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Veterans To Evaluate AP Coverage Of Hydroxychloroquine Studies For Spin
SPIN CHECK: Who better to provide feedback on experimental virus treatments, vaccines, and spin from those in management to take the drugs? At least two…
VA Benefits Chief To Veterans: “Stop Paying For Free Benefits Advice”
It apparently took a PhD for VA to finally advise veterans to not pay for free benefits advice to veterans the LinkedIn social media platform….
Veterans Affairs Says FEMA Diverted 5 Million N95 Facemasks, ‘Austerity Levels’ Result
The chief of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) finally admitted N-95 masks his agency ordered vanished, “I had 5 million masks incoming that disappeared.” The Washington…
VA Vocational Rehabilitation Appeal Changes Due To Emergency Response
VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment just announced changes to its appeals rules amid difficulty printing and scanning signed forms. In 2019, VA issued new appeals…
GI Bill, Voc Rehab Subsistence Rates Get Fix For Forced Online Learning
Veterans forced to attend college online in recent weeks will not be penalized by the online subsistence rate language of the Forever GI Bill three…
VA Voc Rehab Changes Internet Reimbursement Rules
VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VA Voc Rehab) changed its internet reimbursement policy after colleges moved classes online. An email from one reader sent by…
Influenza Vaccine: Military Study Shows 36% Higher Odds Of Coronavirus, 2017-2018
A recent military study shows military personnel evaluated who received the flu vaccine were at 36 percent higher odds of testing positive for coronavirus (pre-SARS…
Veterans Underwhelmed By Top VA Coronavirus Advice, ‘Get A Flu Shot’
VA’s top recommendation to help anxious veterans “get ahead of” novel coronavirus was to “Get a flu shot”. The rest of the coronavirus advice was…
Is New Record $240 Billion VA Budget Going To Help Veterans, Really?
In President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2021 plan, spending for the Department of Veterans Affairs is set to increase to $240 billion. Two decades ago, the…
More Than 50 Percent of Veterans Surveyed Did Not Receive Monthly Pay In Time For February
For the third year in a row, a significant number of veterans reported not receiving timely payment of their BAH in February 2020 resulting in…
VA Reverses 100% To 0% PTSD Reduction, Then Lies About It To Press
The Department of Veterans Affairs got caught with its pants down after reducing one MST Marine veteran’s 100% PTSD rating to 0% after botched reexamination…
Another MISSION Act Fail: Poor Staffing Behind Scheduling Delays
IG found veterans seeking MISSION Act non-VA care at VISN 8 experienced unnecessary wait times due to understaffing by the agency in 2018. An audit…