Author: Benjamin Krause

ABOUT FOUNDER Benjamin Krause is a lawyer, investigative reporter and award-winning veterans advocate. He is author of the guide Voc Rehab Survival Guide for Veterans and chief editor of DisabledVeterans.org. He received his Bachelors from Northwestern University and Law Degree from the University of Minnesota, both using VA Veteran Readiness and Employment. He is also featured regularly in national publications as an authority on Department of Veterans Affairs policy such as Bloomberg News, Foreign Policy Magazine, Washington Times, Fox News, CBS, NBC, Star Tribune and more. _____________________________________________________________

VR&E Veterans: 3 Things To Do Before Graduation To Avoid Getting Screwed

Vocational Rehabilitation

VR&E Veterans: 3 Things To Do Before Graduation To Avoid Getting Screwed

Ambitious veterans using Veteran Readiness and Employment (VRE) who want additional training after graduation need to take these three…

EHR Transition May Impact Access To ‘Abysmal’ My HealtheVet ‘Glitch Factory’

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EHR Transition May Impact Access To ‘Abysmal’ My HealtheVet ‘Glitch Factory’

Veterans are noticing “abysmal” user experiences when accessing My HealtheVet recently. The once solid database is now a “[email protected]”…

DHS Talks With VA To Divert VA Health Care Resources To Border Have Ended

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DHS Talks With VA To Divert VA Health Care Resources To Border Have Ended

DHS walked back its admission that talks were underway to divert VA health care resources to the border to…

Ex-VA Chief Pharmacist Stole Painkillers From Veterans, Sentenced

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Ex-VA Chief Pharmacist Stole Painkillers From Veterans, Sentenced

Veterans suspicious their pharmacist skimmed off some of their opioid painkillers may have been correct, at least in one…

VA OIG: VHA Failed To Adequately Support VA Employees

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VA OIG: VHA Failed To Adequately Support VA Employees

A VA OIG report released this week revealed the agency failed to take appropriate steps to support VA employees…

WATCH: Sec VA Debates Whether Pilot Health Records Outages Put Veterans At Risk

WATCH: Sec VA Debates Whether Pilot Health Records Outages Put Veterans At Risk

The electronic health records system piloted at Spokane’s VA hospital and other locations has been partly or completely unusable…

FY2022: Veteran Readiness and Employment Subsistence Rate Increase (with Inflation Update)

GI Bill Vocational Rehabilitation

FY2022: Veteran Readiness and Employment Subsistence Rate Increase (with Inflation Update)

There is good news for many veterans during Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. VA provided a significant increase in the…

IG: Troubled Cerner Electronic Health Record Rollout Poses ‘Risks To Patient Safety,’ Outages Impact Care

Medical Records

IG: Troubled Cerner Electronic Health Record Rollout Poses ‘Risks To Patient Safety,’ Outages Impact Care

The Cerner electronic health record rollout went down last Wednesday for three hours affecting 95,000 users. Adverse events linked…

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