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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…
New Rules: How To Appeal VA Vocational Rehabilitation Denials In 2019
The rules have changed. A new buffet of options for initiating appeals processes for VA Voc Rehab denials or lowball offers requires an updated approach….
Is Ocasio-Cortez Feigning Idiocy Fighting Against Veterans Choice?
Even if someone provided Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, a history lesson on Veterans Choice, would she still try to claim VA isn’t broken? Ocasio-Cortez recently…
Veterans Affairs Cerner EHR Replacement For VistA To Cost 60 Percent More
The new Cerner electronic health records replacement for VA’s VistA system will cost 60 percent more after less than one year of implementation, estimated at…
Former Lockheed Counter-Intelligence Chief Nominated VA Deputy Secretary
The new VA Deputy Secretary nominee brings significant experience as Lockheed’s former counter-intelligence legal chief and head of privacy. What does this mean for internal…
Forever GI Bill May Get A Boost By Restarting Break Pay
A newly proposed bill would end the Department of Veterans Affairs practice of withholding GI Bill benefits during breaks between terms. Congressman Gilbert Cisneros, Jr….
Austin VA Veteran Suicide Witness, ‘It Was Just A Big Clusterf**k’
The scene of the Austin VA suicide this week turned into “a big clusterf**k” according to one onlooker at the facility. One veteran in crisis walking…
Bad Patient Advocate Meeting Ends In Veteran Suicide
A shocking report has surfaced out of Austin VA Clinic where a veteran killed himself with a gun after an unsuccessful meeting with clinic staff….
Two Veteran Suicides At Separate Georgia VA Facilities Over Weekend
Tragedy struck at two separate Veterans Affairs hospitals over the weekend as two veteran suicides occurred. VA will not disclose the identities or circumstances of…