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S. 832: Tell Congress To Support AO Children With Spina Bifida

INDIANA – Vietnam Veterans have another shot at getting health care for their children with spina bifida. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) just proposed a bill that would force the VA to take action, S....

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CBO Proposes Huge Cuts To Veterans Disability Program

On the back of one of the most disgusting scandal against veterans ever, our government took a first look into cutting VA’s veterans disability program. Yesterday, Washington Times (WT) published a...

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Judge Gives VA Agent Orange Denial A Roundhouse Kick

One judge finally gave a VA Agent Orange denial a judo chop followed by a roundhouse kick when reversing a denial of a veteran formerly stationed in South Korea. Well, kind of. The decision was not...

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VA Caught Defrauding 300 Veterans With Brain Injuries

NBC KARE 11 News just released a report about a scheme at Minneapolis VA Medical Center using unqualified medical professionals to deny veterans claiming disability due to traumatic brain injuries....

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‘VA is Lying’ Sign Across From Phoenix VA Execs’ Windows

Vietnam veteran Ron Nesler, and his ‘VA is Lying’ Facebook group, just put up a new sign directly across from the executive offices of the Phoenix VA. The sign is just 0.2 miles away and sits just...

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Big Win For Children Of Vietnam Veterans

Children of Vietnam veterans afflicted with spina bifida in connection with a parent’s exposure to herbicides lumped into the Agent Orange classification are eligible for new benefits. These children...

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Homeland Security Warning Debunked By Veterans Group

‘VA is Lying’ debunked a recent warning from Homeland Security that the group’s members planned a protest at VA hospitals connected to the wait-list scandal. That warning quickly proved false, but not...

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High-Ranking VA Attorney Runs ‘Worst’ Veterans Charity

CNN left out that the head of the “worst” rated veterans org is also a high-ranking VA attorney within the agency and runs its Homeland Security operations. CNN recently outted VA attorney J. Thomas...

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VA Is Lying Meets With Secretary Bob McDonald

Later today, the folks at VA Is Lying will meet with VA Secretary Bob McDonald to discuss grassroots concerns of veterans struggling with the agency. I will be on the call as one of the admins of the...

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Veteran Petitions To Oust VA Agent Orange Denier

One veteran started a Change.org petition to oust VA Agent Orange denier Thomas Murphy after he was promoted as acting Under Secretary for Benefits at VA. Thomas Murphy, formerly the Director of...

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Veteran Puts Huge Smack-Down On Veteran Service Organizations

Veterans applauded as one DisabledVeterans.org reader issued a smack-down indictment of all veteran service organizations for being “stupid-in-the-face” men’s clubs. Sue Frasier, a Army veteran and...

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VA Lied To CNN, McDonald Gave Award To Denounced Foundation Head

Leaked photos show VA likely lied to CNN when it claimed the agency was “unaware” that VA employee J Thomas Burch was also head of a “worst” rated foundation. I just received photos of Secretary Bob...

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HEP C – VA Calls Lack Of Funding, Death Panels Use, ‘Very Controversial’

VA’s hepatitis C program head acknowledged veterans’ fear of VA health care is a hurdle to treating all infected veterans, which included death panels to ration the expensive cure. Now, the agency...

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VA Cops Failed To Notice Vietnam Veteran Shot Self Outside ER

Last weekend, it took a passerby to alert VA cops that a dead veteran was lying on the front lawn of Des Moines VA who killed himself with a pistol. On Sunday, a 72-year-old Vietnam veteran shot...

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Did Major VSOs Sell Out Veterans At Phoenix VA?

Major veteran organizations approved a billboard at Phoenix VA thanking them for a job well done but refused to tell the press who paid for it. In an apparent counter-move to a wildly popular ‘VA Is...

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Dear Mr. Trump, Please Call Me Before You Pick An Embarrassing VA Secretary

You won almost two-thirds of the veteran vote this month, and our only ask is that you not embarrass us by picking a sucky VA Secretary. Before you make the selection, with all those special interests...

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Some Veterans Suspect Key Senator Holding Up VA Secretary Selection

Is Trump’s selection of the next VA Secretary being held up by a backroom deal struck last winter by Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) to keep McDonald onboard? Some of my readers have written in with grave...

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Vietnam Veteran New A Favorite For VA Secretary

Sources within the transition team have given a favorable indication to at least one VA Secretary candidate up for the top spot after six weeks of wrangling. Out of a group of six or so major...

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New Fix Proposed For Agent Orange Problem

A new legislative fix was recently proposed by Congress to remedy a longstanding agency problem involving Agent Orange. The remedy, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 (HR 299) would fix a...

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Thanks VSOs: Lawyers, Veterans Should Be Nervous About Upcoming VA Cuts, Up...

Rumors are circulating Capitol Hill that The Big 6 veteran service organizations (VSOs) and VA negotiated a massive and covert budget cut coming soon. According to a reliable source, Secretary David...

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