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More than 130,000 injured vets due big tax refunds because of computer glitch
July 12, 2018
Kathy Kristof | CBS News
More than 130,000 U.S. veterans who were released from service due to injuries sustained in combat are due substantial federal income tax refunds because of a Department of Defense error that stretched on for decades.
For 25 years, between 1991 and 2016, a computer glitch at the agency caused non-taxable disability severance payments to be subject to income taxes, a Defense Department official told CBS MoneyWatch. The government is now trying to help veterans or their survivors recover these old overpayments, each of which is expected to result in refunds of $1,750 or more.
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More cancer treatment options opening to veterans thanks to new partnership
July 10, 2018
Leo Shane III | Military Times
WASHINGTON — Veterans battling cancer could have easier access to cutting-edge treatments and experimental trials under a new partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Cancer Institute announced Tuesday.
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VA backs off suicide study that indicated thousands of unreported military deaths
June 25, 2018
Leo Shane III | Military Times
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials are walking back a new suicide study which appeared to show thousands of unreported military deaths in recent years, saying differences among classifications of service members led to confusion in the statistics.
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Veterans more likely than civilians to die by suicide, VA study finds
June 18, 2018
Maggie Fox | NBC News
Veterans are twice as likely as civilians to die by suicide, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday in its latest report on suicide.
Veterans make up more than 14 percent of all suicides, although they account for only 8 percent of the total population, the VA report said.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
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Announcing “Operation Service Dog Access” – an innovative pilot program by American Humane and the National Association of Veteran-Serving Organizations
June 13, 2018
The first third-party, hands-on assessment program for service dogs and their handlers aims to eliminate discrimination against veterans and educate business owners
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VA Discloses Rankings of 133 Nursing Homes
June 13, 2018
Nikki Wentling | Military.com
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs revealed its internal rankings of 133 VA nursing homes nationwide, allowing veterans and their families to see where their local facilities land in a one-to-five rating system.
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Study shows how using service dogs may provide physiological benefits to veterans with PTSD
June 12, 2018
A new study shows how veterans with PTSD may benefit physiologically from using service dogs.
This study, led by the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, is the first published research to use a physiological marker to define the biobehavioral effects of service dogs on veterans with PTSD.
The findings were published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, and they may be significant as scientific evidence of potential mental health benefits experienced by veterans with PTSD who have service dogs.
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- Mental Health
- Service Animals
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Trump signs VA law to provide veterans more private health care choices
June 6, 2018
Donovan Slack | USA Today
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed legislation Wednesday paving the way for a major overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs and expanded access for veterans to VA-funded care in the private sector.
The measure, which passed both chambers of Congress last month with overwhelming bipartisan support, delivers on a key campaign promise for Trump, who pledged to provide veterans with more non-VA health care choices.
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Why the HUD secretary says the increase in homeless veterans is concerning
May 31, 2018
Leo Shane III | Military Times
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson says he is concerned by the nationwide rise in homeless veterans last year, but not pessimistic.
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VA turns to foster care for veterans instead of putting them in nursing homes
May 26, 2018
Patricia Kime | The Washington Post
Ralph Stepney’s home on a quiet street in north Baltimore has a welcoming front porch and large rooms, with plenty of space for his comfortable recliner and vast collection of action movies. The house is owned by Joann West, a licensed caregiver who shares it with Stepney and his fellow Vietnam War veteran Frank Hundt.
“There is no place that I’d rather be. . . . I love the quiet of living here, the help we get. I thank the Lord every year that I am here,” Stepney, 73, said.
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