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Vets group cites errors reported by VA IG

At a conference designed to help veterans service organizations better understand the issues their clients face, Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense tried to tie it up in a one-page document of new data from the Veterans Affairs Department:

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Vets group cites errors reported by VA IG

At a conference designed to help veterans service organizations better understand the issues their clients face, Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense tried to tie it up in a one-page document of new data from the Veterans Affairs Department:

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VA to limit surgeries at some hospitals

In a move that could force some veterans to travel farther for surgery or have their operations at nonveterans hospitals, VA officials are imposing a new grading system on its 112 in-patient treatment facilities that will rank their abilities to … Continue reading

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VA to limit surgeries at some hospitals

In a move that could force some veterans to travel farther for surgery or have their operations at nonveterans hospitals, VA officials are imposing a new grading system on its 112 in-patient treatment facilities that will rank their abilities to … Continue reading

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Obama signs law to protect Tricare

The Tricare Affirmation Act, aimed at protecting people in the military health care program from being penalized for not having private insurance, was signed into law Monday by President Obama.

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Obama signs law to protect Tricare

The Tricare Affirmation Act, aimed at protecting people in the military health care program from being penalized for not having private insurance, was signed into law Monday by President Obama.

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Senators attempt to fund concurrent receipt

The Senate Budget Committee resorted to the previously failed idea of creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund to pay for improvements in National Guard and reserve transition programs for veterans, and to continue eliminating offsets in benefits for military retirees and … Continue reading

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Senators attempt to fund concurrent receipt

The Senate Budget Committee resorted to the previously failed idea of creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund to pay for improvements in National Guard and reserve transition programs for veterans, and to continue eliminating offsets in benefits for military retirees and … Continue reading

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Amid new GI Bill woes, VA says fix is coming

As new problems surface with Post-9/11 GI Bill payments, Veterans Affairs Department officials told a Senate committee they are hoping for faster claims processing and more accurate payments by December, when they deploy a fully automated claims system.

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Amid new GI Bill woes, VA says fix is coming

As new problems surface with Post-9/11 GI Bill payments, Veterans Affairs Department officials told a Senate committee they are hoping for faster claims processing and more accurate payments by December, when they deploy a fully automated claims system.

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