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Urgent info for folks stationed at Camp Lejune

It appears that the water source at Camp Lejune has been contaminated for some time. Anyone stationed there who is having severe health problems should investigate their options. Veterans can work directly with the VA. Since this is a marine base...

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Problems at the VA

While many severely wounded veterans have faced financial hardship waiting for their first disability payment from the VA, lots of money has been flowing in the form of $24 million in bonuses inside the VA.The VA’s inspector general reported...

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Seriously Disabled Vets helped by VA

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is finally implementing a law to reimburse state nursing homes for the full cost of the care they provide for certain seriously disabled veterans. More than two years after Congress passed legislation to...

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Charging Veterans for Care

It’s no surprise that I am not a fan of President Obama, but I must give credit where credit is due. Obama floated a draft plan that would have the VA bill veterans’ health insurance plans for the cost of treating service-connected injuries; there...

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A VA Benefit many don’t know about

There’s a little-known veterans’ benefit that helps wartime veterans and their surviving spouses pay for a variety of medical and long-term care costs.br /The VA benefit is called “Aid and Attendance,” a special pension benefit that provides monthly...

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Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act

A bill to block the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from collecting money from the families of fallen service-members was introduced by Sen. a href=” Bailey Hutchison/a (R-TX) this week.br /”This bill is about honoring our fallen...

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VA Secretary James Peake

I was delighted to see Dr. James Peake become the nation’s 6th Secretary of Veterans Affairs when he was sworn in by President Bush on 20 Dec. Fourty-one years ago right now I was the company commander of Co C, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 501st...

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