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Advocates hope to restart debate over benefits for blue water Navy vets
Advocates are hoping lawmakers will take another look at legislation giving compensation to Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their tours in the waters of southeast Asia.
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Car accident leads to reunion with Korean War buddy
If it weren’t for the car accident earlier this summer, Marine veterans Jim Cunningham and Don McIntyre would never have found each other again.
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VA preps for benefits delays in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Tens of thousands of Texas veterans could see their federal benefits disrupted because of the after effects of Hurricane Harvey, but Department of Veterans Affairs officials are promising a host of resources to mitigate the hardship.
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Former VA worker convicted of sexual battery of patients
A former physician assistant who told investigators he didn’t “have any business in medicine” has been convicted of sexually abusing patients at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas.
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Research into marijuana benefits for vets with PTSD needs more volunteers
An Arizona study hoping to provide definitive answers on the medical benefits of marijuana for wounded veterans is in danger of collapsing because researchers can’t find enough participants.
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Floatin’ in ecstasy: Veterans suffering from PTSD may soon find help from an unlikely source
MDMA was recently designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a “breakthrough therapy” for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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New Pentagon rules aim to broaden reviews of ‘bad paper’ dismissals
Veterans advocates are hopeful that more veterans with “bad paper” dismissals will be able to upgrade their discharge status now that defense officials have released clearer guidance of how to handle a host of mental health and injury cases.
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Veterans to get job-seeking help at Maine fair
The state of Maine is hosting a job fair geared at encouraging employers to hire veterans.
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VA to pay Iowa vet $500,000 to settle suit over treatment
The Department of Veterans Affairs is paying an Iowa veteran $550,000 to settle his allegation that he suffered life-shortening heart damage because of a three-year delay in treatment.
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Animal testing debate pits injured veterans against dogs
Veterans advocates are pushing back on a House plan to severely limit medical testing on dogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying it will cut off vital research for America’s wounded warriors.
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Advocates hope to restart debate over benefits for blue water Navy vets
Advocates are hoping lawmakers will take another look at legislation giving compensation to Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their tours in the waters of southeast Asia.
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Car accident leads to reunion with Korean War buddy
If it weren’t for the car accident earlier this summer, Marine veterans Jim Cunningham and Don McIntyre would never have found each other again.
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VA preps for benefits delays in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Tens of thousands of Texas veterans could see their federal benefits disrupted because of the after effects of Hurricane Harvey, but Department of Veterans Affairs officials are promising a host of resources to mitigate the hardship.
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Former VA worker convicted of sexual battery of patients
A former physician assistant who told investigators he didn’t “have any business in medicine” has been convicted of sexually abusing patients at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas.
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Research into marijuana benefits for vets with PTSD needs more volunteers
An Arizona study hoping to provide definitive answers on the medical benefits of marijuana for wounded veterans is in danger of collapsing because researchers can’t find enough participants.
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Floatin’ in ecstasy: Veterans suffering from PTSD may soon find help from an unlikely source
MDMA was recently designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a “breakthrough therapy” for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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New Pentagon rules aim to broaden reviews of ‘bad paper’ dismissals
Veterans advocates are hopeful that more veterans with “bad paper” dismissals will be able to upgrade their discharge status now that defense officials have released clearer guidance of how to handle a host of mental health and injury cases.
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Veterans to get job-seeking help at Maine fair
The state of Maine is hosting a job fair geared at encouraging employers to hire veterans.
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VA to pay Iowa vet $500,000 to settle suit over treatment
The Department of Veterans Affairs is paying an Iowa veteran $550,000 to settle his allegation that he suffered life-shortening heart damage because of a three-year delay in treatment.
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Animal testing debate pits injured veterans against dogs
Veterans advocates are pushing back on a House plan to severely limit medical testing on dogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying it will cut off vital research for America’s wounded warriors.
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Advocates hope to restart debate over benefits for blue water Navy vets
Advocates are hoping lawmakers will take another look at legislation giving compensation to Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their tours in the waters of southeast Asia.
-
Car accident leads to reunion with Korean War buddy
If it weren’t for the car accident earlier this summer, Marine veterans Jim Cunningham and Don McIntyre would never have found each other again.
-
VA preps for benefits delays in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Tens of thousands of Texas veterans could see their federal benefits disrupted because of the after effects of Hurricane Harvey, but Department of Veterans Affairs officials are promising a host of resources to mitigate the hardship.
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Former VA worker convicted of sexual battery of patients
A former physician assistant who told investigators he didn’t “have any business in medicine” has been convicted of sexually abusing patients at a Veteran’s Administration hospital in Kansas.
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Research into marijuana benefits for vets with PTSD needs more volunteers
An Arizona study hoping to provide definitive answers on the medical benefits of marijuana for wounded veterans is in danger of collapsing because researchers can’t find enough participants.
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Floatin’ in ecstasy: Veterans suffering from PTSD may soon find help from an unlikely source
MDMA was recently designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a “breakthrough therapy” for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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New Pentagon rules aim to broaden reviews of ‘bad paper’ dismissals
Veterans advocates are hopeful that more veterans with “bad paper” dismissals will be able to upgrade their discharge status now that defense officials have released clearer guidance of how to handle a host of mental health and injury cases.
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Veterans to get job-seeking help at Maine fair
The state of Maine is hosting a job fair geared at encouraging employers to hire veterans.
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VA to pay Iowa vet $500,000 to settle suit over treatment
The Department of Veterans Affairs is paying an Iowa veteran $550,000 to settle his allegation that he suffered life-shortening heart damage because of a three-year delay in treatment.
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Animal testing debate pits injured veterans against dogs
Veterans advocates are pushing back on a House plan to severely limit medical testing on dogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying it will cut off vital research for America’s wounded warriors.
