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VA Shuts Down Long-Term PTSD Therapy For 12-Week Talk Therapy
Amid pushback over failed suicide prevention efforts, VA is moving forward in shutting down its long-term PTSD therapy groups in favor of 12-week talk therapy….
Happy New Year From Benjamin Krause
I want to wish you all a happy New Years to usher in the 2019 season of reporting on the Department of Veterans Affairs foibles…
Did RAND Alumni Take Swipe At Veterans Advocate Over Suicide Story?
RAND alumni Kayla Williams took a swipe at my reporting on DisabledVeterans.org covering the Jim Turner veteran suicide in her call for VA to spend…
Second Largest Veterans Education Benefit Screw Up Investigated
Veterans may be required to pay back monies they received in part due to agency employee negligence in processing education benefits incorrectly. VA OIG recently…
Veterans Affairs Will Not Build Anticipated Mental Health Building
The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, located in Spokane, Washington, will not build its anticipated $15 million mental health building in 2019. The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical…
Is White House VA Hotline Really Making A Difference?
Over the holiday, I read an article asserting the White House VA Hotline is making a real difference by highlighting the number of calls operators…
Non-VA Emergency Room Bill Denial, An Update To Kare 11 Investigation
On Christmas, an update on the non-VA emergency room bill denial story was broadcast by Kare 11 News and reporter AJ Lagoe after almost two…
Is VA Playing Politics With Its Suicide Prevention Dollars?
Last week, a great deal of press coverage discussed the GAO finding that VA stopped spending its money on suicide prevention advertising, but little talked…
Wishing You A Merry Christmas In 2018
We wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas from the folks at DisabledVeterans.org. Taking the day off! I hope you are spending time with family…
VA Surgeon Vindicated After Prosecutors Drop Case
VA surgeon Barbara Temeck stands tall after federal prosecutors dropped the government’s case against her last week. Temeck, a former member of leadership at Cincinnati VA,…
Government May Shut Down But VA Will Not Says VA Secretary
The talk on Capitol Hill is that the government will shut down over border security as we march into Christmas, which may have some veterans…
It’s Official: VA Issues Formal Moratorium On Caregiver Purges
It is official; Veterans Affairs has temporarily ceased purging veterans’ caregivers from the VA Caregiver Program after pressure from Congress over unlawful discharges. Two days…