http://www.legion.org/careers/157900/dol-unveils-care-guide-women-veterans By Craig Roberts – July 28, 2011 The community of women military veterans now numbers 1.8 million and is projected to reach 2.1 million by 2036. This will result in an ever-increasing need for physical and psychological services for women veterans – especially those who become homeless. This concerns Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis….
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Study Shows Some Service Members Return From the Middle East With Constrictive Bronchiolitis By Jennifer Warner WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD July 22, 2011 — Breathing problems in some soldiers returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan may be signs of a respiratory disorder rarely seen in healthy young adults, a…
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http://veterans.house.gov/press-release/more-one-year-later-caregiver-support-finally-available July 12, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the Subcommittee on Health held an oversight hearing entitled, “Implementation of Caregiver Assistance: Moving Forward,” to track the progress of the implementation of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) only recently brought online after months of delay….
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By ABBIE TUMBLESON West Yellowstone News July 10, 2011 Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center employees John Viviano and Douglas Bell spend their days working with veterans visiting their office. Their office has helped servicemen and women cut down on travel costs and the time it takes to attend counseling services. Simply put, their office…
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ By Steve Vogel, Published: July 14 Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues often face “unconscionable” waits for treatment that leave them at risk of suicide, according to testimony at a Senate hearing Thursday and new reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general. The reports come as VA faces…
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Although the national unemployment rate continues to decrease slightly, the unemployment number for veterans keeps climbing. In effort to reduce the veterans unemployment rate, Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, recently introduced the Tax Credit to Hire Veterans Act (VOW) of 2011 (H.R. 2443) – a piece of legislation that…
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