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Veterans Choice confusion remains
February 7, 2015
Shawne K. Wickham | Union Leader
More than 600 New Hampshire veterans have used a temporary new program that lets them choose care from private doctors instead of traveling out of state to a VA hospital. Now, with continued funding for the program uncertain, New Hampshire's two U.S. senators want to make Veterans Choice permanent for veterans here.
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NMSU launches Veterans on Campus training program for faculty and staff
February 7, 2015
Tiffany Acosta | The Las Cruces Sun-News
As New Mexico State University continues to see an increase in enrollment for student veterans, university officials are aware of the unique characteristics they bring to classrooms across campus.
To help educate the NMSU faculty and staff about the diverse situations student veterans and active military members may face, NMSU's Military and Veterans Programs launched an online training program called Veterans on Campus in late January.
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- Education
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US Unemployment Rates Jump for Recent Veterans and Teens
February 6, 2015
The Associated Press | ABC News
The U.S. job market extended its momentum into the new year as employers added 257,000 jobs in January and wages jumped. The overall unemployment rate ticked up to 5.7 percent, but the rate rose because of a good reason: More Americans felt encouraged enough to start looking for jobs, and because some didn't find work right away, they increased the number of unemployed.
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- Employment
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Why Veterans and Civilian Employers Have So Much Trouble Communicating
February 6, 2015
Lida Citroën | Entrepreneur
In his 2015 State of the Union address to Congress, President Obama encouraged American employers to "hire a veteran" if they want to get the job done. Veterans bring high levels of integrity, commitment, loyalty, flexibility, skills and talents learned in high risk, high stress situations, plus the ability to navigate cultural narratives not taught in most business schools or university environments. So, why aren’t veterans getting hired?
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HillVets 100 of 2014
February 5, 2015
HillVets honors the 100 most influential and impactful
Veterans, Service Members, and those that supported them in 2014.
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Group therapy shows promise for suicidal Veterans
February 4, 2015
Veterans. The word itself invokes thoughts of honor, service and sacrifice. Unfortunately, since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, another word has become linked with Veterans: suicide.
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- Mental Health
- VA
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Officials: Wounded warrior units still needed
February 4, 2015
Patricia Kime | Military Times
The military may be winding down from more than 13 years of war, but military wounded warrior programs remain a top priority within the Pentagon, officials told Congress Tuesday.
Providing an update on their evolving initiatives to the House Armed Services Committee's personnel panel, defense and service officials said that since the non-medical services programs were launched in the mid-2000s, they have managed more than 70,000 cases involving combat wounds, debilitating illnesses and injury.
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- Physical Well-Being
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Lt. Helton Memorial Foundation Seeks Funds to Raise Monument
February 3, 2015
Jennifer Helton | Lt Helton Memorial Foundation
Below is an excerpt from an open letter written by Jennifer (Jiffy) Helton. Mrs. Helton is the surviving mother of 1Lt. Joseph D. Helton, Jr. who was killed in action on Sep 8, 2009 while serving in Iraq.
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- Family
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Lawmaker blasts budget plan to trim VA Choice Program
February 2, 2015
Leo Shane III | Military Times
Veterans Affairs officials don't know how many veterans are using the new "choice card" program, but it's a small enough total that they want to start taking money out of the program.
The move is likely to ignite a lengthy fight on Capitol Hill with lawmakers who created the program last summer following the department's patient-wait-time scandal and who doubt VA's ability to serve veterans in a timely and effective manner.
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- Legislation
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- VA
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VA lays out 2016 health care budget priorities
February 2, 2015
Patricia Kime | Military Times
The Veterans Affairs Department's budget plan for health care next year would boost spending on mental health treatment and services, caregiver programs and health care for female veterans.
The budget request for fiscal 2016, which starts Oct. 1, includes $56 billion in spending for veterans health care as well as $63.3 billion in advance funding for 2017. That advance funding is included each year in the VA spending plan to protect the health budget in the event of a government shutdown.
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- Physical Well-Being
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