Less Likely, More Likely Than Not - and why reasonable doubt rule is one of the most important liberalizing rules that Veterans Affairs uses... »

From hadit.com - October 1, 12:15 PM

If you spend any time reading VA case law you'll come across the phrase less likely, more likely than not and so on. In the VA Clinicians Guide for

VA’s collaboration with NARA digitizes Vietnam-era deck logs

From www.blogs.va.gov - October 1, 6:31 AM

A VA and National Archives and Records Administration collaboration is helping determine ship locations and digitizing deck logs for Blue Water Navy claims.

Veterans Affairs, legislators emphasize community after increase in veteran suicides

From www.wavy.com - October 1, 6:28 AM

(WAVY) — Sen. Tim Kaine (D) and Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker (R) introduced bipartisan legislation to designate Sept. 30 as National Veteran Suicide Prevention Day. In a joint statement, the senators said that overall, military suicides have increased approximately 20 percent compared to this time last year. At the Hampton VA Medical Center, the Suicide […]

U.S. GAO - VA Vet Centers: Evaluations Needed of Expectations for Counselor Productivity and Centers' Staffing

From www.gao.gov - September 30, 5:37 AM

The Department of Veterans Affairs operates 300 Vet Centers throughout the U.S. that provide counseling services to military veterans and their families.The agency has changed how it assesses Vet Center counselors' productivity and its expectations for the number of clients that the counselors see each week.

VA kept ill veteran restrained for days before death: report

From connectingvets.radio.com - October 1, 6:32 AM

A homeless veteran who had a long history of mental illness and treatment was restrained for days, given "unnecessary" sedatives and subject to other failings by staff before their death at a Georgia Veterans Affairs hospital, a new watchdog report shows.

Veterans Affairs Approves 34% of Blue Water Navy Claims

From connectingvets.radio.com - October 1, 6:29 AM

About 14 months after Congress and the president passed into law a measure to grant Veterans Affairs benefits to sailors who served on ships off the coast of Vietnam, VA has granted about 22,500 of those claims.

Series of women Veteran chats to support the Whole Woman Veteran

From www.blogs.va.gov - October 1, 6:10 AM

VA Deputy Secretary Pamela Powers hosted new series of chats and live events, focusing on women Veterans and supporting the “Whole Woman Veteran.” The chats were closed with remarks by VA’s Chief Veterans Experience Officer, Dr. Lynda Davis.

Ten things veterans should know about burn pits »

From hadit.com - September 30, 5:28 AM

In 2015, VA launched the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry in response to concerns that Veterans were experiencing a range of respiratory