into Angel Gomez’s head. They are three among of... More
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VA worker, 13 others charged in fraud scheme (www.militarytimes.com)
A Veterans Administration employee and 13 other people have been charged with conspiring to steal nearly $2 million in disability claims. Veterans Affairs service representative Jeffrey Allan... More
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W.Va. National Guard social worker seeks assistance for returning vets (www.register-herald.com)
Unaware help is available, or reluctant to seek it in deference to the stigma society attaches to mental disorders, many war-weary veterans are self-medicating and abusing alcohol, or getting flawed... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Lawsuit blames VA hospital for suicide (www.pennlive.com)
The widow of a 23-year-old soldier who killed himself about three years after returning from combat in Iraq claims in a federal lawsuit that Lebanon Veterans Administration Center staff are to blame... More
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RESEARCH: PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR OLDER VETERANS WITH PTSD (www.vawatchdog.org)
RESEARCH: PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR OLDER VETERANS WITH PTSD -- Older veterans diagnosed with PTSD appear to receive conservative, cautious treatment although observed patterns of care may reflect... More
Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on PTSD | 0 Comments |
Advisors can help with adjustment to civilian life (www.ngb.army.mil)
How do I file a VA claim? How do I get enrolled in the VA system and get an appointment? What’s the difference between TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Prime health plans?
Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Action Is Sought to Ensure Timely Financing for V.A. (www.nytimes.com)
As the veterans’ health system strains to handle a growing caseload, a move is under way in Congress to avoid yearly delays in financing that can hamper the medical care of the nation’s veterans.
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Bay Area vet overcomes PTSD (abclocal.go.com)
The Veterans Administration estimates more than 20 percent of those who come back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may develop PTSD -- post traumatic stress disorder. That's 40 to 50,000 people,... More
Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding on PTSD | 0 Comments |
"Another Walter Reed-Type Scandal" (imagineaworldof.blogspot.com)
Submitted 2 months ago by jimstaro | 0 Comments |
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