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Carolyn Clancy Reportedly Back To Run Veterans Health Administration
Insiders say veteran favorite Carolyn Clancy, MD, will be back at the helm of Veterans Health Administration after departure of the present head. During an…
Accountability Fail: Why Is Known Liar Gary Hodge Still Working At VA?
Cases like that of Gary Hodge make me wonder if any American president could be capable of bringing accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs….
Former VA Surgeon Says Agency Refuses Care For High-Risk Patients
A former VA surgeon in cardiology says hospital administrators manipulate mortality rates by denying high-risk patients access to lifesaving surgical procedures. Dr. Michael Mann, a…
VA Proposes Employees Can Profit From For-Profit Colleges
The Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed a waiver to 50-year-old anti-corruption law that prevents certain VA employees from also profiting from for-profit colleges. The…
Veterans Affairs Mail Tracking System A Complete Mess
A House subcommittee is looking into inaccurate and unreliable reporting of how much mail VA is sending and at what cost. The agency says it…
Day Off – Presenting On Burn Pits Today
I’m not able to write much today since I am presenting on the topic of Gulf War Illness and burn pits during an annual CVSO…
What Does Hurricane Irma Have In Common With VA Disability Ratings?
Veterans have waited for years and years and years for an update to disability compensation rating criteria. Who would have thought VA would release those…
If You Could Teach VSOs About Burn Pits, What Would You Say?
I wanted to reach out to you, my readers, about burn pits and what you would like me to relay to a room full of…
Veteran Forced To Pay For Own Surgery Despite Choice Program Approval Due To Healthnet Hangups
Bureaucratic and contractor delays in paying health care bills for non-VA care via the Choice Program has forced one veteran to pay out of pocket…
Veterans Affairs Nurse Charged In Opioid Theft Scandal In Minneapolis
One Minneapolis VA Medical Center nurse was charged with stealing opioids from work according to a criminal complaint filed yesterday. The nurse, Matthew Leninger, told…
Data Suggests Veterans At Much Higher Risk Of Rare Eye Cancer Than Public
Records from the Department of Veterans Affairs suggest veterans are 17 times more likely to develop a rare eye cancer than the general population. The…
Marijuana Is Out, Ecstasy Is ‘Breakthrough Therapy’ For PTSD
After loads of lobbying, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA (aka Ecstasy aka Molly aka E), is now touted by FDA as the leading pharmacological treatment for PTSD….