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Confederate flags fly again at VA hospital in SD
HOT SRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Confederate flags are flying again at a southwestern South Dakota veterans hospital, upsetting two patients who first complained about the flags and then say officials allowed them to complete a hospital program early....Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Arts and Culture
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Florida vets could see old VA claims settled soon
Disabled veterans who have waited a year or longer for the government to compensate them could see their claims quickly granted — or denied — under a new Department of Veterans Affairs initiative. More than half a million veterans have waited...
Tags: Employees, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Jeff Miller (Florida Politician), Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)
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Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...Tags: Afghanistan, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Tammy Duckworth, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hampton VA opens doors to medics, corpsmen
— When Mathew Vance began looking for a job in Hampton Roads, he had plenty of experience to sell. The 30-year-old Wyoming native had been a combat medic in the Army and later in the Texas Army National Guard. He had deployed twice to Iraq,...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Virginia General Assembly, Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Hospitals and Clinics
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VA to immediately evaluate, pay oldest disability claims
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday a plan to immediately evaluate and pay the oldest disability claims, a move that advocates expect will bring relief to Maryland servicemen and women who face one of the largest backlogs in the...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Parties and Movements, John Sarbanes, Eric Shinseki, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Problem Solver: Updates on bills for eyeglasses and MRIs, and furniture delivery
For Diana Sanchez, the first part of her fight is over, but she's not finished with her quest to get reimbursed for her new eyeglasses. Sanchez and her husband, first featured in the March 24 column, paid $725.98 for two pairs of specs in January at J....
Tags: MRI (imaging), JC Penney Company Inc., Jon Yates, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Senators call on VA to bring in additional staff
With staff members at the Baltimore office of the Department of Veterans Affairs spending a month in training, Maryland's senators called on VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to dispatch more analysts to help work through one of the worst disability claims...
Tags: Eric Shinseki, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, American Legion
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Aiming high in federal contracting
As federal agencies pull back on spending, 7Delta's strategy is thinking big. The Columbia information technology firm, which grew by focusing on work for one federal agency, is going after larger contracts and broadening its reach. It's a...
Tags: Government Contracts, Small Businesses, Business, Healthcare Industry, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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AP Interview: Barnes aims to revamp Michigan vets' services
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Throughout his nearly 10-year military career, Jeff Barnes said he led almost 700 soldiers into combat and brought all home alive. But after leaving the military, a prospective employer looked at his resume and asked, "This...
Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rick Snyder, American Legion
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Vietnam veteran to get his benefits
I've shown repeatedly how the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't move swiftly to process veterans' claims for benefits. Maybe veterans would accept that pace if they knew the agency made up for it with accuracy. Vietnam veteran Matthew Ford had...Tags: Symptoms, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, General Practitioners
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Veterans benefits fair set for April 25
A veterans benefits fair, hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will be April 25 in Aberdeen. The event, open to local veterans and their families, will run from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Aberdeen VA outpatient clinic, 2301 Eighth Ave. N.E.,... -
Salem Veterans Hospital gets furry friend
WDBJ7 ReporterTom gets his own wheelchair, can roam the halls as he wishes. He's the most popular guy on the third floor of building two at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Salem. We're talking about Tom the cat. The VA introduced Tom to the floor as a form of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 16, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 7, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 6, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 6, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| WDBJ7
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