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9 Jun 2013, 5:48 pm by James Ridgway
  In nearly every disputed case, the Secretary will have some argument for deference, while the veteran’s advocate will plead for a “friendly” interpretation. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 2:52 am by Bob Kraft
Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee’s chairman. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 2:42 am by Robert Kraft
  I look forward to continue working with Secretary Shinseki and the Department of Veterans Affairs to target assistance to our homeless veterans. [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 9:54 am by Tom Smith
So Secretary Eric Shinseki is now ex-secretary Shinseki, and cleaning up the Department of Veterans Affairs' health care mess will now be someone else's job. [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 9:54 am by Tom Smith
So Secretary Eric Shinseki is now ex-secretary Shinseki, and cleaning up the Department of Veterans Affairs' health care mess will now be someone else's job. [read post]
1 May 2012, 4:00 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
As reported in a recent blog post by Holly Petreaus, Assistant Director of the CFPB’s Office of Servicemembers Affairs, an Executive Order signed last week by President Obama directs the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Education to consult with the CFPB and the U.S. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 7:47 pm
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and in Illinois. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 8:12 am by John Tucker
“We are taking a proactive approach to enhancing VA health care for women Veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. [read post]
11 Nov 2019, 5:58 am by Bob Kraft
Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee’s chairman. [read post]
24 Oct 2022, 8:54 am by Dennis Crouch
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (“NOVA 2022”),[4] the Federal Circuit faced several important questions about DC 5055, including (1) whether the Knee Replacement Guidance or the Knee Replacement Manual Provision constitutes the “final agency action” reviewable by the Federal Circuit; (2) whether DC 5055 was ambiguous at the time of VA’s guidance; (3) whether Auer agency deference applied to VA’s interpretation;[5] and (4) whether the… [read post]
30 Aug 2019, 10:16 am by Stacy H. Rubin
  For the last decade, veterans seeking loan discharges have been required to submit an application to the Secretary of Education with proof of their disabilities obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 2:21 pm
This has prompted Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to order a "top-to-bottom" review of the facility. [read post]
9 Oct 2013, 11:41 am by Jon Gelman
If the shutdown doesn't end soon, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department won't be able to ensure that checks go out on Nov. 1 for 5.18 million beneficiaries, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told House Veterans' Affairs Committee. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 1:07 pm by Jon Gelman
  Five senior VA leaders – including former department secretary Eric Shinseki – have resigned in the past six weeks.Dr. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 1:46 pm by Associated Press
(AP) — A former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs was sued in federal court Wednesday over allegations that he discriminated against white employees. [read post]
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]