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VA more smoothly processing new GI Bill
Feb 11, 2010 16:49 EST
After rocky start, VA more smoothly processing new GI Bill claims for Iraq, Afghanistan vets. The Veterans Affairs Department is more efficiently cutting checks for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to attend college this semester, following a rocky rollout last fall that left veterans so cash-strapped there was concern some wouldn't re-enroll.
AP ENTERPRISE: Vets wait for GI Bill payments
Dec 22, 2009 17:14 EST
AP ENTERPRISE: Processing delays keep vets from receiving new GI Bill benefits. Universities and colleges are still waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, leaving the veterans panicked that they'll be unable to return to class in January.
Former Marine becomes face of new Vieques battle
Oct 11, 2009 00:02 EDT
Former Marine becomes face of new battle over toxins on Puerto Rico's Vieques island. The headaches began just after Hermogenes Marrero arrived on Vieques, the small Puerto Rican island where the young U.S. Marine guarded stores of Cold War-era chemical weapons.
Former Marine becomes face of new Vieques battle
Oct 10, 2009 21:26 EDT
The headaches began just after Hermogenes Marrero arrived on Vieques, the small Puerto Rican island where the young U.S. Marine guarded stores of Cold War-era chemical weapons.
Former Marine becomes face of new Vieques battle
Oct 10, 2009 11:27 EDT
The headaches began just after Hermogenes Marrero arrived on Vieques, the small Puerto Rican island where the young U.S. Marine guarded stores of Cold War-era chemical weapons.
Report: No oversight for $70M program at the VA
Aug 27, 2009 20:11 EDT
VA investigator says oversight lacking in $70M program to replace hospital appointment system. Managers at the Veterans Affairs Department were aware of serious problems with a $70 million project to replace its hospital appointment system several years before the VA dropped the program, the agency's inspector general says in a new report.
VA says 600 veterans wrongly told they had ALS
Aug 27, 2009 14:40 EDT
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs now estimates that more than 600 veterans erroneously received letters telling them they had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, VA spokeswoman Katie Roberts said Thursday.
VA says 600 veterans wrongly told they had ALS
Aug 27, 2009 14:40 EDT
VA changes procedures after more than 600 veterans wrongly told they had ALS. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs now estimates that more than 600 veterans erroneously received letters telling them they had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, VA spokeswoman Katie Roberts said Thursday.
As vets await checks, VA workers get $24M bonuses
Aug 21, 2009 12:07 EDT
As vets await disability payments, VA technology office workers rake in $24 million in bonuses. Outside the Veterans Affairs Department, severely wounded veterans have faced financial hardship waiting for their first disability payment. Inside, money has been flowing in the form of $24 million in bonuses.
VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
Jul 02, 2009 17:32 EDT
An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.
VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
Jul 02, 2009 17:32 EDT
Lawyer says veterans waiting, but VA silent on any compensation for colonoscopy mistakes. An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.
Top senator calls for structural changes at VA
Jun 24, 2009 13:20 EDT
The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday called for more centralized control of the VA medical system after recent breakdowns in cleaning colonoscopy equipment exposed thousands of veterans to the risk of contracting HIV and other infections.
Top senator calls for structural changes at VA
Jun 24, 2009 13:20 EDT
Senate VA committee chairman calls for more centralized quality control at VA. The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday called for more centralized control of the VA medical system after recent breakdowns in cleaning colonoscopy equipment exposed thousands of veterans to the risk of contracting HIV and other infections.
APNewsBreak: VA inspections show continued flaws
Jun 15, 2009 21:03 EDT
APNewsBreak: Inspections show some VA facilities couldn't prove they followed guidelines. Fewer than half of Veterans Affairs centers given a surprise inspection last month had proper training and guidelines in place for common endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopies ? even after the agency learned that mistakes may have exposed thousands of veterans to HIV and other diseases.
Hearing to air VA mistakes with hospital equipment
Jun 14, 2009 15:44 EDT
A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile equipment that may have exposed 10,000 veterans to HIV and other infections was isolated to three Southeast hospitals or is part of a wider problem.
Hearing to air VA mistakes with hospital equipment
Jun 14, 2009 15:44 EDT
VA to tell House panel about mistakes with equipment used for colonoscopies, other procedures. A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile equipment that may have exposed 10,000 veterans to HIV and other infections was isolated to three Southeast hospitals or is part of a wider problem.
Fla. rep: Find vets exposed to unclean equipment
May 21, 2009 19:36 EDT
The Department of Veterans Affairs must do a better job of finding and testing veterans who may have been exposed to contaminated medical equipment at the Miami VA hospital, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Thursday.
Fla. rep: Find vets exposed to unclean equipment
May 21, 2009 19:36 EDT
Fla. rep says VA must track, test patients after possible exposure to contaminated equipment. The Department of Veterans Affairs must do a better job of finding and testing veterans who may have been exposed to contaminated medical equipment at the Miami VA hospital, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Thursday.
VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment
May 02, 2009 09:43 EDT
VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile hospital equipment; 7 more test positive for hepatitis. A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday.
VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment
May 01, 2009 19:12 EDT
A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday.
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