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VA health panel on closure report: ‘Nothing was done in secret’
Members of a blue-ribbon panel studying VA health care defended the group’s work last week, deflecting charges they want to shutter all Veterans Affairs medical facilities in favor of government-paid private care for veterans.
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List of Agent Orange-related diseases may expand
A VA working group is studying a report issued in March by the Institute of Medicine to determine whether bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms should make a Vietnam veteran automatically eligible for benefits.
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Banned workout stimulant found in 14 dietary supplements
A new study has determined that 14 dietary supplements contain a stimulant banned in the United States.
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Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from the previous year but the figures for the reserves and National Guard rose.
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Panel weighs closing all VA health care — vets’ groups raise conflict of interest
A blue-ribbon panel created to evaluate the Veterans Affairs health system is weighing a radical proposal to eliminate VA medical centers and outpatient facilities over the next 20 years.
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Combat vets can apply for VA health care by phone
Combat veterans waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to approve their applications for VA health care can now call VA to complete the process.
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Veterans health legislation on fast track
Veterans’ Affairs Committee senators are wrestling with legislation to reform the Veterans Choice program with the hope of unveiling an agreement in the coming days to fix the troubled health benefit.
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VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been denying disability claims submitted by veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War at increasingly higher rates over the past five years, according to an analysis by the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense.
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VA gives deadline to veterans who have applied for health care
Veterans with active applications for VA health care have a year to furnish required information.
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VA eases method for paying Choice doctors; senators remain skeptical
VA officials announced changes this week to repair the Veterans Choice program and a bill was introduced to fix it permanently.
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VA health panel on closure report: ‘Nothing was done in secret’
Members of a blue-ribbon panel studying VA health care defended the group’s work last week, deflecting charges they want to shutter all Veterans Affairs medical facilities in favor of government-paid private care for veterans.
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List of Agent Orange-related diseases may expand
A VA working group is studying a report issued in March by the Institute of Medicine to determine whether bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms should make a Vietnam veteran automatically eligible for benefits.
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Banned workout stimulant found in 14 dietary supplements
A new study has determined that 14 dietary supplements contain a stimulant banned in the United States.
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Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from the previous year but the figures for the reserves and National Guard rose.
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Panel weighs closing all VA health care — vets’ groups raise conflict of interest
A blue-ribbon panel created to evaluate the Veterans Affairs health system is weighing a radical proposal to eliminate VA medical centers and outpatient facilities over the next 20 years.
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Combat vets can apply for VA health care by phone
Combat veterans waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to approve their applications for VA health care can now call VA to complete the process.
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Veterans health legislation on fast track
Veterans’ Affairs Committee senators are wrestling with legislation to reform the Veterans Choice program with the hope of unveiling an agreement in the coming days to fix the troubled health benefit.
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VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been denying disability claims submitted by veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War at increasingly higher rates over the past five years, according to an analysis by the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense.
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VA gives deadline to veterans who have applied for health care
Veterans with active applications for VA health care have a year to furnish required information.
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VA eases method for paying Choice doctors; senators remain skeptical
VA officials announced changes this week to repair the Veterans Choice program and a bill was introduced to fix it permanently.
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VA health panel on closure report: ‘Nothing was done in secret’
Members of a blue-ribbon panel studying VA health care defended the group’s work last week, deflecting charges they want to shutter all Veterans Affairs medical facilities in favor of government-paid private care for veterans.
-
List of Agent Orange-related diseases may expand
A VA working group is studying a report issued in March by the Institute of Medicine to determine whether bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms should make a Vietnam veteran automatically eligible for benefits.
-
Banned workout stimulant found in 14 dietary supplements
A new study has determined that 14 dietary supplements contain a stimulant banned in the United States.
-
Reserve suicides up 23 percent — active-duty count remains steady
The number of active-duty personnel who died by suicide in 2015 declined slightly from the previous year but the figures for the reserves and National Guard rose.
-
Panel weighs closing all VA health care — vets’ groups raise conflict of interest
A blue-ribbon panel created to evaluate the Veterans Affairs health system is weighing a radical proposal to eliminate VA medical centers and outpatient facilities over the next 20 years.
-
Combat vets can apply for VA health care by phone
Combat veterans waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to approve their applications for VA health care can now call VA to complete the process.
-
Veterans health legislation on fast track
Veterans’ Affairs Committee senators are wrestling with legislation to reform the Veterans Choice program with the hope of unveiling an agreement in the coming days to fix the troubled health benefit.
-
VA gets ‘F’ for Persian Gulf War claims approvals
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been denying disability claims submitted by veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War at increasingly higher rates over the past five years, according to an analysis by the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense.
-
VA gives deadline to veterans who have applied for health care
Veterans with active applications for VA health care have a year to furnish required information.
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VA eases method for paying Choice doctors; senators remain skeptical
VA officials announced changes this week to repair the Veterans Choice program and a bill was introduced to fix it permanently.
