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Resolution Would Give VA Record Health Funding Boost
The Department of Veteran Affairs would receive a record increase of $6.6 billion in health care funding in the fiscal 2008 budget resolution that the House passed today over this year’s level under the continuing resolution. “It is the largest … Continue reading
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Audit: Veterans Affairs Wasted Millions on Computer Security Contract
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials wasted millions on a $100 million computer security contract that became a virtual “open checkbook” because of poor oversight and sloppy management, an internal review says. The audit by the VA inspector general brings renewed … Continue reading
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Army Officer: Long-Term Morale a Concern
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army’s new acting surgeon general said Tuesday she is concerned about long-term morale because the military lacks money to hire enough nurses and mental health specialists to treat thousands of troops coming home from Iraq and … Continue reading
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Problems Cited Between V.A. and Pentagon
WASHINGTON, March 27 — The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense continue to have problems collecting and sharing medical data, hampering treatment for wounded soldiers, lawmakers said at a Congressional hearing today. The hearing before the Senate … Continue reading
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Veterans’ ‘psychic wounds’ untended, critics say
One night last July, Iraq war veteran Nicholas Rusanoff followed his neighbor, Peter Losher, into the parking garage of their Redwood Shores apartment complex. Rusanoff was breathing heavily. His eyes were wide open, and his hands were clasped behind his … Continue reading
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VA Needs Reform – VCS Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor, Thank you for a fantastic article about the problems veterans face obtaining disability compensation payments for their military-related medical problems from the Department of Veterans Affairs (“Insult to Injury,” by Lisa Sorg, March 14, 2007). Link: … Continue reading
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Civilians Working In War Zones Suffer Emotional Wounds
Experts: Many Civilians Scared To Ask For Help WASHINGTON — A rising number of American troops are being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, but another segment of the population is also dealing with the disorder. They are civilians who choose … Continue reading
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The Women’s War
On the morning of Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, a 21-year-old Army specialist named Suzanne Swift went AWOL. Her unit, the 54th Military Police Company, out of Fort Lewis, Wash., was two days away from leaving for Iraq. Swift and her … Continue reading
New Veterans’ Claims Are Stressing the VA System
WASHINGTON | More than a quarter of the discharged veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns have filed injury claims with the government, according to an internal Department of Veterans Affairs report. Between 2001 and the end of 2006, about … Continue reading
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Problems at Other VA Facilities, Panel Told
Story Highlights• Testimony paints picture of neglect and bureaucratic delays at VA facilities• Ex-official: Plan shelved to fix problems between VA, Defense departments• VA chief wasn’t behind move to abandon program, VA official tells House panel• Ex-official also says he … Continue reading
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