Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD
(Shipboard Hazard and Defense) (2016)
Defend the GI Bill
The Raid: The Failed Son Tay Prison Rescue Mission
Garnet Valley HS seeks public’s help for telling WWII
soldier’s story
VA still hopes for appeals reform, but lawmakers looking
elsewhere
VA Secretary says House budget plan would 'hurt veterans'
Companies 'join forces' to hire or train 100,000-plus
more vets, spouses
110-year-old WWII veteran from Louisiana dies
Homelessness Rises in Los Angeles, Except for Veterans
and Families
Veterans can now get care at other health centers
On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, the Center for Strategic and
International Studies hosted Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald to
discuss his transformation of VA into a high performing organization. McDonald
detailed his 12 priorities for 2016 which include improving a veteran’s
experience when receiving VA health care, staffing critical positions that are
vacant, and transforming information technology and supply chain processes. To
view a video of his speech, visit:
As part of Secretary McDonald’s MyVA transformation
initiative, VA has established local community engagement boards, called MyVA
Communities, around the country. These boards provide a feedback and input
mechanism for local veterans, and bring together the local VA leadership to
meet the unique needs of veterans in each community and facilitate the
development of local solutions. To learn about the MyVA Communities initiative
or to find a local community engagement board, visit: http://www.va.gov/nace/myVA/index.asp
For Philadelphia area, see:
Wirthman: Valuing women veterans
VA selects new Director of the Center for Women Veterans
The Secretary of VA has appointed Kayla Williams as the
Director of the Center for Women Veterans, where she will be the primary
advisor to the Secretary on programs, policies and legislation that affect
women veterans. To learn more about Williams, click here: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/27420/kayla-williams-selected-new-director-vas-center-women-veterans/
To Learn More about the New Military Sexual Assault
Report, see:
Defense bill renews fight over military sexual assault
Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, and Veteran Families are
asked to Take the Military Family Lifestyle Survey before May 31 online at:
The second Invictus Games, an Olympic-style international
competition for wounded warriors, will be held May 8-12 in Orlando,
Florida. Television coverage will begin
with the opening ceremony on Sunday, and continue throughout the week on ESPN2
and ESPN3. To learn more, visit: http://invictusgames2016.org/. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit: http://invictusgames2016.org/espn-broadcast-schedule/
Hundreds of Injured Military Veterans from Around the
Globe Come to Orlando to Compete in the 2016 Invictus Games
A public ceremony to commemorate the 71st anniversary of
Victory in Europe Day will be held at the National World War II Memorial in
Washington on Mother’s Day, May 8, at 11 a.m. Learn more about this and other
events at:
This Day in History… May 8, 1945 - Victory in Europe Day
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's
Missing Servicemen - World War II + Korea + Cold War + Vietnam + Gulf Wars + Afghanistan
VAOIG - Administrative Summary of Investigation Regarding
Wait Times - Tennessee
Administrative Summaries of Investigation Regarding Wait
Time
Commentary: Love and loss on home front
Raised-Fist Photo by Black Women at West Point Spurs
Inquiry
529A Accounts Let Disabled Save Without Risk to
Government Aid
A young soldier from a war long past, finally laid to
rest
Experimental Housing for Incarcerated Vets
Senators Want Caregiver Benefits Phased in for Older Vets
Isakson, Blumenthal Unveil Groundbreaking Veterans
Legislation to Change Culture at VA
White House honors companies pledging to hire, train
veterans
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/white-house-honors-companies-pledging-to-hire-train-veterans-1.408176
Can Philadelphia's David Shulkin cure the VA?
McCain Slams ‘Very Bad’ VA Reform Senate Bill
A man who went undercover in a jail for 2 months
discovered a disturbing truth about veterans who are locked up
A Portrait of Love
and Honor, A Novel Based On a True Story, By Susan G. Weidener.
A former reporter with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Susan
grew up in Wayne, PA. She attended Radnor High School and has lived in Chester
County for the last thirty-five years. She has interviewed a host of
interesting people from all walks of life, including Guy Lombardo, Bob Hope,
Leonard Nimoy and Mary Pipher. For more information: Contact Susan Weidener at
610-304-5370 or email her at sgweidener@comcast.net
. The book can also be ordered through Amazon at
Mother And Son Team Up To Serve Others
Two VA Employees Lauded For Their Work With Homeless
Veterans
Retirement Gala For Jan C. Scruggs, Founder Of VVMF, To
Be Held On May 30, 2016
Wounded Veterans compete at Invictus Games, Veteran
proves its never too late to start again
McDonald: The future of Veterans health care is essential
to our national security
http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/27587/myva-transformation-update-highlights-progress-plans-for-2016/
Secretary McDonald discusses progress, promise and
challenges on Veterans health policy
New VA watchdog pledges more transparency
Rosemary Williams Appointed as VA Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs
Student veterans advocate for two bills now in Congress
Veterans pledge to seek help before suicide
Depression
Dr. Tom Berger testifies before Congress on veteran
suicides
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a
hearing on Thursday, May 12, 2016, to discuss veteran suicide. To view a video
of the hearing, visit:
Prescription drug abuse: There is help
US, Vietnam complete first phase of dioxin cleanup in Da
Nang
Hepatitis C – Why people born between 1945 and 1965
should get tested
VVA Leadership Conference in Tucson
Senate panel advances veterans reform plan — including GI
Bill cuts
Legion Backs ‘Veterans First Act’
On Thursday, May 12, 2016, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Committee advanced a veterans omnibus bill, the Veterans First Act, which
includes a number of important provisions the VFW strongly supports, including
expansion of the Caregivers Program to pre-9/11 veterans, expansion of the
Yellow Ribbon Program to Fry Scholarship beneficiaries and authorization for
research on the health effects toxic exposures may have on the descendants of
exposed veterans. This bill would also curb VA’s use of high dose opioids to
treat and manage chronic pain and improve accountability of VA employees who
put veterans’ lives at risk. For a summary of the bill, visit:
Welcome to TRiO Veterans Upward Bound Program
On Wednesday, 5/11/16, the Senate Indian
Affairs Committee held a hearing to discuss the Tribal Veterans Health Care
Enhancement Act, which would require the Indian Health Service (IHS) to cover
the copayments VA charges Native American veterans who have been referred to VA
medical facilities by the IHS for non-service connected conditions. To
view a video of the hearing, visit: http://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/legislative-hearing-receive-testimony-following-bills-s-2417-s-2842
This week, VA implemented changes to health care and
services it covers for certain children of Vietnam War and Korean DMZ veterans
born with spina bifida. Starting this week, Spina Bifida Program beneficiaries
are eligible to receive homemaker or home health aide services that provide
assistance with daily living activities or instrumental activities of daily
living that have therapeutic value. VA has also made changes to the list of
health care services that require preauthorization. For more information
on these changes, contact the Spina Bifida Health Care Benefits Program General
Information at 888-820-1756. You can also read more at: http://www.va.gov/purchasedcare/programs/dependents/spinabifida/
Out of the Submarine, Into the Work Force
Understanding Microbes in Sickness and in Health
PA VFW NEWS
Amazon CEO vows to hire 25,000 veterans and military
spouses
A caring volunteer
Transitional Home for Homeless Female Veterans Finds
Building in Augusta
https://wabi.tv/2016/05/13/transitional-home-for-homeless-female-veterans-finds-building-in-augusta/
Double Tapped: Soldiers’ Angels is Selected as the Hops
for Heroes Military Charity
On May 10, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives passed
H.R. 4063, the Jason Simcakoski Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and
Incorporating Scientific Expertise (PROMISE) Act. https://veterans.house.gov/press-release/miller-applauds-house-passage-of-va-opioid-legislation
VA Announces Telemental Health Clinical Resource Centers
During Telemedicine Association Gathering
Bonus Army: US military attacks demonstrating American
War Veterans
“Veterans in Tech: Innovative Careers for All Generations
of Veterans”
VA, Mayo ramp up telemedicine to increase patient access,
satisfaction
Invictus Games: Dogs who heal wounded warriors
Despite $10B 'Fix,' Veterans Are Waiting Even Longer To
See Doctors
No, the VA is not broken
Union President ‘Spin’ On Broken VA System
Ex-Phoenix VA Head Gets Probation in Wait List-linked
Case
Former Director of Phoenix VA Hospital Sentenced
Former Phoenix VA Chief Gets Probation, No Penalty For
Dead Veterans
VA Employee Runs ‘Worst’ Veterans Charity In The United
States
How telemedicine is helping the VA address its access
crisis
Study of Telemedicine Finds Misdiagnoses of Skin Problems
VA edges closer to rollout of new health record platfor m
Lawmakers again rally for VA medical marijuana in budget
bills
Man Receives First Penis Transplant in the United States
Deploy With a Team of Veterans and Build a Stronger
Community
This Memorial Day, remember to Honor the Fallen
VA wants to scan dark web for stolen data
Combat veteran amputees brave storms, cold, to climb
Everest
A Systematic Review of the Prevention and Treatment of
Prescription Drug Misuse
Does Participation in a Disease Self-Management Program
by Veterans Affect Their Subsequent Utilization of Acute Care Services and
Costs of Care?
Female pilots' ashes get OK from Arlington
House votes to expand benefits for Vietnam 'Blue Water
Navy' vets
Mesothelioma Veterans Center
Veterans and Mesothelioma
Navy Veterans
Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association (AVVBA) A
New Memorial Every Year
House, Senate pass VA budget plans for next year
Legislative Update: NDAA in the Senate Armed Services
Committee
Adding Insult to (Severe) Injury
Veterans receive honors and awards from county
organizations
GOP blocks provision to require women to register for
draft
Tuskegee Airmen mark 75th anniversary at annual
scholarship gala
Federal employee groups blast Veterans First Act
"Johnny's Poem - Reflections of a Vietnam
Veteran" with Ann M. Wolf narrating
Incarcerated Veterans
Moving On in Vietnam, but Remembering Its Lessons
American Crisis: 17 Million Young People Struggle With
Mental Health Issues
The last Monday of every May – Memorial Day 2016
This Is VietNow
VIETNOW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
VA Is Lying Meets With Secretary Bob McDonald
Ahead of Memorial Day, Seven VA National Cemeteries Are
Added to the National Register of Historic Places
VA Plan for Independent Advanced Practice RNs Riles
Physicians
VA Proposes to Grant Full Practice Authority to Advanced
Practice Registered Nurses
Straw Man Concept
Commission on Care Strawman Document
Commission on Care Library
How and Why We Remember the Dead: A Memorial Day Lesson
from Walt Whitman
Viral Hepatitis
Memorial Day message from Eric Greitens
Iraq war vet: Memorial Day should also remember those we
killed
Veteran Affairs restored benefits to 4,200 veterans
wrongly declared dead by the VA
Does PTSD affect your ability to get life insurance?
Carper's Connection to Vietnam
United States Navy Mortuary Affairs Burial At Sea Program
About Blind Rehabilitation Services
Families of the Fallen Heal Through Helping Others
Investigation of Wait Times at CBOC Horsham
Investigation of Wait Times at VAMC Philadelphia
Groups Oppose Plan to Steer More Vets to Private Health
Care Providers
Consider The Funding Fee When Choosing A VA Home Loan
Alternate PTSD Therapy for Vets Ruffles VA Feathers, but
Shows Results
NCOA Career Expo Program
Ahead of Memorial Day, Seven VA National Cemeteries Are
Added to the National Register of Historic Places
RUSSELL Memoirs and Musings of Russell D. Ward, Purple
Heart Recipient and Patriot
A Struggling Disabled Vet Humbled by Human Kindness
Navy Vets Seek Agent Orange-related Benefits
Aid & Attendance and Housebound
Managing for Results: OMB Improved Implementation of
Cross-Agency Priority Goals, But Could Be More Transparent About Measuring
Progress
Congress Pressured to Stop Predatory Schools
Sad Story Of A WWII POW Survivor And His 70-Year VA Fight
H.R. 2576 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
Poll: Women in Combat Is a Popular Idea
Veterans Tackle a New Battlefield: Congress
VA secretary refuses to apologize for Disney comments
VA Chief: 'I Deeply Regret' Wait-time Comparison to
Disney
VA Launches Veterans Legacy Program
Obama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, the Senate Veterans’
Affairs Committee held a hearing to discuss several bills on veterans health care
and benefits, including legislation to expand the Veterans Choice Program,
expedite the disability compensation appeals process, and improve mental health
care programs for women veterans. To
read the testimony or view the webcast, visit: http://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings/pending-legislation-052416
KARE 11 Investigates: Unqualified VA doctors performed
25,000 TBI exams
Veterans Affairs TBI Scandal Affected 25,000 Veterans
Innovating to help Veterans with brain injuries, PTSD: VA
employee's idea tops #VABrainTrust competition
2014 ONE MIND summit
2015 ONE MIND summit
On May 24-25, 2016, One Mind –– an organization led by
retired Gen. Peter Chiarelli that is dedicated to promoting and supporting
brain health –– held a summit in Arlington, Va. Among those in attendance were
employees of The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institute of Mental
Health, and The Food and Drug Administration. Panel discussions were hosted by
world renowned Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) researchers, clinicians and policy analysts. For more information on One
Mind, visit their website at:
Minn. Researchers, Doctors Seek To Understand,
Treat Brain Injuries
VA Secretary Provides Relief for Veterans with Traumatic
Brain Injuries
TILLMAN TUESDAY: Scholar Brian Smith Looks to Help Those
Affected by TBI Regain Their Lives
#VABrainTrust: We’re Warriors, not Patients: We just need
to be trained for this next fight
TBI - Massachusetts Hockey Player and Coach
Being Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
Obama Signs Bill to Allow Female Pilots' Ashes at
Arlington
Senate Votes to Approve VA Fertility Treatments
ODAGVA Newsletter
BRIEFING: Critical Care Advance Planning and Patient
Empowerment
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