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VA wants to make telephone appointments for mental healthcare permanent

VA wants to make telephone appointments for mental healthcare permanent

by Maia Pandey | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

A typical therapist’s waiting room may contain a few unremarkable chairs, a handful of outdated magazines and the quiet bustle of a receptionist’s desk.  But in Veterans Affairs facilities, patients can sometimes be bombarded by swaths of military paraphernalia and...
VA home loan program popular among veterans gets bad rep from sellers

VA home loan program popular among veterans gets bad rep from sellers

by Mary Yang | Dec 8, 2021 | Living

WASHINGTON – Although the Department of Veterans Affairs backed a record 1.44 million homes loans for veterans and service members in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, members of Congress and veterans’ advocates said Wednesday that sellers remain leery of VA-backed loans...
VA is failing survivors of sexual violence, IG and veterans advocates say

VA is failing survivors of sexual violence, IG and veterans advocates say

by Christina van Waasbergen | Nov 18, 2021 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs and advocates from veterans groups Wednesday highlighted systemic failings in how the VA handles military sexual trauma claims. Studies suggest that as many as one in three female U.S....

Unregulated Pain: Lack of DOD oversight puts veterans at risk in VA hospitals

by Christophe Haubursin | Mar 18, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON — There are days when Navy veteran Brian Lewis is in too much pain to get out of bed. Since he moved to the outskirts of Saint Paul, Minn. three months ago, he’s been trying to get a medication consultation at the local veterans hospital. Lewis, a former...

Military educators, students worry colleges won’t be spared after budget cuts

by Stephanie Haines | Mar 18, 2014 | Education, National Security

WASHINGTON — A year after the Defense Department cuts mandated by the sequester, many professional military educators and their students worry that the military colleges across the country won’t be spared in the across-the-board cuts, creating an environment of job...
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