Rules changes help vets
The News-Press
The Veterans Affairs office is holding a press conference today to discuss new regulations, which would relax restrictions for returning soldiers to obtain …

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SanDiego.com

Veterans welcome new regulations governing PTSD
Times Herald-Record
For decades, vets applying to the Department of Veterans Affairs for PTSD disability benefits have had to document their claims with details of the specific …
Supporting the troopsDaily Kos (blog)

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The Washington Daybook – General News Events
TMCnet
Y., chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, (via video teleconference); Joseph Violante, …

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Providence Journal

Veterans Journal: RI World War II veterans to be honored at Aug. 14 ceremony
Providence Journal
Rhode Island Housing, the Housing Resources Commission and the Department of Veterans Affairs provided the primary funding for the Milton Street project. …

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Fallout of military sexual trauma can't be ignored
The Spokesman Review
One in four female Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving health care at Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center report experiencing some type of sexual …

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Kansas City Star

Obama Address:Veteran Affairs To Streamline Stress-Disorder Claims Process
Wall Street Journal
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki will be tasked with putting an end to the practice beginning Monday. The policy shift is "long overdue," Obama said …
Veterans Affairs to Relax PTSD Evidence RequirementsABC News (blog)
Veterans Affairs to streamline PTSD claims processGovExec.com
Our troops deserve our helpCarroll County Times
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Dress deal hits major snag over misunderstanding
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Her day job as an assistant for the Veterans Affairs Department's Fort Worth Homeless Veteran Program means she gets screamed at, even cursed at, …

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Examiner.com

Tending to the hidden wounds of war
Examiner.com
Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced new rules that may be released as early as Monday that will make it substantially easier for …

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The scars of silence
The Spokesman Review
One in four female Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving health care at Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center report experiencing some type of sexual …

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Seattle Times

Exposure may have killed author of safety guidelines
Seattle Times
Harrison for years was a clinical pharmacy specialist with the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis. He was also one of the authors of …

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