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• My first experience with the VA

  
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  So, for three months now, I’ve been trying to get leg braces, you know, so I could walk. Calling civilian medical supply stores, I got zero call backs, which is pretty frustrating you know, when you’ve left 20 messages on voice mail and get no call backs. So, I figured, I’d try the VA – [...]
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• Report: More Than 85,000 Military Vets Treated For Sex Assault Injuries, Illnesses

  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ accounting, released in ...
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• Military sexual abuse victims seek help from VA

  
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  More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as “”shameful and ...
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• More than 85,000 veterans treated last year over alleged military sex abuse, report says

  
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  More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as ""shameful and disgraceful." ...
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• 91-Year-Old Man Raised Money to Prevent Eviction by Daughter

  
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  A 91-year-old man wants to stop his daughter from evicting him from the home he built 56 years ago in Zaleski, Ohio, a small community south of Columbus.   In 2004, John Potter and his wife, who has since died, gave the general power of attorney to his daughter for future matters if they declined in health, ...
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• VA to offer free training for clergy in rural areas

  
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  St. Cloud VA to offer free training for clergy in rural areasWritten bySC Times staff reportMay 19, 2013LITTLE FALLS — The Department of Veterans Affairs National Chaplain Center, along... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Shinseki Faces Mounting Criticism Over Backlog of Benefit Claims

  
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  The secretary, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for his overwhelmed agency’s problems dealing with claims for disability compensation.        
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• VA employees: Overtime won’t work

  
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  The Stars & Stripes reports that which we already know – the plan to force them to work overtime won’t clear the back log. Members of VBA Truth — a group of anonymous claims workers with the stated goal of “raising awareness about what’s really going on in this dysfunctional agency” — said the ...
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• Head of Md. DPSCS investigative unit leaving

  
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  The head of Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services’ internal investigative unit is leaving his post to take a federal job. On Friday, the agency announced the departure of Jesse Ballard, who’s been with the department for 26 years. The special unit with the DPSCS handles ...
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• Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam breaks ground on new Montgomery County State Veterans Home

  
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  Construction Scheduled to begin in August Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder announced the upcoming construction for the Montgomery County Tennessee State Veterans Home. Haslam was also joined by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander ...
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• Head of internal investigations resigning from Md. corrections department

  
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  The head of the unit that investigates inmates and employees in the Maryland corrections department announced Friday that he is resigning to take a job with the federal government, authorities said. Jesse Ballard III, head of the Internal Investigative Unit of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional ...
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• Kirk questions Defense under secretary on cost of base closure (video)

  
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  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) Thursday questioned Defense Under Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Robert Hale on the expected costs and timing of the Administration’s request to commence another round of base closures within the United States. During...
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• Suicide cover-up with cobwebs

  
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  Just because you didnt know something was happening doesnt mean it wasnt.I received an email with the link to this video. The person sending it was shocked to discover it was going on. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses

  
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  Dr. Steven S. Coughlin talked about many issues our veterans face including suicide and the lack of proper care. This is what they come home to. This is what some of us already assumed but now with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Beyond the BRAIN Initiative

  
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  Last month the Obama Administration unveiled a research project it hopes Congress will fund to the tune of $100 million in Fiscal 2014. The so-called BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through...
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• A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?

  
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  A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?: From Denny:  Theres a wonderful reason my husband is nicknamed "Satan" at our house.  Most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?

  
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  A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?: From Denny:  Theres a wonderful reason my husband is nicknamed "Satan" at our house.  Most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?

  
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  A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?: From Denny:  Theres a wonderful reason my husband is nicknamed "Satan" at our house.  Most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?

  
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  A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency? : From Denny:   Theres a wonderful reason my husband is nicknamed "Satan" at our house.  Most times its because he specializes in being the most annoying irritating person on the planet because its his idea of fun when he ...
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• A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency?

  
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  A Truth Journal: Veterans Affairs Claims Logjam: Should Prez Obama Declare National Emergency? : From Denny:   Theres a wonderful reason my husband is nicknamed "Satan" at our house.  Most times its because he specializes in being the most annoying irritating person on the planet because its his idea of fun when he ...
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