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Vets aren’t eating their veggies, study says
December 5, 2018
Natalie Gross | Military Times
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but veterans don’t seem to be buying the advice.
A comprehensive Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 veterans and service members, released Tuesday, shows a vast majority of vets aren’t eating the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables each day — and could be missing out on key health benefits as a result.
“It’s widely recognized that a healthy eating plan is critical for good health and for mitigating the effects of chronic disease,” said Melanie Mousseau, metrics director for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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More veterans are becoming obese. Are stressful military transitions to blame?
December 5, 2018
Natalie Gross | Military Times
The number of disabled veterans is rising. And so, too, is their weight.
A new study, based on a survey of more than 33,000 post-9/11 service members and veterans, found that 51.7 percent of wounded warriors have a body mass index that qualifies them as obese — up from 48.6 percent two years ago. Of those, 6.2 percent are morbidly obese.
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Foreign Trolls are Targeting Veterans on Facebook
December 4, 2018
Kristopher Goldsmith | Wired
I FIRST CAME across the imposter Facebook page by accident. The page was made to look like that of my employer, Vietnam Veterans of America, complete with our organization's registered trademark and name. As an Iraq veteran and the office’s designated millennial policy guy, I was helping run VVA's social media accounts.
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Survey finds strong support for military members, less support for military funding
December 2, 2018
Leo Shane III | Military Times
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Americans still enjoy overwhelming confidence in the U.S. military, according to a new survey by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
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VA reverses course on GI Bill payments, will repay possibly short-changed veterans
November 29, 2018
Donovan Slack | USA Today
WASHINGTON – Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie overruled a top benefits official Thursday and said the VA won't ignore federal law and will now reimburse veterans who may have been underpaid GI Bill benefits.
The move came just hours after Paul Lawrence, the VA’s undersecretary for benefits, testified on Capitol Hill that the amount of work it would take to figure out how many were shortchanged and by how much wouldn't be worth it.
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Study Toxic Exposure, Vaccines In 9/11 And Gulf War Veterans, Scientists Say
November 28, 2018
Political News | KXL
In a newly released report, scientists have called on Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund a new program aimed at studying the generational health effects among veterans of the Gulf and post-9/11 wars.
The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine comes less than two weeks after the same group called on the VA to look at generational exposure to dioxin — a component of Agent Orange.
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Connecticut VA Opens Its Doors To 'Bad Paper' Veterans
November 26, 2018
Quil Lawrence | NPR
Editor's note: This story contains a description of self-harm.
For an estimated 500,000 veterans, being put out of the military with an other than honorable discharge is a source of shame and an obstacle to employment. "Bad paper," in most cases, means no benefits or health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs — even when the problems that got them kicked out were linked to PTSD, traumatic brain injury or military sexual assault.
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Here’s why veteran entrepreneurs have a harder time getting financing than nonvets
November 21, 2018
Natalie Gross | Military Times
Everyone needs seed money to start a business. But veteran entrepreneurs usually have a harder time getting financing than their nonveteran counterparts, a new study finds.
Veterans had to submit more applications to get approved for loans and other types of financing, and when they eventually were approved, it was often for less money than they were seeking, according to data from the latest annual Federal Reserve Banks’ Small Business Credit Survey.
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New review finds ‘sufficient’ evidence linking hypertension to Agent Orange exposure
November 19, 2018
Nikki Wentling | Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — Researchers with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found for the first time that enough evidence exists to link hypertension to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.
The finding, announced Thursday, bolsters the case for veterans with hypertension to be granted easier access to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, advocates argued. Before last week’s announcement, researchers had determined there was only “limited” or “suggestive” evidence hypertension could be caused by chemical herbicides used in Vietnam.
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Chris Ford announces plans to transition from CEO to Board of Directors
November 19, 2018
Friends and colleagues,
Nearly six years ago I started a new role on the Joint Staff supporting veterans and military families. Working in the Chairman’s Office of Warrior and Family Support aligned my passion for Gold Star families with my vocation and gave me unparalleled insights into thousands of organizations and agencies across the country that support our military community in a wide variety of ways.
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