A change in record keeping methods may be partially responsible for a spike reported in prescription drug use among Soldiers, said the Army surgeon general.
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Recent News for Veterans Disability Claims
Secretary Shinseki Releases Draft Gulf War Task Force Report
Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the Department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force has completed the final draft of a comprehensive report that will redefine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) addresses the concerns of Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991.
Military Plans to Test TBI Therapy
The U.S. military plans clinical trials next year to see if breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber helps brain injuries to heal, or at least relieve the headaches, mood swings or other symptoms.
Never Left Behind
RyAnne Noss said she has learned what Rangers mean when they say they'll never leave a comrade behind after going through the past three years of her husband's recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
Jobless Benefits Bill Sent to Obama
Congress is sending President Barack Obama legislation to restore unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work for months. The bill would enable several hundred thousand long-term jobless people who lost benefits after a program expired last week to reapply and receive compensation retroactively.
Labor Department Funds Help, Homeless Veterans Get Jobs
The Labor Department is accepting applications for more than $8 million in grants to support programs that help homeless veterans find jobs. The deadline for applications is April 26.
VA Hires More Staff for Benefits Offices
The Department of Veterans Affairs is targeting funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act putting Americans to bolster staffing at benefits offices where veterans' claims are processed.
U.S. veterans face gap in mental health care
Mental health problems of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan aren't getting enough attention, a new report says.
The Institute of Medicine urged the Veterans Affairs Department on Wednesday to research how to care for veterans with traumatic brain injuries caused by roadside bombs.
Long-term planning urged to for veteran care
Looking decades ahead, the Institute of Medicine is urging the Veterans Affairs Department to begin planning now for the long-term health care needs of the estimated 1.9 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Specifically, the institute says in a report released Wednesday, not enough is known about what works best in the long term to treat veterans with traumatic brain injuries, often caused by roadside bombs.
G.I. Bill Claims Software Launches Today
The Veterans Affairs Department today launched the first version of its new claims processing software for the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill.
Roger Baker, the VA's assistant secretary for information and technology, calls the software "the long-term solution" to processing tuition payments for universities and housing allowances for veterans. This is the first of four releases leading up to the final version in December, which would assist VA processors in coordinating benefits and allow veterans to view their claim status online.
