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By Howard Schultz and Rajiv Chandrasekaran
October 31
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Tens of thousands of soldiers who are discharged from the military each year are locked out of VA services.
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VA launches new identity theft website and toll-free help line
August 5, 2014
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it has launched a new campaign to educate Veterans about identity theft prevention. The new campaign, titled More Than a Number, references the personally identifiable information that VA encourages Veterans to protect.
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WASHINGTON – In response to the Office of Special Counsel’s recent recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson today announced that Gerard R. Cox, MD, MHA will serve as Interim Director of the Office of Medical Inspector (OMI).
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By Patricia Kime
Military Times Staff writer
Jun. 5, 2014 - 12:22PM
While the Veterans Affairs Department encourages former troops with Gulf War illness symptoms to file claims for health care and benefits, only one in five applications are approved, according to data obtained by Military Times.
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By George Altman
Military Times Staff writer
May. 4, 2014 - 06:00AM
The military teaches service members leadership skills and responsibility that many civilians can’t match. Yet the unemployment rate for the latest generation of veterans has long been higher than that of civilians.
Some vets have found a quick way around the problem: going into business for themselves.
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By Patricia Kime
Staff writer, Military Times
Apr. 9, 2014 - 06:00AM
The chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee strongly opposes a Pentagon plan to cut funding for commissaries, another signal that the drastic $1 billion proposed reduction will not survive the congressional budget process.
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Categories: VAMCFargo, ND - Breton M. Weintraub, M.D. has been selected as Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, Fargo VA Health Care System.
Dr. Weintraub received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his residency in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
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Categories: InsuranceAre you a service member who has been recently assigned to the Individual Ready Reserves (IRR)? Then there’s important insurance information you need to know. Your Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) coverage will end 120 days after the date you were assigned to the IRR.
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Categories: LegislationVietnam Veterans of America November 7, 2013
Legislative Alert
Senator Richard Blumenthal, (CT) has introduced S.1602, the Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support of 2013, VVA strongly supports this bill, which reflects positively on one of our foremost legislative goals. Not only would it help achieve a measure of justice for the innocent victims of the use of toxic substances in times of war, but it offers unlimited possibilities for scientific research into the effects of these toxic chemicals.