Tag: Veterans Benefits

Regional stories on veterans, health, education and other benefits and issues today from: Marksville, Louisiana, Forest Grove, Oregon, San Diego, California, Des Moines, Iowa, Salt Lake City, Utah, Cleveland, Ohio, Milpitas, California, and Austin, Texas

Did you know that the Board of Veterans’ Appeals publishes a law journal? The Veterans Law Review, founded by Board Chairman James P. Terry, encourages frank discussion of relevant legislative, administrative, and judicial developments in veterans’ benefits law. The 2nd volume of the Veterans Law Review is slated for national distribution later this month. For more information, including guidelines for submitting an article for the 3rd volume of the Veterans Law Review, visit Law Review.

Regional stories on veterans health, education and other benefits and issues today from: Shreveport, Louisiana, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Corvallis, Oregon, Helena, Montana, Bay Pines, Florida, Salem, Oregon, San Diego, California, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hagerstown, Maryland, Los Angeles, California, and Boulder City, Nevada

Murtha, First Vietnam Combat Vet Elected To Congress, Passes Away. The AP (2/9) reports 77-year-old John Murtha US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), "an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday." In 1974, Murtha "became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress," a point also noted by McClatchy (2/9, Youssef), the Wall Street Journal (2/9, Bendavid, Miller, 2.08M), The Hill (2/9, Tiron, 21K), and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Regional stories on veterans health, education and other benefits and issues today from: Helena, Montana, Pocatello, Idaho, Washington, DC, Modesto, California, Goshen, New York, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Tempe, Arizona, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Florence, South Carolina

President Obama's 2011 budget proposal includes 20 cost-saving ideas submitted by federal employees; three from VA employees: -- Allow Veterans to Keep Medication When They're Discharged: The award-winning SAVE Award idea would allow veterans leaving VA medical facilities to keep leftover medications, including eye drops and inhalers. The plan would save taxpayers $14.5 million in the next four years.

Regional stories on veterans health, education and other benefits and issues, today from: Scranton, Pennsylvania, Morristown, New Jersey, Hillsboro, Illinois, Oceanside, California, Milford, Massachusetts, Detroit, Michigan, Chula Vista, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Haverstraw, New York

Regional stories on veterans' health, education,other benefits and issues today from: Prescott, Arizona, Ballston Spa, New York, Melbourne, Florida, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Joliet, Illinois, Conroe, Texas, Vero Beach, Florida, Elmira, New York, San Francisco, California, and St. Joseph, Missouri.

Regional stories on Veterans benefits, health, education and other issues today from: Redding, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Bennington, Vermont, Denver, Colorado, Torrington, Connecticut, Roseberg, Oregon, Ocala, Florida, Nobleboro, Maine, Fort Worth,Texas, Vineland, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chillicothe, and Columbus, Ohio.

Find out What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans VA To Open New Clinic In Montana. VA Spreads Word About Student-Produced Film. Four Veterans...

Regional stories on Veterans, health, education and other benefits and issues, today from:Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Terre Haute, Indiana, Concord, California, Lombard, Illinois, Wilmington, North Carolina, Cranford, New Jersey, Houston, Texas,Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Terre Haute, Indiana, Concord, California, Lombard, Illinois, Wilmington, North Carolina, Cranford, New Jersey, Houston, Texas, and Cranford, New Jersey

Regional stories on Veterans benefits, health, education and other issues today from: Watertown, New York, Morgantown, West Virginia, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Battle Creek, Michigan, Washington, DC, Stockton, California, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Buckeye Lake, Ohio, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Denver, Colorado, Portland, Oregon, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa

If you watched the Grammy Awards on January 31, you were part of one of television’s largest audiences and you also saw VA’s new health care recruitment ad. The Winter Olympics is another big-audience event coming up where the commercial will run a total of 12 times between February 8 and February 28. The ads will also run during CBS’s Amazing Race on February 14 from 8-9 p.m. (EST) and on 60 Minutes February 28 from 7-8 p.m. (EST). The ads direct viewers to VA Careers, and VA medical centers are making sure all available jobs are posted to make the most of the ad campaign’s referral to the site for information about VA job opportunities. These are just a few of the hundreds of television airings scheduled for the recruitment ads in the near future.

The failure to answer 90 percent of calls says a lot about the VA. As the second-largest bureaucracy in the country, it continues to be a model of how not to run government programs. Forget all of Washington's buzz words: transparency, efficiency, fiscal responsibly. We need the administration to try a new term, "customer service." These veterans aren't calling to order an iPad, they're trying to take advantage of a historic benefit that was promised to them by Congress and this president.

Top 10 Veterans news from around the country features the top stories on Veterns Benefits,Health, Education and other issues in summary form from the Veterans Administration.

Today's regional stories on veterans affairs, health, benefits and education from: Fargo, North Dakota, Gainesville, Georgia, Seattle, Washington, Madison, Wisconsin, Tallahassee, Florida, Des Moines, Iowa, Sacramento, California, Washington, DC, Wagner, Souh Dakota, Roseburg, Oregon, Omaha, Nebraska, and Starkville, Mississippi.

While most of the DC military press is focused down on the Pentagon today, the Department of Veterans Affairs is also unveiling its fiscal 2011 spending plans and ambitious goals for the near future. Secretary Eric Shinseki will hold a press conference at 315, and we'll have a full story later this afternoon. But even though the $125 billion VA budget proposal is only a fraction of the proposed Defense Department budget, the plans could have wide-reaching ramifications for current service members as well as veterans.

Today's regional stories on veterans, health education, other benefits and issues from: Baltimore, Maryland, Fort Worth, Texas, Spokane, Washingon, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Melbourne, Florida, Jefferson City, Missouri, Huntington, West Virginia, Madison, Wisconsin, Greenville, Texas, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Winfield, Kansas, Watertown, New York, and Klamath Falls, Oregon

To expand health care to a record-number of Veterans, reduce the number of homeless Veterans and process a dramatically increased number of new disability compensation claims, the White House has announced a proposed $125 billion budget next year for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

# VFW Head Lauds Shinseki, Sees Improvements In Vets' Health Care. # NY Governor: Keep Aid To Local Vets' Agencies At Current Level. # Vets Cemetery In Kentucky On Track For Fall Opening. # Acute Psychiatric Unit Proposed For Vermont VAMC. # Ohio County Hard Hit By Veteran Suicides.

Regional stories today on veterans education, health, benefits, and news from: Bloomfield, New Mexico, San Diego, California, Pueblo, Colorado, New Albany, Indiana, St Paul, Minnesota, Sarasota, Florida, Augusta, Georgia, Temple, Texas, Anchorage, Alaska, Highland Park, New Jersey, Colleyville, Texas, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Red Bluff, California

Today's regional stories on Veterans, health, education and benefits come from: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Portland, Oregon, Sacramento, California, Saginaw, Michigan, Cincinnati, Ohio, Garden City, New York, New Concord, Ohio, Washington, DC, Lansing, Michigan, Iowa City, Iowa, and Great Falls, Montana

Veterans News on Health, Benefits, Education, GI Bill, today from: Anchorage, Alaska, Billings, Montana, Woodbury, New Jersey, Helena, Montana, Moscow, Idaho, West Palm Beach, Florida, Camp Lejuene, North Carolina, Medford, Oregon, West Palm Beach, Florida, San Francisco, California, Kansas City, Missouri, Middleboro, Massachusetts, and Muskogee, Oklahoma,

Matt Taibbi takes David Brooks to the Woodshed, The Nation looks at the State of the Union in a unique way, "Foreclosure" a national tragedy ignored in last night's address, Byron Dorgan discusses the Dems rescue of the economy and Jim Hightower throws some rocks at a glass building, in today's picks.

Regional stories on Veterans health, education and other benefits from: San Jose, California, Carmi, Illinois, Columbia, South Carolina, Moffett Field, California, Des Moines, Iowa, Montpelier, Vermont, Huntsville, Alabama, and Springfield, Missouri

Regional stories on Veterans Health, education and other issues today from: Vermillion, South Dakota, Knoxville, Tennessee, Lake City, South Carolina, New York, New York, Ogden, Utah, San Francisco, California, Riverview, Florida, San Francisco, California, Des Moines, Iowa, Seattle, Washington, Corruna, Michigan

At least 4,300 veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who left the military because of post-traumatic stress disorder are eligible to have their cases reviewed to see if they were improperly denied benefits, a nonprofit veterans group said. The group, National Veterans Legal Services Program, said the law required service members who had been separated from the military at least in part because of post-traumatic stress must receive disability ratings of at least 50 percent to receive benefits.

Stories about regional veterans news, benefits, health and other issues today from: Clarksville, Tennessee, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Redding, California, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Lake Jackson, Texas, Franklin, Louisiana, Hartford, Connecticut, and Fort Collins, Colorado

Health alarm raised about two Pennsylvania veterans homes. Both the Hollidaysburg home and Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton show a series of serious deficiencies. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rated the facilities below average in meeting inspection requirements,

Neterans, new, benefits, health and education stories today from: Durango, Colorado, Detroit, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Prescott, Arizona, San Antonio, Texas, Toma, Wisconsin,Camp LeJeune, North Carolina

Today's regional veterans' news items cover veterans' health, education and benefits from Hampton, Virgina, Jefferson City, Missouri, Washington, DC, London, England, Williamson, West Virginia, Quincy, Illinois,Muskogee, Oklahoma,Waco, Texas and Idaho Falls, Idaho

Veterans news stories today include items about veterans' benefits, health, education and veterans, organizationsfrom: Santa Cruz, California, Sycamore, Illinois, Northampton, Massachusetts, Buffalo, New York, Panama City, Florida, Pasco, Washington, Spanish Fork, Utah, Honolulu, Hawaii, Indianapolis, Indiana, Cincinnati, Ohio, Corunna, Michigan, Cocoa, Florida

News on Veterans health, benefits and other issues from: Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Austin, Texas, Hicksville, New York, Orlando, Florida, Des Moines, Iowa, Santa Cruz, California, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pell City, Alabama,

Today's regional veterans' news stories come to you from: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Knoxville, Tennessee, Bonita Springs, Florida, Columbus, Ohio, Mills, Massachusetts, Phoenix, Arizona, Roanoke, Virginia, and Madison, Wisconson,

Backlogs of disability claims in Florida, acknowledgment of radiation treatment mistakes in Philadelphia and a Vet in standoff with police in San Antonio are some of the items in our regional coverage today.

Lumberton, Mississippi Veteran wants benefits, justice Victorville, California Couple helps veterans battle PTSD Buffalo, New York Veteran’s widow forced to fight for benefits Waipahu, Hawaii Filipino WWII veterans waiting for payments Danville, Virginia Perriello, veterans unite to support clean energy

San Jose, California Women's scars of war Scranton, Pennsylvania VA flu clinic hours extended Washington, DC Military suicides set record in 2009 Angleton, Texas Committee seeking photos...

Stories from Texas, Michigan, Florida,Washington and Utah appear today in our daily report from the provinces. Take a look at Seattle where veterans, after serving their adopted country, are facing deportation or Salt Lake City where treatment at the VA may be delayed for decades.

# Salida, Colorado V.A. Opens Rural Telehealth Clinic in Salida # Albuquerque, New Mexico Vet's death highlights PTSD problem # Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Soldiers Transitioning Back Into Civilian Life # San Diego, California "The Two Star General Who Wasn't Pleads Guilty # Elmira, New York, New York Veteran's widow battles killer parasite from Vietnam