Tag: va

Veterans! Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources

The tracking of cancer in the aging population of Vietnam Veterans exposed to dioxin has been neglected.

The ethics program used by VA to handle issues affecting patients is semi-finalist for “Innovations in Government” award from Harvard

WASHINGTON – Dr. Robert Jesse, principal deputy under secretary for health for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has been honored by a leading professional association for his work to improve emergency cardiac care.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hosting a nationwide 2K Walk and Roll event at more than 130 VA facilities on June 2 in support of employee wellness month. The event will also encourage employee and local community support of homeless Veterans.

To provide federal beneficiaries with a safer and more convenient alternative to receiving payments via paper checks, the Department of Treasury is encouraging all VA beneficiaries to elect electronic payment for recurring benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Easter Seals formally announced a partnership to provide comprehensive Caregiver Training to Family Caregivers of eligible post-9/11 Veterans as authorized by the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010.

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has always recognized and appreciated the special sacrifice that families make when military service crosses generations. In recent years, VA has watched with pride as this special generational service has increasingly extended to mothers and their daughters.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the second round of awards from the agency’s Industry Innovation Competition to six commercial and non-profit organizations. Five projects will provide new tools for Veteran entrepreneurs, reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions and streamline clinical coordination in VA hospitals.

A team from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Stanford University is exploring a new approach to clinical trials that experts say will cost less and be easier to translate into practice.

This Monday, May 9, leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Easter Seals, the nation’s leading non-profit disability services provider

Four Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees are finalists for the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, which honors outstanding federal employees who are making high-impact contributions critical to the health, safety and well-being of Americans.

Researchers from the Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) have produced a new 56-page guidebook to spur more collaboration between the agencies on clinical health research.

A large-scale project seeking to harness medical and genomic information from one million US veterans in order to identify health and disease-related genes is preparing a national expansion plan that will take between five and seven years, the Department of Veterans Affairs said today.

WASHINGTON (May 5, 2011) – An unprecedented Veterans Affairs (VA) research program that promises to advance the sophisticated science of genomics goes national today.

ASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of the Army are working together to provide cutting-edge simulation-based training for medical staff to enhance the quality of patient care at VA medical facilities across the Nation.

Washington, D.C. – On May 5, 2011, the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted to approve legislation to improve the benefits claims processing system and the system for filing appeals for our nation’s veterans and survivors and to establish an expert judicial review commission to examine the appellate processes pertaining to claims filed by veterans with VA. This bill, H.R. 1484 was introduced by top Committee Democrat Bob Filner (D-CA) on April 12, 2011.

HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT Remember all those columns I wrote back in the early 2000s when our local veterans were fighting to...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published the interim final rule for implementing the Family Caregiver Program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010. This new rule will provide additional support to eligible post-9/11 Veterans who elect to receive their care in a home setting from a primary Family Caregiver.

WASHINGTON (May 03, 2011) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is celebrating exceptional care for Veterans this week, May 2 – 6 as part of the nationally recognized Research Week. This year’s theme, “Discovery and Collaboration for Exceptional Health Care,” celebrates two crucial elements of VA research: dedicated follow-through on important research findings to optimize medical therapies for Veterans and others; and vital research and care collaborations between VA and academic institutions, other government agencies, and health-related industry.

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs will host the upcoming National Veterans Small Business Conference and Expo, Aug.15-18 in New Orleans. It will be the largest nationwide conference of its kind focused on helping Veteran-owned businesses succeed in winning federal contracts.

VA research is showing that tailoring primary care to Veterans coping with homelessness may be an effective way to improve their health and put them on the road to permanent housing.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is awarding a contract for construction documents totaling more than $1 million to correct seismic deficiencies in the nursing tower and Community Living Center at the Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Wash.

VA San Diego Healthcare System hosted a “Clothesline Project,” to raise the awareness of military sexual trauma. Male and female Veterans decorated t–shirts and uniforms in a way that reflects their experience of sexual trauma and recovery.

Veterans! Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources

Some Veterans training for the Paralympics will be able to qualify for a monthly allowance from VA, under a new program to help disabled Vets take part in competitive sports.

Following on the heels of the Henderson decision by the Supreme Court, on April 26, 2011, the Veterans Court (CAVC) issued a decision on a petition by William Freeman that ordered VA provide a process for veterans to challenge the appointment of a VA fiduciary to control his or her finances. Mr. Freeman wanted to challenge the appointment of a stranger to handle his finances instead of his sister, a woman who had taken care of him and his father for more than two decades.

Wounded Warriors, Veterans, Service Members and their families can now connect to the National Resource Directory on their mobile device.

On April 12, The White House announced Joining Forces, a community–based effort to help lessen the burden on our military and Veteran families

Veterans!  Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources We encourage you to browse our list so that you can...

Veterans!  Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources We encourage you to browse our list so that you can...

WASHINGTON – Veterans dealing with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can turn to their smart phones for help anytime with...

Veterans!  Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources We encourage you to browse our list so that you can...

This is excellent news and should be distributed to all gulf war and current troops and family members as soon as possible and widely. I want all veterans to know that the IOM and their chair actively have changed their position and are now on the side of the veterans! This took a while to break them from just following DOD and VA directions and to function on the side of getting real answers to a real health problem! They are now advocating for us! It may not be all you want but it is definitely a step in right direction!

WASHINGTON – A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiative that reduced the global health care issue of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections by more than 60 percent in intensive care units (ICU) across the Nation is featured in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. It reports data from the first three years of the initiative that is now in its fourth year of implementation, and which continues to be associated with decreased rates of MRSA infections.

Veterans!  Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources We encourage you to browse our list so that you can...

Will Help Veterans Transition Back to Families and The Community Los Angeles, CA – New Directions, Inc. a nonprofit agency that assists homeless veterans, and...

OLYMPIA- The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs is proud to announce the appointment of Gina Ryan as Superintendent of the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting.

Veterans!  Here’s your Top 10 News stories of the day compiled from the latest sources We encourage you to browse our list so that you can...

Americans can begin to hope that the current recession, coupled with the politics of debt reduction in Washington, may yet result in cuts in that runaway Pentagon budget, The Nation magazine says in its April 11th issue.

In the event of a federal shutdown, most VA services will still be available. However, it’s important that you know what’s been impacted. For the full list of what will be available and what will be suspended, check out our Veterans Field Guide.

Washington, D.C. – Ranking Democratic Member Bob Filner (D-CA) reintroduced legislation that would require all VA facilities to display a bill of rights outlining VA’s responsibility to women veterans.