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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
VA moves to overhaul customer service 2 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1698
Veterans get hiring boost with online courses, networking 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2005
My continued struggle with PTSD, depression, and suicide 8 Victor_c3 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 3015
Five myths about military suicides 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1955
VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1762
Report: 600-plus U.S. troops say they were exposed to chemical weapons 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1755
Quality of vet education, for-profit college controversy could be clarified by new data 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1531
USS Liberty attack featured in a new documentary on the Al Jazeera news channel 5 JohnyCanuck Oct 2014 Nov 2014 6 2762
Sad news, the info desk lady at the West L.A. VA has passed 1 denbot Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 1909
IG report criticizes former Wounded Warrior Care director 0 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1710
New prosthetic limb may prevent chafing, swelling 1 nitpicker Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1773
Bill to shield veterans services from government shutdown advances 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 1769
Report: Familiar, ‘enduring’ problems plague VA health system 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1660
Event in DC @ Navy memorial Nov 6 on Wounded Warriors 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1655
Veterans group highlights issues for November midterms 1 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1681
McCain, other lawmakers blast new VA director for reform delays 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1648
These federal contractors are hiring vets now 4 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 2308
VA secretary: I'm 'aggressively' firing problem employees 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1849
Veterans Affairs secretary wooing medical students 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1574
Scrutiny over latest VA firings likely just the start 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1569
FYI: Veteran Tickets Foundation***" Tickets for Troops Program" is dedicated to giving back.. 1 misterhighwasted Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2157
Four-time stroke-surviving veteran making strides to overcome hardships 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1763
VA to fire 4 senior executives in response to wait-time scandal 0 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1645
(Iowa City) VA hospital finds bacteria but doesn't disclose it 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Oct 2014 1 2164
VA under scrutiny even when Congress is out 3 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2016
American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial Dedication in DC Oct 5 link 2 nitpicker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 1785
80,000 vets with PTSD could gain discharge upgrades 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 1721
Judge: VA botched handling of suicidal Marine 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1603
Burger King, ex-soldier at odds over needle claim 1 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1724
VA steers $3 million to Tacoma nonprofits helping homeless veterans 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1606

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Madigan shortcomings cited in Pentagon review of patient safety 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1525
VA to Pay Medical Care for Lejeune Families 0 douglas9 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1934
Newman’s Own Recognizes Charities for Supporting Troops, Vets 2 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1782
Vets share VA troubles at Hampton town hall meeting 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1581
Minnesota senators want answers about Marine's death 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1662
Financial relief finally coming for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1540
VA to investigate whether Marine's data was falsified 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1535
Former senator Jim Webb: 'Taking a hard look' at Democratic presidential bid 4 James48 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2239
VA Chief: ‘Tens of thousands’ more staff 4 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 1916
Military Update: 80,000 vets with PTSD could gain discharge upgrades 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1645
VA mismanaged West L.A. campus, GAO says 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1558
White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says 7 jakeXT Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2318
Fayetteville VA Medical Center emergency department to convert to urgent care clinic 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1594
US to train veterans to install solar panels 6 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 37 2265
(Phoenx) Auditor ties VA waits to deaths 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1492
VA secretary vows more changes, including higher pay for doctors, nurses 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1655
Decades Later, Vietnam Soldiers Get Medal of Honor (today) 0 pinboy3niner Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1618
Smoked by VA 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1605
VA: ‘Tens of thousands’ more medical staff needed 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 1702
Kilmer’s VA reform bill aims for changes in troubled agency’s top ranks Read more here: http://www. 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1581
U.S. asks that new trial be denied for Jeffrey McDonald 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1628
Vets air out frustrations at Hampton VA forum 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1673
Veterans Watchdog: VA managers lied about delays 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1625
Veterams Affairs secretary says agency too complicated 0 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1478
PTSD continues to afflict Vietnam veterans 40 years after the war 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2761
Investigations still open at 93 VA facilities 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1462
McDonald launches 100-day VA reform plan 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1554
CBS News - On the Road: Ohio boy pays it forward with found fortune 5 pinboy3niner Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2616
CBO: Why VA claims exploded, ways to slow trend 1 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Sep 2014 2 1622
DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD 2 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1765

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Hagel: Suicide Prevention Means Watching Out for Each Other 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1532
We're in this Together: One Suicide is One Too Many 0 nitpicker Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1616
'Walking Dead' Marine battalion to be deactivated 3 pinboy3niner Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 3369
Denver VA resuming surgeries 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1488
VA training guide likens veterans to Oscar the Grouch 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 1514
Text of President Obama's speech at the American Legion convention, August 26, 2014 1 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2251
Obama announces veterans mental health efforts, but most aren't new 1 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 1669
VA touts progress on suicides; data tell another story 0 nitpicker Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1493
Chelsea Manning Still Being Denied Gender Reassignment Treatment 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1578
Another Tuskegee Airman is gone but not forgotten: Lt. Col. Edward P. Drummond of Lakewood Read mor 3 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 3116
My Ongoing VA Journey (part Duex) 5 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Aug 2014 1 1992
Columbia VA town hall meeting turns into claims gripe session 3 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1952
Military veterans see deeply flawed police response in Ferguson 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 2303
Attorney: Manning not receiving hormone therapy 3 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1648
For US Veterans 2 yuiyoshida Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2035
Man's suicide note leads his mother on a mission 2 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 17 2141
Back From Nam (poem) 2 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 4 1734
(CA) Veterans in line for lower tuition 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1688
New director at Chula Vista vets home 0 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1757
Cataracts 19 unhappycamper May 2014 Aug 2014 19 4232
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