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DBQ Scheme Shifts Cost Burden To Veterans

Slides from a 2014 presentation about Veterans Affairs new DBQ scheme show flaws within the system including a shifting…

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‘Stolen Valor’ Advocates Harassed Actual Marine Veteran

Overzealous ‘stolen valor’ advocates mistakenly harassed Marine veteran Robert Ford following a wreath-laying ceremony in Pennsylvania recently. Following the…

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VA OIG Ignored Warnings From Outside Pharmacists

USA Today just published an article exposing omissions by VA OIG of unfavorable opinions from external pharmacists warning about…

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Fear Of Violence Justified Denial Of Medical Records

In DMA meeting transcripts just released to me via FOIA, VA used hyperbole to justify withholding C&P examination medical records from…

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VA Budget Deficit Whooping $2.6 Billion

New revelations of a $2.6 billion VA budget deficit has Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) worked up prior to Thursday’s…

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Time For Veterans To Audit VA OIG?

Last week’s white wash by VA OIG of problems at Tomah VA Medical Center may push independent veterans activists…

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Veterans Choice To Be Fleeced For Hepatitis C Veterans

Veterans Affairs unilaterally decided to dip into Veterans Choice to fund antiviral medication for Hepatitis C veterans. The recent…

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Lapdog VA OIG Denies Agency Wrongdoing In Tomah Death

Yesterday, lapdog VA OIG released its whimsical dismissal of agency wrongdoing in the death of veteran Thomas Baer, who…