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New VA Secretary Blames VA Workers for Disparities in Disability Payments
New VA Secretary Blames VA Workers for Disparities in Disability Payments Illinois’ wounded veterans are receiving among the lowest disability pay in the nation possibly because federal Veterans Affairs disability raters in Chicago are too harsh and inadequately trained, top … Continue reading
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President’s FY 2006 Budget Disappoints VFW
President’s FY 2006 Budget Disappoints VFW Washington, Feb. 7, 2005–“The president has delivered a disappointing funding request for the Department of Veterans Affairs,” said the leader of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., in reaction to the administration’s … Continue reading
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National Guard, Reserve troops not told of access to VA medical care
National Guard, Reserve troops not told of access to VA medical care When Darin Overstreet returned from Iraq in June, no one told him he was eligible for medical care and other veterans benefits. Overstreet, a technical sergeant in the … Continue reading
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Mental health care: need and value
Mental health care: need and value From Iraq veterans to the uninsured of Western Virginia, the need for and financial benefits of treatment are evident. Yet funding is a challenge. Sometimes, the evidence in support of improved access to mental … Continue reading
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Influx of Wounded Strains VA
Influx of Wounded Strains VA Claims Backlog Besets Returning U.S. Troops By Josh WhiteWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, October 3, 2004; Page A01 Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering … Continue reading
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Detention of Iraqis creates hostility, resistance
BAGHDAD – U.S.-led coalition forces raided Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saleh al-Dulame’s home in northern Baghdad three times this summer, then arrested the low-level Ministry of Trade employee on a bogus tip that he had been a member of Saddam Hussein’s … Continue reading
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