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Tag Archives: veterans affairs department
Expert: U.S. health care must better serve vets
The Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Department have appropriate protocols for treating service members and veterans with mental health problems but the departments — and the health care system nationwide — must beef up programs so troops are guaranteed access now … Continue reading
Investigation of VA mental health care sought
Leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee have asked the Veterans Affairs Department inspector general to investigate alleged failings to provide timely mental health care appointments for former service members.
Veteran-owned businesses face problems with VA
Lawmakers grilled Veterans Affairs Department officials Wednesday about why veteran-owned businesses ranked eighth in priority for government contracts despite laws and regulations that are supposed to put veterans first.
Senators slam VA on mental health appointments
Concerned with continuing problems faced by veterans in obtaining timely mental health care appointments, senators plan to ask the Veterans Affairs Department’s Inspector General to examine the issue and requested that VA conduct a complete audit of the $5.7 billion … Continue reading
Senators seek answers on VA mental health waits
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee wants to know why nearly a third of veterans seeking mental health care at Veterans Affairs Department facilities wait longer than 14 days — and in some cases, more than two months — for an … Continue reading
VA adds staff to better help female vets
The Veterans Affairs Department is expanding the number of benefits coordinators specifically assigned to help female veterans file claims, and is assigning more women to handle claims related to sexual trauma for both men and women, as part of new … Continue reading
VA’s 11-day, $221K resort stay draws scrutiny
It may not grab as much media attention as the Justice Department’s $16 muffins, but a $221,000 bill for an 11-day conference for Veterans Affairs Department workers at a Scottsdale, Ariz., resort in January has led the House of Representatives … Continue reading
VA pulls questionable hat from D.C. store
Someone at the Veterans Affairs Department Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has an odd sense of humor.
VA gives Navy veteran a break on GI Bill rates
The Veterans Affairs Department has changed its mind about whether a Navy veteran enrolled in New York University’s School of Law will be protected from the new reduced Post-9/11 GI Bill rates that took effect Aug. 1.
Vets groups split on therapy dogs legislation
Proposed legislation requiring the Veterans Affairs Department to train and provide therapy dogs for former service members is drawing mixed reviews from influential veterans’ groups.