Ben's Blog
Mailroom: Letter from VR&E Counselor on Shutdown
This morning met us all with some dismal news about those infants we call Congress.Since they cannot seem to do anything without making a...
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TRACTS Study: Vets May Have Accelerated Aging
With extended tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, the veteran population may be aging at an accelerated rate. There appears to be a link between...
Ben's Blog
CBS News: Some Returning Veterans Struggle With Driving
Veterans have many difficulties readjusting to civilian life. Thousands of them have trouble with the simplest things, such as driving a car.It can be...
Disability Rehab
It’s Official: Voc Rehab to Pay Health Insurance
I have been writing about this for a while but Voc Rehab counselors were still waiting for an official policy change to come from...
News & Legislation
Weekly QB: VA Hiring Bad Doctors, Voc Rehab…
Hi there. This week we continue to look at doctors hired by the VA to provide care for veterans. I reported the doctor identified...
News & Legislation
VA Almost Screws Up VRAP – Congress Steps In
This post on VRAP is otherwise known as “Why Veterans Get Frustrated By VA So Much," in another case of Penny Wise - Pound...
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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