Sunday, February 14, 2016

Veterans related links 021416




Guidance for Media Queries on Reactions to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision that Unauthorized

Wear of Military Decorations is a Right of "Free Speech."


 

VA Failed To Spend $1.9 Billion Designated For Non-VA Care


 

House Veterans Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on VA Claims Backlog on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/vbms

 

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced identification and burial updates for two Army soldiers who had been missing in action since the Korean and Vietnam Wars


 

After 75 years, remains of five dead Pearl Harbor sailors are identified


 

50 Breathtaking WWII Colorized Photos Look Like They were Taken Yesterday


 

A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans Featuring the Voice of Mr. Sam Elliott


 

Homemaker/Home Health Aide service at Coatesville VAMC - Director Devansky announced on January 19, 2016, that some Veterans may receive a reduction in the frequency and duration of HHHA services based on evaluations being made.


 

Coatesville's VA Newsletters



 

Ending Homelessness Together


 

Well-Being for Aging Veterans


 

Arlington Flyover


 

VA Hiring Setaside Farce, Veterans Only Guaranteed Janitor Jobs


 

McCain fires off angry letter over VA reappointments


 

New Year: New Treatment, PTSD Monthly Update - January 2016


 

Veterans Are Fighting the War on Sleep


 

VA strikes against Capitol Hill assertions over corrupt agency


 

Listening to the voices of Veterans and their journey in the appeals system


 

Veterans Appeals Experience: voices of Veterans and their journey in the appeals system


 

Reps. Gabbard and Guinta Team to Prevent Veterans Administration Bonuses Without Performance


 

VA Secretly Paid Exec Who Threatened Whistleblower $86,000 To Quit


 

New women’s health center at West Haven VA ‘officially’ open


 

Operation Warrior Wellness: building resilience and healing the hidden wounds of war


 

Job Seeker Resources including Job Board



 

National Veterans Golden Age Games


 

Veteran Education Connection


 

Veterans Summit Dallas/Ft. Worth: Veteran Owned/Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses are invited to attend


 

Technical Hiring & Networking Events


 

TBI, Vets Courts, and SBP/DIC


 

Veterans Launching Ventures


 

Veterans and Military Business Owners Association


 

Philly coaching legend Jack Ramsay dies


 

Delaware County’s Brandywine CVB To Salute U.S. Military All Stars At The Media Theater


 

Jack Ramsay dies at 89: Trail Blazers' Hall of Fame coach led Portland to only NBA championship


 

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON HOSTS RENAMING OF 2200 BLOCK OF WINTON ST AS “WILD BILL WAY”


 

An open letter to Sarah Palin from Republican former US Navy Officer & Marine Chris Mark


 

Palin May Have Hurt Veterans In A Way She Can't Possibly Understand


 

PANTS ON FIRE: Sarah Palin’s Abusive Kid Never Saw A Day Of Combat! (DOCUMENT)


 

VA Expert: 9/11 Made America Understand Post-Traumatic Stress


 

DOD: University Of Phoenix Can Start Receiving Military Tuition Assistance Again


 

THE VETERANS INITIATIVE NEEDS YOUR HELP


 

Defense Dept. Agrees to Quarterly Disclosure of PTSD Records  


 

A Portrait of an American Hero and a Generation That Is Slowly Fading Away


 

VA blood biobank to play major role in conquering diseases


 

Statement from VA Secretary Robert A McDonald On the Need to Reform the Veterans Appeals Process

 

VA's McDonald sets 12 'breakthrough priorities' for 2016


 

VA chief to Congress: You can't fire your way to excellence


 

U-M, DoD to Partner on TBI Diagnosis, Treatment


 

Shamed VA Execs Appeal Demotion


 

Factors Affecting Health Care Utilization in OEF/OIF Veterans: The Impact of PTSD and Pain


 

Lone Star – WWII vet and former POW


 

Who should file a VA claim?


 

How to file a VA Claim


 

Seven Ways to Service-Connected Disability


 

What to expect after filing a VA claim


 

What to expect after receiving your VA claim decision


 

The DAV Veterans Pulse Survey


 

2016 DAV National Convention


 

VA’s Million Veteran Program hits 400K Milestone


 

DAV Magazine January February 2016


 

The latest issue of DAV magazine reports on a recent study conducted in partnership with Rutger's University and the Department of Veterans Affairs War Related Injury and Illness Study Center (WRIISC) linking mitochondrial damage to Gulf War Illness which affects one in four Gulf War Veterans


 

The VA’s Attempt To Fight Opioid Dependence Leaves Pain Patients Cut Off


 

The Library of Congress Veterans History Project – 15 years, and 99,000 Collections of Veterans’ Voices from WWI to the Present


 

Freedom's fighters


 

Mullery legislation to help ease burden on club licensees


 

Alternative  Treatment for PTSD, TBI Stirs Debate


 

Private Grassroots Groups Fill VA Gaps


Aiding & Attending Elderly Vets: This is a benefit – if eligible – that you will want to take advantage of


 

Clutched in the Eagle’s Claw: Battle for the Kim Son Valley, 1966


 

Who should get a flu shot?


 

Veterans in Justice: The Failure to Define a Problem


 

Senators call on Army to investigate 22,000 misconduct discharges


 

I WAS THERE Film Workshops


 


 

OIG Monthly Highlights: Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) sent this bulletin at 02/01/2016 09:04 AM EST


 

Phila. VA chief is reinstated: Judge rules that while Diana Rubens showed poor judgment, her demotion and pay cut were excessive.


 

Demotions Overturned For VA Officials Accused Of Scam


 

Note regarding the above two postings: As per email message of 020316 from the PAO AT VARO, “There is no further information available regarding their potential return to the last stations of assignment” and Cheryl Rawls is “still serving as the Philadelphia and Wilmington Regional Offices Director, and it is our job to continue to stay focused as a team on the mission to serve Veterans.”

 

A call to action: preventing Veteran suicides


 

Commentary Combatting veteran suicide


 

Walker Plans to Relaunch POW/MIA Committee


 

The VA Will Now Pay For Robotic Legs For Veterans


 

Stella Young: I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much


 

“Inspiration porn is not okay”: Disability activists are not impressed with feel-good Super Bowl ads


 

Britain, Australia, the United States and Agent Orange in the Indochina Wars: Re-defining Chemical-Biological Warfare


 

Study finds link between Agent Orange and infant mortality on Guam


 

Bob McDonald’s ‘Failing’ Appeals Process Blame Game


 

Vets Who Accept Separation Pay Can’t Receive VA Compensation


 

Community breaks ground for veterans housing in East Vincent


 

Veterans Trust Fund for PA


 

PA ODAG-VA Newsletter


 

DMVA PA

http://www.dmva.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx#.VrzEF0Qo7wo

 

The Veterans Group Board


The Veterans Group Contact List


 

The Philadelphia Veterans (Comfort) House


The Philadelphia Veterans (Comfort) House Officers and Staff


 

Congress outraged over hepatitis C treatment VA can't afford


 

The Veterans Scandal on Bernie Sanders’s Watch


 

Soaring Valor (Short Film)


 

Agent Orange and Presumptions of Service Connection: Inland Waterways and “Blue Water” Navy Veterans




 

Strategies for Managing Stress at Events


 

Hell in the Pacific: When he took command, MacArthur had a ragtag bunch of soldiers and almost no modern planes. He used every chance to request more materiel and men.


 

$100 For An ER Visit?


 

Matthew Replies at 17:20 by vetswriting


 

Presidential Candidates Voice Support for S.901 and H.R.1769 The Toxic Exposure Research Act


 

Link Between Environmental Toxin and ALS Grows Stronger


 

Study: Causes of Gulf War Illness Pinpointed


 

Veterans groups oppose asbestos bill in Senate


 

Senators offer legislation to reduce VA appeals wait time


 

VA promises new punishment for embattled execs


 

‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ to Spotlight Women Veterans


 

Veterans and Bladder Cancer: On March 1 at 3pm EST, The Veterans Health Council will be participating in a live web-based program focusing on veterans and bladder cancer.  Please Register Here


 

Do You Need a PSA 'Do-Over?'


 

On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing to discuss VA’s proposal to consolidate its community care programs, including Choice eligibility. To read VFW Senior Legislative Associate Carlos Fuentes testimony urging the committee to eliminate arbitrary wait time and driving distance requirements and allow the veterans and their doctors decide how long veterans are able to wait or travel for their care, click here:


To view a video of the hearing, visit:


House Hearing on VA Research on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, concerned VA being unable to profit from a cure for Hepatitis C that was invented by a VA doctor.  To view a video of the hearing, visit:


Vietnam Memorial Wall of Faces Update: 13,000 photos still need to be collected to ensure there’s a picture for every name inscribed on The Wall. Learn more about the initiative and how you can help at: http://www.vvmf.org/news/article=Hawaii-Becomes-Eighth-State-To-Find-Photos-For-Their-Fallen

Philadelphia VA Outs Attempted Appointment Fraud


 

Soldier’s Heart Newsletter


 

Father Kapaun


 

Veterans Affairs Modernization – Testimony on 01/21/2016


 

Engaging Post-9/11 Veterans Organizations


 

The Encyclopedia Led Me to the Marines


 

Military Leaders and Celebrity Entertainers Connect to Celebrate the USO’s 75th Anniversary


 

WWII Veteran Must Prove Military Service Despite Discharge Papers


 

VA Choice Program A Failed Joke Says Senator


 

Service Connection (SC) for Disabilities Resulting From Exposure to Environmental Hazards or Service in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN)


 

M21-1 Part 4. Compensation DIC, and Death Compensation Benefits


 



DBQ List by Form Name


 

DBQ List by Symptom


 

DBQ Provider Instructions


 

DBQ Frequently Asked Questions


 

Care and Benefits for Veterans Strengthened by $182 Billion VA Budget


 

Judicial Board Needs to Allow for VA Accountability


 

Mesothelioma Compensation Center to Ensure Diagnosed US Navy Veterans Exposed to Asbestos Get a Much Better Settlement


 

VA Leadership Ready To Cut Termination Red Tape


 

Vietnam Begins Huge Effort to Identify War Dead


 

Leaked Tape: Union Prez Calls VA Chair ‘A Fool,’ Says He’ll ‘Whoop’ VA Sec’s ‘Ass’


 

Understanding Moral Injury


 

About 15000 Vets Eligible for Camp Lejeune Benefits


 

VA Caregiver Support


 

VA sees another funding boost in 2017 budget request


 

Veterans Affairs Budget Jumps To $182 Billion


 

TRICARE Reform, or Just Fee Increases?


 

Boost in VA Budget Draws Hill Attention


 

VA and LinkedIn partnership expands to offer no-cost courses


 

Virtual reality and psychophysiological sensors being used to distinguish PTSD from other conditions


 

IOM Gulf War Report “Turns Science On Its Head”


 

Becoming a Partner with Your Partner (PTSD)


 

Valentines Day comes to the VA


 

Dr. Diane Castillo, Waco VAMC


 

VA Celebrates 70 Years of Partnering with Medical Schools

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