News & Legislation
New Legal Review For Disabled Veterans Alleging Agent Orange Exposure
Two pro bono legal groups have teamed up to fight for veterans seeking disability compensation for disabilities linked to Agent Orange exposure in a...
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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...
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RICO: How One Law Created To Violate Mafia Could Reform VA For Whistleblowers
One author thinks it is time to reimagine how VA whistleblowers should approach retaliation and reprisal using RICO to get real justice.Following retaliation, the...
Disability Compensation
New Law Would Allow Financially Incompetent Veterans To Own Firearms Again
Disabled veterans deemed financially incompetent veterans will be allowed to own firearms again if a new bill is passed by Congress.The Veterans 2nd Amendment...
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Vietnam Veteran New A Favorite For VA Secretary
Sources within the transition team have given a favorable indication to at least one VA Secretary candidate up for the top spot after six...
Veterans Rights
Outraged Veterans Protest Flag Removal At Elite College
Over 1,000 outraged veterans protested a decision at Hampshire College to remove the American flag because Donald Trump was elected.On Veterans Day, someone reportedly...
Recent Articles
Disabled Veteran Student Loan Forgiveness To Be Streamlined
President Donald Trump ordered his administration to create streamlined procedures for student loan forgiveness of certain disabled veteran.By...
Former VA Doctor Charged With 3 Counts Of Involuntary Manslaughter
The former chief pathologist at one at Fayetteville VA
Medical Center was indicted on three counts of involuntary
manslaughter and 28 counts of mail...
NBC Nightly News Picks Up Non-VA Emergency Room Bill Denial Story
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is now covering the
wrongful non-VA
emergency room denial story first exposed in 2017 leading to a nationwide
investigation.
IG: Wrongful ER Denials Costs Veterans Over $500 Million
The IG blasted the Department of Veterans Affairs over its non-VA
ER denial scheme that could cost veterans over $500 million in wrongful
denials....
The Future Of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Records
Despite intense oversight pressure, VA failed to properly track its $2+ billion in spending on its electronic health records system.The Government Accounting Office (GAO)...
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