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What Veterans Think: Comments This Week
Here are a few comments from veterans from the blog with my brief responses. Things were a little slower this week. Lots of vacations no…
Vocational Rehab to Pay Health Insurance Fees for Veterans
Directing Fanning Takes Stand for Disabled Veterans DisabledVeterans.org is pleased to announce that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Director Ruth Fanning has pledged that Chapter…
Spina Bifida Program Blocks Vietnam Veteran
DEVELOPING STORY: Overview: We have teamed up with a Vietnam veteran to investigate Spina Bifida. We are now gathering information for the future investigation of…
Veterans Pension Program Abused, Report Claims
The veterans pension program is being abused due to oversight failures by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a forthcoming report. According to the New…
Half of Calif. Disability Claims Decided Wrong
Recent audits show California regional offices are not processing disability claims correctly 50 percent of the time. On average, California regional offices made errors in…
D-Day Remembered
It was 68 years ago today that D-Day, one of the most decisive battles, marked the beginning of the end for World War II. On June…
FAIL: Govt Hiring Oversight of Vet Contractors
The government has failed to ensure federal contractors hire veterans as required by law, Sen. Claire McCaskill, chairwoman of the Senate Contracting Oversight Subcommittee, said…
Deputy Director Fired, Arkansas Vets Exploited
Another key official within the Veterans Affairs arena was recently fired. This official allowed service disabled veterans to be exploited, since 2010. Lawrence Pickard was…
VA Regional Office Boasts 60 Percent Error Rate
Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) in Los Angeles has problems when it comes to processing disability claims. Roughly 60 percent of all disabled…
Congress Approves Veterans Health Bill
The Republican-controlled House approved legislation last week to boost health care spending for veterans and provide more money to compensate record numbers of Iraq and…
Monday QB – Veterans Affairs Situation Room
When it comes to veterans affairs, there are two things Washington DC is focusing on this elections cycle. Well, maybe three. They are disability claims…
Veterans Affairs Prosthetics Paradox and Other Hearings
Hearings last week addressed issues relating to VA’s continued refusal to contract properly with veteran owned small businesses, among other things. The House Committee on…