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VA To Pay $111 Million To Swiss Owned Firm For Veteran Genomic Research
The Department of Veterans Affairs just signed a “comprehensive genomic sequencing” contract for researching veterans with cancer. The Swiss drugmaker Roche owns the firm, called…
Choice? DoD Admits Plans Underway To Merge With VA Health Care
Bruha over Veterans Choice is distracting the public from a little know DoD plan that could rock the future of VA Health Administration far more…
Why Does Congress Need To Remind VA To Be Honest?
In a bipartisan letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, members of Congress reminded him that upcoming major transitions “require VA to be more open, transparent,…
Massive Malpractice Reported At Fayetteville VA, 3,000 Instances
Twelve veterans reportedly died and possibly thousands more were victims of error or misdiagnosis by one physician working at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center. Formerly…
Veterans Choice: Three Things You Need To Know About Proposed Changes
To silence dissent between veterans groups and VA, the agency released its proposed community care standards that increase access to private care. About a week…
Study Finds Cause Of Spine Surgery Malpractice In Veterans Health Admin
The Clinical Spine Surgery just published the results of a study looking to answer why VA surgeons keep operating on the wrong part of veterans’…
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 attend….
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 on…
Disabled Veteran Loses TDIU Pay Over 18 Cents Income In 1 Year
One veteran with a Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) rating had his disability cut by $1,900 over 18 cents in income from 2017. Mike Sanders,…
Could VA Suicide Prevention ‘Simple Acts’ Become Stalking?
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled new promotion strategies to fight high veteran suicide numbers called “simple acts” that may include stalking veterans at…
Veterans Affairs Spins Non-VA Emergency Bill Denials With Local Story
The Department of Veterans Affairs is in a full-court press on spinning veterans’ fears that VA will refuse to pay non-VA emergency bills claiming veterans…
Veterans Groups Complain, Locked Out Of VA Mission Act Rulemaking Process
Three of the Big Six veterans groups complained this week after being locked out of the regulatory process for VA Mission Act rulemaking. They are…