Yesterday it came out in the news that in December 2014, a VA social work manager at the VA Medical Center in Indianaoplis sent photos around to her coworkers that appeared to be mocking veterans – in particular those with
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More Mental Health Discharge Concerns…
By ssimcox
A recent GAO report found that the Armed Forces cannot count the number of troops who have been discharged for mental health problems that, in the military’s estimation, did not rise to the level of a disability. When servicemembers are…
Why Employ a Veteran?
By ssimcox
Nick Swaggert published a thoughtful piece in the Huffington Post regarding the upcoming changes to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-swaggert/veterans-become-protected_b_6699100.html “This act requires covered federal government contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to employ…
More money problems at the VHA?
By ssimcox
A newly released Inspector General report finds that two senior members of the Veterans Health Administration’s Chief Business Office illegally moved $96 million dollars in medical support compliance funds to pay for a claims processing system. http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-14-00730-126.pdf and http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/03/04/va-illegally-shifted-funds-to-pay-for-new-it-system-in-frank-underwood-fashion/…
Choice Card Woes?
By ssimcox
The President’s proposed budget wants to reallocate approximately $10 billion dollars in the VA’s budget meant for the Choice Card program. The Choice Card was created last year to alleviate wait times that veterans had to get medical appointment sat…
VA Reaching Sexual Assault Survivors Through Facebook
By ssimcox
Stripes.com reported this month that General Alison Hickey, the Undersecretary for Benefits at the Veterans Benefits Administration has appointed a claims specialist trained in “Military Sexual Trauma” (MST) to a group Facebook page for survivors of MST. The Facebook page…
Damages for waiting veterans?
By ssimcox
An Inspector General investigation of the Oakland, California VA Regional Office found that several thousand claims had been piled up and not processed dating back to the mid-1990s. In 2012 it was discovered that approximately 14,000 claims had not been…
PTSD & Combat – Eddie Routh’s non-combat PTSD
By ssimcox
There is a lot of discussion in the news right now about veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and criminal acts. The next big media frenzy surrounding a veteran with PTSD will come in the form of the high-profile Eddie…
The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for America’s Veterans Act is almost a reality
By ssimcox
This week the Senate unanimously passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act following the House’s lead were the bill passed unanimously in January. The act is named in tribute to Clay Hunt, a Marine sniper who took…
Delay in VA Appeals – Some Helpful Suggestions
By ssimcox
Last week, Ken Carpenter, a founding member of the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA), testified on the Hill before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Mr. Carpenter cited many of the statistics that are troubling to…