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New Veterans Affairs PTSD Treatment Uses Off-Label Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Veterans Affairs plans to start a new PTSD treatment using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to evaluate efficacy for nationwide use. Use of HBOT to treat…
Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Transition Hits Snag
The Department of Veterans Affairs put the contract to transition from VistA to a commercial electronic health record system for $10 billion. After some controversy…
Yale Law School Files Class Action Against Secretary Of Veterans Affairs
Monday, Yale Law School filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of veterans exposed to radiation from hydrogen bombs leaking radioactive plutonium 239. Yale law…
The Sky Is Falling: VA Cries To Congress For More Money, Again
VA begged Congress for more funding this week raising fears that its Veterans Choice Program would again be broke if Congress did not fund it,…
Waste: Veterans Affairs Blew $1.1 Billion (Or 5,000 Doctors) On Failed IT Projects
Veterans Affairs blew $1.1 billion on failed IT projects in the past six years. Meanwhile, veterans went without 5,000 doctors as VA played with bad…
Individual Unemployability Cuts On The Way? Team Trump Quietly Rolls Out Obama Admin Initiated Cuts, Severely Disabled Veterans May Lose Big
VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD, is enacting rule changes that could impact Individual Unemployability claims for veterans who are severely disabled and unable to hold traditional employment…
VA Reverses On Massive $460 Million Homeless Veterans Program
VA plan to redirect $460 million away from its homeless veterans program was reversed instead of letting local hospitals use the funds at their discretion….
VA OIG: Roanoke VA Illegally Closed 84% Of Appeals In Bonus Fraud Scheme
A new VA OIG investigation concluded employees at Roanoke VA Regional Office falsified appeals numbers and illegally closed 84% of appeals. The employees were blamed…
VA Attorneys Can’t Fire Or Punish VA Executives Correctly – The Case Of ‘Dirty D’ And Other Agency Misfits
It’s Called “Training” And Why Can’t VA Attorneys Get It Right? The recent examples of VA rehiring fired executives or reversing on reasonable punishments for…
VSOs Support John McCain Reforms Aimed To Advance VA Privatization
Some VSOs support a proposed law from Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to create new reforms that advance VA privatization for community care. In partnership with…
Veterans Affairs Illegal Hire Of Bankrupt Brain Surgeon Linked To Veteran Death
Iowa City VA – An illegal hire of a bankrupt surgeon by the Department of Veterans Affairs is linked to at least one veteran death…
VA Million Veteran Program Pimped Out To Another Genomic Testing Firm
The Department of Veterans Affairs just awarded another contract to Personalis to test and analyze veteran genomic data from the VA Million Veteran Program. Personalis…