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20 Jun 2008, 5:28 am
The Veterans Affairs Department will mail out notices to nearly 33,000 veterans who are taking the anti-smoking drug Chantix, warning them about possible side effects, including thoughts of suicide.VA Secretary James Peake said VA doctors will continue to prescribe the drug because they are seeing no serious problems or trends with its use.Source: Here. [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 4:36 pm by Jon L. Gelman
The Gulf War Veteran's Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs (GWVI-TF) has issued a final draft report to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs proposing additional research on the widespread use of burn pits to incinerate a variety of wast material in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as hexavalent chromium contamination at the Qarmat Ali water treatment plant in Basra, Iraq.The GWVI-TF has raised the issue of enhanced medical… [read post]
7 Jul 2017, 5:56 am by Tod M. Leaven
§ 101(31), the opposite sex requirement was invalidated when the Secretary of the VA announced the VA would no longer enforce it.[3]    Though the burden of proof the VA generally requires veterans and their dependents to meet regarding claims is the benefit of the doubt, in issues of marriage, the VA applies the burden of proof required by the pertinent state regarding the necessary facts to prove a valid marriage in that state. [read post]
9 May 2020, 6:23 pm by Tom Smith
Hospitals in the United States could lose more than $500 billion in 100 days during the coronavirus pandemic, according to former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. [read post]
18 Dec 2013, 3:16 am by Robert Kraft
“VA is a pioneer and a leader of health information technology that improves patient-provider relationships, embraces wellness and improves health outcomes for the brave men and women who have served our Nation,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. [read post]
29 Dec 2017, 11:17 am by Legal Help for Veterans
Earlier this year the organization urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit medical professionals to suggest marijuana as a medical treatment for patients residing in states that have legalized it. [read post]
22 Feb 2017, 12:00 pm by Legal Help for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimated that nearly 900,000 veterans may have been exposed to the contaminated water. [read post]
23 Apr 2017, 3:46 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The Office will help the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to discipline or terminate VA managers or employees who fail to carry out their duties in helping our veterans. [read post]
18 Oct 2013, 2:57 am by Robert Kraft
“With the shutdown over, we are all very grateful that the Nov. 1 benefit checks will go out to approximately 5 million Veterans and other beneficiaries as scheduled,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 12:00 am by Andrew Brockman
The Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged there were errors resulting in the withdrawal of education benefits, leaving dependents suddenly in debt. [read post]
3 Jun 2013, 5:54 pm by James Ridgway
  (The political term “Iron Triangle” was invented to describe the tight relationship between VA, the VSOs, and the congressional veterans affairs committee staffs.) [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 2:01 pm
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, ORDERED the Secretary of Veteran Affairs to issue the final rule for the new Agent Orange (AO) Presumptions http://www.militaryveteranlawyer.com/2009/10/3_new_presumptive_agent_orange.html within 30 days from August 2, 2010. [read post]
9 Aug 2008, 2:23 pm
Veterans Affairs medical center Thursday ended the threat of a lawsuit over blocked efforts to register veterans to vote, but there are still limits on who... [read post]
23 Dec 2014, 9:30 pm by Dori Molozanov
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently issued an interim final rule expanding medical care options for veterans facing excessive wait times at VA facilities. [read post]
24 Oct 2019, 7:49 pm by Allan Blutstein
Veterans Health Admin., Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, Phoenix, AZ (closing 10.25.19)Office for Civil Rights, Dep’t of Education , Washington, DC (closing 10.31.19)Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Washington, DC (closing 10.31.19)Bureau of Land Mgmt., Dep’t of the Interior, Salt Lake City, UT (closing 10.31.19)Bureau of Safety and Envtl.Enforcement, Dep’t of the Interior, Sterling, VA (closing 11.1.19)Occupational Safety and Health… [read post]
20 Jun 2021, 1:54 pm by Howard Friedman
AP reports that at a PRIDE event in Orlando on Saturday, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough announced that the VA is moving to offer gender confirmation surgery to transgender veterans:McDonough said in prepared remarks that the move was “the right thing to do,” and that it was part of an effort to overcome a “dark history” of discrimination against LGBTQ service members. [read post]
29 Dec 2010, 7:52 am by John Tucker
"Receiving VA benefits electronically will increase the security,convenience and reliability of these vital payments," said Secretary ofVeterans Affairs Eric K. [read post]
” What It Does HB721 extends waiver of hunting and fishing license fees How It Does It If the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has identified loss of the use of a lower extremity as service-connected; or If VA has assigned a disability rating of 50% or more; and The United States is providing compensation to the Veteran for the disability Previously, the disability rating threshold was 60%. [read post]
26 Jul 2019, 5:00 am by Kristyn Shea
 On May 7, 2018, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 passed in the House Committee of VeteransAffairs (HVAC); and in June 2018, the Act passed in the full House of Representatives. [read post]