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VA Seeks to Expand TBI Benefits

Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs December 7, 2012 Proposes Adding 5 Diagnosable Illnesses Secondary to Service-Connected TBI WASHINGTON– The Department of Veterans Affairs is publishing a proposed...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2013 3:39 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), traumatic brain injury (TBI), Department of Defense (DoD)
Disabled Veterans Benefits Growing as Troops Come Home

Homes for Disabled Veterans According to an article posted by CNN, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is spending an increasing amount of money on the benefits that it provides to disabled veterans. After over 10 years of war in the...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2013 1:55 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, military, benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), disability compensation, CNN, Middle East
Small Business and Vets are served by California State Agencies Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337990#ixzz2ED2Akwoe

Digital Journal Jonathan Farrell November 29, 2012 Sacramento - Small Business and US Military veterans got a boost of advocacy when the California Dept. of Corporations was honored with recognition of merit this past November 14. The Department of Corporations...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 2:55 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, military, State Agency Recognition Awards (SARA), California Department of Corporations, California Department of General Services, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), Business Operations Section (BOS)
Disability treaty supports Montana values

Independent Record James M. Carter December 3, 2012 Many Montanans risked everything for the rights we enjoy today. Many more gave everything they had. Others served in times of war, returning to Montana with disabilities seen and unseen. Today is the...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2012 12:02 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, American Dream, Montana
Military Update: ‘eBenefits’ boom helps vets, current forces, families

The Sentinel By Tom Philpott October 26, 2012 Conceived in the wake of the Walter Reed scandal as a way for wounded warriors and their families to understand and access benefits, the “eBenefits” web portal has become an online gateway of enormous...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2012 11:47 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, wounded soldiers, veterans, Disabled American Veterans, wounded warriors, benefits, TRICARE, eBenefits, Walter Reed, home loans
JobSource offers free workshops for veterans with disabilities

Valpo Community Times Staff Report October 29, 2012 JobSource, the Community Employment division of Opportunity Enterprises, is offering free job readiness and technology skills workshops for veterans of all ages with disabilities. Workshop dates are...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2012 2:47 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, Employment, veterans, job readiness, workshops, JobSource, traininging
Disabled veterans endure agonizing wait for federal benefits

TRIB LIVE Neighborhoods By Jodi Weigand October 31, 2012 Dale Fatchet of Brackenridge was shot twice and wounded by a hand grenade while serving in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Although one of the bullets pierced a knee, it wasn’t...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2012 2:07 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, department of veteran affairs, Purple Heart, knee replacement, Postal Service
New program helps wounded vets get back on their feet

Warrior Bridge helps soldiers return to civilian life By Andrew Sharbel, Loudoun Times-Mirror FairfaxTimes.com ServiceSource has been helping thousands of Americans with disabilities over the last 40 years with employment, training, rehabilitation, housing...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2012 1:39 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, Employment, rehabilitation, soldiers, housing, training, veterans, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Warrior Bridge, ServiceSource, civilian life, War on Terror
Wounded Warrior Careers – Executive Summary from Soon to be Released Report from the National Organization on Disability

Since late 2008, the National Organization on Disability has been working with severely injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan as they plan, prepare for, and complete the transition from military to civilian careers. Beginning with nearly...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2012 2:38 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, depression, veterans, careers, jobseekers, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), career planning, U.S. Army, careerer specialist, traumatic brain injury (TBI), career preperation, National Organization on Disability (NOD), Army Wounded Warriors (AW2), workforce development, Wounded Warrior Careers (WWC), post traumatic stress injury (PTSI)
Vets' Job Hunt May Be Thwarted By Disability Bias

NPR Erin Toner August 21, 2012 Listen to the Story at NPR.org >> When Army veteran Justin Claus, 26, of Racine, Wis., goes to job interviews, he brings along his DD214, a document that serves as proof of military service. Claus is proud of his service...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 10:38 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: discrimination, VA, Employment, veterans, military, interviewing, Hannah Rudstam, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Wisconsin, chronic back pain, accident
German Shepherds Provide Service For Injured Soldiers

Benton County Enterprise Judy Kramer Enterprise Staff August 24, 2012 Veterans disabled by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can suffer sudden waves of terror, chest pains and respiratory distress, and may not be able to get to medication that can...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 10:20 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, security, veterans, socialal skills, service dogs, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), German Shepherd, respiratory distress, medication, chest pains, terror
Michigan athletes compete in 2012 Paralympic Games

Press and Guide Journal Register Company August 25, 2012 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Disabled American Veterans, and Military Order of the Purple Heart are three congressionally chartered veterans service organizations that support sports and recreation...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 10:14 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, swimming, basketball, sports, veterans, paralympics, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, recreation, Michigan, softball, weightlifting, bowling, trapshooting, power soccer, nine-ball, Military Order of the Purple Heart, hand-cycling, archery, air guns, wheelchair slalom, track and field, quad rugby, motorized wheelchair relay, table tennis
Disabled Veterans & Employment Challenges: Cornell University Researcher, Hannah Rudstam, Provides

North Carolina – This weekend the guest expert on Military Mainstream is Hannah Rudstam, a Cornell University researcher. Military Mainstream airs on The Talk Station Saturdays at 5:30pm and Sundays at 7:30am on FM 107.1 and WJNC 1240 AM. PRLog...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 9:35 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, employers, veterans, military, job hunting, Hannah Rudstam, Cornell University, Military Mainstream, Dream Catcher, The Talk Station
South Dakota Veterans See VRAP as Catalyst for Careers

Two Army veterans in Sioux Falls, S.D., are hoping to learn new skills for high-demand jobs through a joint program sponsored by the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Daniel Booker, who served as an Army medic, learned of the Veterans...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2012 9:35 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, military, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Army, Kenneth Jarmer, medic, Sioux Falls SD, Daniel Booker, Veterans Outreach Centers, Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP)
Sexual assault victims struggle for VA benefits

AirForceTimes A Gannett Company Rick Maze Victims of sexual assault have more difficulty getting benefits than veterans suffering other service-connected trauma disabilities, a former military officer told a House panel Wednesday. Only one in three claims...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2012 4:20 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: VA, veterans, military, trauma, Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual assault

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VA Seeks to Expand TBI Benefits

Disabled Veterans Benefits Growing as Troops Come Home

Small Business and Vets are served by California State Agencies Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337990#ixzz2ED2Akwoe

Disability treaty supports Montana values

Military Update: ‘eBenefits’ boom helps vets, current forces, families

JobSource offers free workshops for veterans with disabilities

Disabled veterans endure agonizing wait for federal benefits

New program helps wounded vets get back on their feet

Wounded Warrior Careers – Executive Summary from Soon to be Released Report from the National Organization on Disability

Vets' Job Hunt May Be Thwarted By Disability Bias

German Shepherds Provide Service For Injured Soldiers

Michigan athletes compete in 2012 Paralympic Games

Disabled Veterans & Employment Challenges: Cornell University Researcher, Hannah Rudstam, Provides

South Dakota Veterans See VRAP as Catalyst for Careers

Sexual assault victims struggle for VA benefits

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