| September 28, 2014 |
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| As Reported in Military Times |
HVAC Chair Wants Investigations Expanded to VA Headquarters 
In a September 19 Military Times article by Bryant Jordan, the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee says investigators looking into data manipulation and delayed care at veterans hospitals also need to find out who at the top may have known about the problems before whistleblower reports prompted action. So far, the emphasis has been on what schedulers, managers, and executives out in the field may have known and done, but Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL) wants investigators to look at VA headquarters, too.
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| As Reported by The Washington Post |
Victim or Criminal?
In a September 20 Washington Post story by Greg Jaffe, the vast majority of veterans who have suffered mental wounds in combat do not commit crimes, but Post-traumatic Stress Disorder has been found to increase the risk of criminal behavior, especially when combined with alcohol, family stress, or feelings of anger.
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| As Reported by USA Today |
Some Causes of Military Suicides Need More Study
In a September 22 USA Today story by Greg Zoroya, while the military has poured more money into suicide research than any other sector of American society in recent years, certain targets in dire need of study remain underfunded, according to a recent RAND Corporation report.
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| VA Fact Sheet |
VA Notification: Final Regulations for Camp Lejeune Veterans and Coverage of Certain Costs for Family Members
From a September 23 VA Fact Sheet: Since the passage of "Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012," VA has enrolled and provided health care to those veterans who served on active duty at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between January 1, 1957, and December 31, 1987. From 1957 to 1987, people living or working at Camp Lejeune were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated with chemicals known as volatile compounds, including industrial solvents and benzene from fuels.
The law provides that veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune between 1957 and 1987 will be eligible to receive health care through VA, and exposed family members will be reimbursed for healthcare costs, for the following medical conditions: 1. Esophageal cancer; 2. Lung cancer; 3. Breast cancer; 4. Bladder cancer; 5. Kidney cancer; 6. Leukemia; 7. Multiple myeloma; 8. Myelodysplastic syndromes, 9. Renal toxicity; 10. Hepatitis steatosis; 11. Female infertility; 12. Miscarriage; 13. Scleroderma; 14. Neurobehavioral effects; and 15. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The published regulations now allow VA to reimburse eligible Camp Lejeune family members for out-of-pocket healthcare costs related to any of the 15 covered medical conditions listed in the 2012 Act. Under that law, VA can reimburse costs from March 26, 2013, onwards. Family members can start applying 30 days after the regulation publication date. For more information about VA's Camp Lejeune program, including eligibility and how to apply, visit http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune/
or call 1-877-222-8387. |
| As Reported by Military Times |
Sexual Assault Survey Underway
According to a September 23 Military Times article by Andrew Tilghman, in recent weeks hundreds of thousands of service members saw an innocuous-looking email pop into their official inbox urging their participation in a "workplace study and survey." Those who clicked the link found questions focusing on issues of sexual assault—in explicit and graphic detail.
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| In This Issue of The VVA Veteran |
Gold Star Mothers
 
The September/October 2014 issue of The VVA Veteran features three interrelated stories on the American Gold Star Mothers, the one organization no one wants to join.
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| As Reported by Arizona Republic |
VA Trying to Silence Illness Claims by Gulf Vets
In a 20 September Arizona Republic article by Paul Giblin, the head of a national committee that studies the health of Gulf War veterans, says senior Veterans Affairs officials are obscuring scientific evidence that points to war-related illnesses among an estimated 250,000 veterans who served in the 1990-91 conflict, often called the First Gulf War.
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