(October 18, 2007) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today agreed with a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report finding exposure-based therapies for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be effective.
The report released today by the IOM Committee on Treatment of PTSD concluded among its key findings that exposure-based therapies such as prolonged […]
Posted on November 5th, 2007 by admin
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The Department of Veterans Affairs repeatedly understated wait times for injured veterans seeking medical care and in many serious cases forced them to wait more than 30 days, counter to department policy, an internal investigation shows.The review by the VA inspector general’s office, released September 10, examined 700 outpatient appointments for primary and specialty care […]
Posted on September 10th, 2007 by admin
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The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) provides copies of documents from military personnel records to authorized requesters. Their new web-based application will provide better service on these requests by eliminating their mail room processing time.
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by jill
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Veterans can now obtain their DD214 Online via the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his DD-214 for employment purposes.
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by jill
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Veterans can now apply for health care online with the VA. The system allows veterans quick and secure access to apply for health care. To apply for health care, veterans can fill out and submit an Internet-based 10-10 EZ application.
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by jill
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