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VA under fire over delays in new GI Bill (www.stripes.com)

Lawmakers angrily criticized Veterans Affairs officials Wednesday for possible delays in implementing the new GI Bill benefits by the August 2009 deadline, calling for more urgency and ingenuity by... More

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Editorial: A better hot line option (www.militarytimes.com)

At a recent congressional hearing, Department of Veterans Affairs officials talked about how pleased they are with VA’s year-old suicide prevention hot line, which they credit with saving the lives... More

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New VA policy gives more help to troops with TBIs | Stars and Stripes (www.stripes.com)

Veterans can be evaluated as 100 percent disabled for traumatic brain injury if they meet certain criteria, said Tom Pamperin, of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Action Is Sought to Ensure Timely Financing for V.A. (www.nytimes.com)

As the veterans’ health system strains to handle a growing caseload, a move is under way in Congress to avoid yearly delays in financing that can hamper the medical care of the nation’s veterans.

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The VA Brush-Off (www.miller-mccune.com)

The Department of Veterans Affairs routinely delays disability claims by wounded soldiers for months and years, often shunting them into homelessness. But there’s a simple way for the government to... More

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