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.... Books for Vets at Powell's Volunteer at your VA Hospital Be sure ... who had been awarded the military's highest honor. VAOIG: VA CLINIC ... VAOIG REVEALS MANY PROBLEMS WITH VA'S OUTSOURCED HEALTH CARE (02-04 ... "just right." VA'S 2011 BUDGET JUMPS 20 PERCENT FROM 2009 ... GAO ISSUES LUKEWARM REPORT ON VA'S DISABILITY CLAIMS HANDLING (01-30-10) "VA's disability claims and appeals processing has improved ... weeks including presentation of the VA's 2011 budget. VAOIG: VET'S SUICIDE PROMPTS INVESTIGATION AT MT. VERNON... http://www.vawatchdog.org/recent VA headline news.htm
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4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-06-2007 #1 -- WOUNDED VETS, BROKEN SYSTEM -- America's injured servicemembers are coming home to face another battle: with red tape, delays and a VA ill-prepared to handle a long war's crushing caseload. A special report from CQ Weekly. And, a look at the ongoing battle between Rep. Bob Filner, House Vets' Chair, and the former Chair, Rep. Steve Buyer: A Little War of Their Own.nf050607-1.htm
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5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-13-2007 #3 -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS HOME UNDER SCRUTINY -- "Some of our investigations have revealed troubling administrative patterns in the Veterans Home."nf081307-3.htm
... consultations was motivated largely by the administration s frustration with the patient s advocacy on behalf of Veterans Home residents ... something has to change, whether it s management policies or personnel. But Roberta Hawkins, the state s long-term-care ombudsman, ... formed to look specifically into the home s operation. The commission is chaired by .... Nurse Adrienne Camara, the union s representative at the home, responded to the report s allegation that the facility s reliance on temporary workers could lead to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf081307-3.htm
... The Nation's #1 Independent Veterans Web Site Click here to make VA ... Turner An Ecstasy tablet. That's what it took to make Donna Kilgore ... pill or powder form. That's when you magnify risks associated with taking a drug that's already toxic. Plus, people use ... get better.' ' That's how, in March 2004, Donna became the first of Mithoefer's subjects in the MDMA study. Lying ... into it. You know what's down there and it's horrible. 'What MDMA did was... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf050508-4.htm
... disclosed a decade ago that he has Parkinson's disease. People cannot help ... J. Fox, who also has Parkinson's and has become a friend. A common side effect of Parkinson's is a tremor of the extremities, ... at his destination. But it's not his disability that forces the extra planning. It's his popularity among other residents. 'It's like that at the VA (Veterans... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf090808-6.htm
... ACT, TOO Sen. Gillibrand'sS. 1939, identical to Rep. Filner's H.R. 2254, will resolve VA's discriminatory "boots on the ground" ...TOO --Sen.Gillibrand'sS.1939,identical to Rep.Filner's H.R.2254,will resolve VA's discriminatory "boots on the ground"... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfnov09/nf110209-3.htm
... IOM: POSSIBLE AGENT ORANGE LINK TO PARKINSON'S, HEART DISEASE Institute of Medicine report ... "link" between Agent Orange and Parkinson's Disease, plus ischemic heart disease ( ... in the study. The IOM's report is the seventh update in a series requested by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and mandated by Congress. Parkinson's and heart disease were in the category... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf072609-2.htm
... all, he became The Brotherhood's literary sibling. When illness began to slow him, with Parkinson's creeping in and throat cancer then undiagnosed ... contain dark amber liquid. It's not what's in the cane that makes Moore stumble. Rather, it's the reason he uses the cane at all, the Parkinson's, that steals mobility and stability.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-12-2006-8.htm
