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Backlog at the VA with a New Wrinkle: Diagnostic Test Cancellations

By Shad Meshad / October 8, 2018

I hardly know where to begin. USA Today published this story on October 1st.  A radiology technician at the VA Hospital…

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Labor Day and Veteran Employment

By Shad Meshad / August 30, 2018

Anyone who works with veterans will tell you that second to medical and mental healthcare, employment is a critical factor…

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New Limits to Transferring GI Bill Education Benefits Affect Military Families

By Shad Meshad / August 7, 2018

Sometimes you just end up scratching your head and wondering who thought this was a good idea. Case in point:…

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If Your Returning Veteran Won’t Talk to You… 

By Shad Meshad / July 10, 2018

Husband, wife, son, daughter. Aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Grandson, granddaughter. The child of a friend. A friend or acquaintance— Whoever…

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Still a Challenge: Getting Vets to the VA

By Shad Meshad / June 26, 2018

My first assignment in what became my life’s work, was an inquiry into why returning Vietnam veterans were not using…

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PTSD Symptoms Catch Up to California Vet

By National Veterans Foundation / May 22, 2018

A 55-year-old Army veteran from California called the NVF at his wife’s urging about his PTSD. He’d never told anyone…

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Help on the Way for a Tennessee Army Vet

By National Veterans Foundation / May 22, 2018

The Call In February a Gulf War Army Veteran called from Tennessee saying he felt like he’d lost his family…

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Lifeline Saves Colorado Vet from Suicide

By National Veterans Foundation / May 22, 2018

Veteran suicide prevention is a huge part of the National Veterans Foundation’s work. The NVF’s Lifeline for Vets takes more…

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