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On The Road – Social Media Marketing World – #SMMW19
I wanted to take a minute to let my regular readers know my lack of publishing the last two days has everything to do with a conference I am attending called Social Media Marketing World.
We are in southern California taking a break from the...
New Traumatic Brain Injury Blood Test Approved By FDA
Health.mil just announced a new blood test to help detect serious traumatic brain injuries was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Using tax dollars, the Department of Defense and US Army-funded research to develop...
West Palm Beach VA: Weeks After Shooting, 33 Yr Old Veteran Hangs Self
Just two weeks ago, West Palm Beach VA hit the headlines following confirmed reports of a shooting. Now, a whistleblower says a veteran suicide is being hushed up.
On Thursday, a 33-year-old veteran inpatient reportedly...
VA Boasts ‘Positive Outcomes’ While Veteran Suicides Are Unchanged
Grabbing headlines, VA spun “positive outcomes” to create the appearance of progress while veteran suicide numbers increase for younger veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs was sure to spin the results of its own annual...
‘All’ Veteran Cancer Survivors To Be Enrolled In New Genetic Testing Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a genetic testing program for all cancer survivors starting with Durham VA Medical Center linked to Duke University.
According to VA, “The test can help providers determine...
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VocRehab News
VA Voc Rehab Counselor Gets 11 Years Prison, Defrauded 88 Disabled Vets
One VA employee working as a Voc Rehab Counselor was sentenced Friday to 11 years for defrauding 88 disabled veterans in a $2 million...
VA Voc Rehab Counselor Guilty In $2 Mil Bribe Scheme, Steered Vets Into Bad...
According to DOJ, one VA Voc Rehab Counselor pled guilty of steering veterans into a bad retraining program in exchange for kickbacks that duped...
VA Vocational Rehab To Use New Tele-Counseling Software
The Department of Veterans Affairs just announced it will now use new tele-counseling software to help provide VA Vocational Rehab benefits to disabled veterans.
The...
DOJ: Voc Rehab Counselor Guilty, Took Bribes From For-Profit Schools
A former Voc Rehab Counselor pled guilty this week to demanding and receiving bribes to steer veterans to certain for-profit schools for vocational training.
Former...
Congrats To Will Streitberger, Big Changes To VA VR&E On Horizon
I wrote this yesterday right after getting off the phone with the newly confirmed director of VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) program Will Streitberger....
Is VA Vocational Rehabilitation About To Improve? VA To Add Nearly 20 Percent New...
The Department of Veterans Affairs finally increased the headcount of its little known VA Vocational Rehabilitation program by hiring 20 percent more counselors.
“The VR&E...
Disability Compensation News
New Traumatic Brain Injury Blood Test Approved By FDA
Health.mil just announced a new blood test to help detect serious traumatic brain injuries was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Using tax dollars,...
TDIU: How To Get Total Disability Individual Unemployability In 2019
Individual Unemployability (IU) is one of the top VA benefits for disabled veterans, but a lot of confusion and myths surround the benefit that...
Veterans Affairs Launches New Claims And Appeals Modernization Process
The Department of Veterans Affairs just released its new procedures governing benefits claims and appeals as part of the 2017 appeals modernization laws.
This is...
VA Benefits Rolls Out Biggest Appeals Changes In Decades Next Week
The biggest changes to VA benefits appeals in decades will roll out next week that will speed up some claims at the expense of...
Questions For Today’s VBA Stakeholder Meeting, 2 PM EST (Sign Up!)
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is holding a stakeholder meeting on January 31 at 2:00 pm EST that all veterans should sign up to...
Vietnam Veterans To Win VA Benefits Worth Thousands After Court Ruling
A new Federal Circuit decision will result in awards of VA benefits to up to 90,000 "blue water" Vietnam veterans previously denied benefits based...
Health News
West Palm Beach VA: Weeks After Shooting, 33 Yr Old Veteran...
Just two weeks ago, West Palm Beach VA hit the headlines following confirmed reports of a shooting. Now, a whistleblower says a veteran suicide...
VA Boasts ‘Positive Outcomes’ While Veteran Suicides Are Unchanged
Grabbing headlines, VA spun “positive outcomes” to create the appearance of progress while veteran suicide numbers increase for younger veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs...
Disruptive Behavior Committees
Disruptive Behavior Committees
Veterans Still In Dark On Communist Style Patient Flagging System
A new VA OIG report into Disruptive Behavior Committees and Patient Record Flags shows VA...
Paranoid VA Officials Paint Veterans As Crazed Psychos
Paranoid VA officials use hyperbole and fear mongering to justify an unethical policy to reduce...
Illegal VA Complaints Strategy Against Veterans Exposed
Last week, journalist Angela Rae exposed despicable treatment of veterans through a little known process...
Senior VA Employees Retaliate Against Sick Veterans
How would America respond if it knew the Department of Veterans Affairs was using totalitarian...
Michelle Malkin Exposes Soviet Style VA Flag System
Michelle Malkin of Fox News exposed the scandalous VA flag system using stories of DisabledVeterans.org...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Recent News Headlines
VA Boasts ‘Positive Outcomes’ While Veteran Suicides Are Unchanged
Grabbing headlines, VA spun “positive outcomes” to create the appearance of progress while veteran suicide numbers increase for younger veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs...
‘All’ Veteran Cancer Survivors To Be Enrolled In New Genetic Testing...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a genetic testing program for all cancer survivors starting with Durham VA Medical Center linked to...
Trump Pumps More Money Into VA Budget, ‘Biggest Ever’
The Trump Administration proposed a 10 percent budget increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs to a record $220 billion.
The budget proposal included $123.2...
Senior VISN 6 Officials Unlawfully Accessed Veteran’s Medical Records
A recent report shows senior VISN 6 officials unlawfully accessed confidential medical records of an employee who is also a veteran.
The employee, Joseph Edger,...
$950k Settlement: Veteran ‘Gutted Like A Fish’ By Incompetent VA Surgeon
One veteran will receive $950,000 after he was “gutted like a fish” by a VA surgeon who was on probation and fined by the...
New List Shows VA ‘High-Risk’ For Poor Accountability
In congressional testimony, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro stated VA procurement still suffers from “fundamental management weaknesses and is one of the most challenged in...
New Veterans Suicide Executive Order Signed By President
President Donald Trump created a new Cabinet-level task force by signing a new executive order called the PREVENTS initiative.
The executive order creates a task...
GAO Report Shows Disqualified VA Doctors Hired To Treat Veterans
In a new report, GAO impugned the quality and safety of VA health care revealing the agency hired unqualified doctors to treat veterans.
The watchdog...
TDIU: How To Get Total Disability Individual Unemployability In 2019
Individual Unemployability (IU) is one of the top VA benefits for disabled veterans, but a lot of confusion and myths surround the benefit that...
Why Do So Many Vehemently Oppose Veterans Leaving VA Health Care?
The back and forth over Veterans Choice as expanded under the Mission Act is just starting to heat up with three major positions.
Those...
Veteran Shoots ER Doctor At West Palm Beach VA
Reports of a veteran shooter late Wednesday night were confirmed by witnesses as is the FBI investigation into the incident.
A wheelchair-bound double amputee reportedly...
Higher VA.gov Satisfaction Rates Reported After Site Redesign
The Department of Veterans Affairs saw a significant increase in VA.gov satisfaction rates after a one-year redesign and launch in November 2018.
The agency teamed...
Military’s All-Male Draft Unconstitutional Rules Federal Judge
The all-male military draft is unconstitutional according to a federal judge in Texas in a ruling challenging the decades-old practice.
While the restrictions premising an...
60-Minutes: FDA Wrong To Allow Long Term Use Of Opioids Says...
CBS 60 Minutes plans to air its interview with a former FDA commissioner that the agency was wrong to allow long term use of...
Veterans Affairs Launches New Claims And Appeals Modernization Process
The Department of Veterans Affairs just released its new procedures governing benefits claims and appeals as part of the 2017 appeals modernization laws.
This is...
CDC Surveillance Project To Access Veterans’ Health Records
Veterans' health records will now be accessed for a CDC surveillance project to evaluate public health data.
In a press release, VA says it will...
VA Voc Rehab Counselor Gets 11 Years Prison, Defrauded 88 Disabled...
One VA employee working as a Voc Rehab Counselor was sentenced Friday to 11 years for defrauding 88 disabled veterans in a $2 million...
VA Benefits Rolls Out Biggest Appeals Changes In Decades Next Week
The biggest changes to VA benefits appeals in decades will roll out next week that will speed up some claims at the expense of...
Apple To Access VA Health Records In New iPhone App Release
In a new partnership with VA, Apple will now access VA health records through numerous iPhone apps for veterans willing to accept convenience over...
VA Voc Rehab Counselor Guilty In $2 Mil Bribe Scheme, Steered...
According to DOJ, one VA Voc Rehab Counselor pled guilty of steering veterans into a bad retraining program in exchange for kickbacks that duped...
