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Waiting for Help: A Backlog of Disability Claims Leaves Idaho Veterans in a Bind
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoMore than a year after filing a disability claim, veteran Joseph Simon of Twin Falls is still waiting for a decision. Simon checks the status of his claim on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' benefits website. The estimated completion date:...Tags: U.S. Congress, Iraq, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force
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VA says it learned from mistakes building Orlando hospital
WASHINGTON — Though it's little comfort to Central Florida veterans, top Veterans Affairs officials told Congress on Tuesday that they've learned from their mistakes in trying to build a new VA hospital at Lake Nona, which is now years behind...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Lake Nona, Mike Coffman
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Selby man receives probation for Veterans Affairs fraud
A Selby man who forged travel reimbursement vouchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs must pay back more than $3,600 he wasn't entitled to. Michael Kuehl, 56, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of fraudulent acceptance of payments. He was...Tags: Trials
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One man's extraordinary walk across America
Staff WriterSEELEY — Joe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying across the country the names and faces of the 6,655 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on a 200-square-foot banner. He began his walk April 26 from Coronado Beach and...Tags: Washington, DC, Google Inc., Afghanistan, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Veterans Administration Secretary Faults Delays In Processing Claims
The Hartford CourantKevin Burke walked into the veterans hospital about 18 months ago with advanced diabetes and kidney and liver disease. A subsequent mental health screening revealed that the 51-year-old Navy veteran is also an alcoholic and suffers from post-traumatic...Tags: Eric Shinseki, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , National Government, Vietnam, Diabetes
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Cutting the VA backlog: William and Mary may have national model
— At the College of William and Mary, a small group of law school students has tackled a very large problem. They help military veterans applying for benefits to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, taking on the most difficult and complex...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, U.S. Marine Corps
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Armed Forces Memorial month
Armed Forces of wars past and present are honored with monuments and memorials. They are symbols to remind us Freedom is not Free, it is paid for in blood. Those who served wrote a blank check to our country payable at any cost to include the giving of...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Navy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Other Voices: Confederate flags and state paying group's membership fees
Confederate flags have no place in South Dakota South Dakota has become the focal point of a racial controversy that could become newsworthy on the national scene. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs removed two Confederate flags last...Tags: Slavery, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, National Government
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Confederate flags removed from VA hospital in SD
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Veterans Affairs officials have once again removed two Confederate flags from a display at a Veterans Affairs hospital in the southwestern South Dakota city of Hot Springs, and the agency says the move is permanent this...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud
Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Parkinson's Disease, Crime, Law and Justice, Diabetes, Trials
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In letter, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan among those urging President Obama to reduce VA backlog
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan joined 66 of her colleagues Monday in urging President Barack Obama to take action to end the backlog of veterans' disability claims, according to a news release from her office. Hagan, D-N.C., had already sent a letter to Veterans...Tags: Salem (Salem, Virginia), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Barack Obama
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Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Panhandle holds foundation blessing
richardb@herald-mail.comA blessing of the foundation was held Wednesday for the third house, the first for a military veteran, in Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Panhandle’s Auburndale subdivision. The house will be home to Robert Scott, 57, a homeless veteran who...Tags: Washington, DC, Habitat for Humanity International, Energy Saving, U.S. Army, Environmental Issues
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