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VA Announces Rollout and Application Process for New Veterans ID Card
WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the application process for the national Veterans Identification Card (VIC) is now available for Veterans — yet another action honoring their service.
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VA Prioritizes Improving Veterans’ Access to Pro Bono Legal Services
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), together with the American Bar Association, The Veterans Consortium and National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium, signed a Memorandum of Agreement aimed at improving Veterans’ access to free legal services.
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VA Work-Study Program for Student Veterans
The GI Bill can help cover many of a Veteran’s expenses, but often there are still bills to pay. Did you know there's a program that can pay students to help other Veterans right in their own community and do it while attending school?
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Vet News: Internet Harnessed for Veterans' Health With VA Initiative against Obesity, Diabetes Advances
FORT MONROE, Va. – Setting his sights on the twin maladies of obesity and diabetes, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs today announced the launch of a national registration campaign to let Veterans and their families tailor their diets and exercise programs into a healthful lifestyle.
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Vet News: Veterans Day, 2005: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission, established by Congress to review benefits going to disabled Veterans and the survivors of deceased Veterans, held its first meetings May 9 and 10 in Washington, D.C.
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Vet News: VA Will No Longer Fund Gulf War Illness Studies Based Only On Stress, As Congressional Panel Releases New Results
The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, a Congressionally-chartered panel of scientific experts and veterans, has released its first major report on Gulf War illnesses. In response to the report’s findings, Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Anthony J. Principi has announced that VA will no longer fund research studies that focus on stress as the primary cause for Gulf War veterans’ illnesses.
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Vet News: VA Improves Grave Marker Process
WASHINGTON (June 5, 2003) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revised its application form to make requesting a VA grave marker easier. The new form, Application For Standard Government Headstone or Marker (VA Form 40-1330), includes updated information about changes that expand eligibility for a government marker. The new form and instruction sheets also permit better communication between VA and Veterans’ families.
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President Donald J. Trump signs Executive Order to Improve Mental Health Resources for Veterans Transitioning from Active Duty to Civilian Life
The Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security will develop a plan to ensure Veterans’ mental health care for the year after separating from service
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Chairwoman and New Members Appointed to VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans
WASHINGTON — Today the U.S.
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VA Facilities Now Offer Same-day Care for Urgent Primary and Mental Health-care Needs
WASHINGTON — Today the U.S.
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VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans
WASHINGTON — Today the U.S.
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VA Becomes First Hospital System to Release Opioid Prescribing Rates
Interactive Map Expands Transparency, Shows Opioids Dispensed Among VA Health Care Centers