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Pungent Urine Smell Causes VA Medical Center Evacuation
A pungent urine smell was the cause of a sudden evacuation of the Hampton VA Medical Center Wednesday. Officials swiftly ordered the evacuation of the…
Veterans In Need Of Caregivers Get Foster Families
A growing program to care for severely disabled veterans as foster families is now operating in 44 states across the country since 2008. This was…
Proposal Would Expand Much Needed Dental Care For Veterans
One Congressman is pushing to expand dental care for veterans beyond those who are fully disabled or with injuries related to the mouth. US Rep….
Win Your VA Voc Rehab Denial Using This Simple Strategy
Here is a simple strategy to analyze your VA Voc Rehab denial despite the confusing Appeals Modernization buffet of appeals options including Higher Level Review….
Pelosi Veterans Roundtable Addresses Concerns Of Advocacy Community
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her semi-annual veterans roundtable with various groups to address shortcomings in congressional support yesterday. Each year, Speaker Pelosi holds a…
More Than A Dozen Impacted By Scabies At VA Medical Center
Medical teams have ordered precautions to prevent the spread of scabies at Washington DC VA Medical Center after thirteen reports surface. The facility is still…
Army Strips Iraq War Veteran Of Benefits For Working At Marijuana Company
One Army major just lost his ability to retire with a pension because he works for a medical marijuana company in his day job. Citing…
Veterans Affairs To Renegotiate AFGE Collective Bargaining Agreement
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is finally attempting to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with AFGE rather than violate the one currently…
Tragic Veteran Suicide At Cleveland VA Medical Center
A veteran tragically took his own life yesterday at the Cleveland VA Medical Center just outside the facility’s emergency department. “Our deepest condolences go out…
Will New VA Code Of Integrity Help Its Health Care Workers, Veterans?
VA just rebranded its previous ethics requirements into a Code of Integrity for the VA Health Administration to follow. Every time I tried to write…
VA May Lower Credentialing Requirements For Examiners Diagnosing TBI
VA just funded a research study now being used to support lowering credentialing requirements for examiners diagnosing traumatic brain injury (TBI). The agency funded a…
Drug Theft: Pharmacist Indicted For Stealing Prescription Drugs From Veterans
A pharmacist formerly employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs was indicted for her role in an alleged drug theft scheme stealing prescription drugs intended…