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Fargo VA Health Care System, Veterans Benefits Administration to hold Veterans Townhall, Claims Clinic March 17 in Grand Forks

Monday, February 15, 2016

FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo VA Health Care System and Veterans Benefits Administration will hold a Veterans Townhall and Claims Clinic, March 17, in the Grand Forks County Office Building in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Townhall, which is open to Veterans and the general public, will be hosted by the Fargo VA HCS Director, Lavonne Liversage, and VBA Veterans Service Center Manager, Paula Heitmann.

The purpose of the Townhall is to share information, hear feedback, and answer questions about VA health care and benefits.

Fargo VA honors Veterans during National Salute to Veterans Week, Feb. 14-20

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Categories: VA

The Fargo VA Medical Center will hold a Salute to Veterans Week, Feb. 14- 20.

The nationally recognized week will be chocked full of activities and events at the Fargo VA

Fargo VA teams up with American Heart Association to fight Veteran heart disease

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Categories: VA Health

FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo VA Medical Center will host a Heart Health Fair and Go Red for Women expo on Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the medical center’s 3rd floor auditorium.

The Heart Health Fair is an effort to raise awareness of heart and vascular disease for all Veterans while the Go Red for Women expo, an American Heart Association program, places special emphasis on heart disease in women Veterans. The event is free and open to all VA-enrolled Veterans.

ND Veteran Affairs Commissioner Commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Categories: Commissioner

On October 1, 2015, Veteran Affairs Commissioner Lonnie Wangen was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel the highest title of honor bestowed by the commonwealth of Kentucky honoring those who have dedicated their lives to civic service. Commissioner Wangen was nominated for this award as a result of his dedication to the service of veterans on a national level through his involvement in many organizations.

Historic Achievement for Veterans in the Fight Against Hepatitis C

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Congress made headlines last month by approving a funding measure to avert the looming government shutdown. But the measure doesn’t just keep federal agencies funded until next fall. Buried within the 2000-plus page bill is a truly historic development for veterans battling the nation’s deadliest blood-borne disease.

VA to Sunset Chapter 1607 REAP GI Bill Effective Spring 2016

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

VA Plans to Propose Expanded Disability Benefits Eligibility for Veterans Exposed to Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Categories: VA Benefits

VA Plans to Propose Expanded Disability Benefits Eligibility for Veterans Exposed to

Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it plans to propose expanded disability compensation eligibility for Veterans exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

VA update on Marriage Benefits: Application for Same-Sex Spousal Benefits

Monday, December 14, 2015

Categories: VA Benefits

Application for Same-Sex Spousal Benefits

Background

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state. Accordingly, VA now recognizes all same-sex marriages without regard to a Veteran’s state of residence.

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