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Veterans Healthcare in Florida – VA’s Sunshine Healthcare Network
Florida Veterans: Are you looking for information about VA health care in Florida. Visit VA’s Sunshine Healthcare Network page. The page features a clickable map which can take you to the webpages of...
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VA Urges Veterans to Sign Up for Direct Deposits
Treasury Department Publishes Final Regulation to Phase Out Paper Checks by 2013 WASHINGTON (Dec. 21, 2010)- The Department of the Treasury announced anew rule that will extend the safety and...
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Navy researcher may have found key to Gulf War Syndrome
USA Today reported on May 12, 2011 that a Navy researcher studying the dust inhaled by veterans of Irag, Kuwait, and Afghanistan may have found the cause for the many symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome....
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Former VA Bay Pines Nurse Accused of Sexual Battery on Patient
According to the St. Petersburg Times, “A 48-year-old former nurse at Bay Pines VA Medical Center was arrested Tuesday, accused of sexually battery on a male patient he was supposed to be caring for in...
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More VA Acronyms: What is the “VARO”?
“VARO” is an acronym that is short for “VA Regional Office.” The full name would be the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office. In a service-connected compensation claim, the veteran is...
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President Obama Proposes $140.3 Billion Budget for VA in 2012
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website published a report on the President’s proposed budget for the VA: WASHINGTON – With more than 1 million active-duty personnel scheduled to join the ranks...
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VA Compensation and Pension Backlog Grows to Nearly 900,000 Claims
Nearly 900,000 claims for veterans compensation and pension filed by our nation’s 23 million veterans were pending as of last fall, and the numbers are only going up according to a story in The New...
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June is PTSD Awareness Month – Living With a Combat Injured Veteran
I recently found a very insightful blog authored by 3 spouses of combat wounded veterans, called Living With a Combat Injured Veteran – When the War Comes Home. The authors offer very personal...
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Should congressional pay be based on productivity, as House would do with VA?
From The Washington Post - “The notably unproductive House wants to cut the pay of top Veterans Affairs officials if the department doesn’t significantly reduce its disability claims backlog by next...
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GOP unhappy with new VA chief
Republican senators are having some buyer’s remorse when it comes to new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, who was confirmed unanimously this summer. Three GOP senators publicly blasted...
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