Tag Archives: VA

Justice for Rasmea? Maybe. It matters to Vets. And millions of others.

We don’t expect the deaf to to hear when dealing with our bureaucracy; nor do we expect the blind to see, or the paralyzed to walk. But we do expect those with PTSD to not have have PTSD when they’re … Continue reading

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One (big) reason there are 22 Vet suicides per day

VA not accepting new patients in Atlanta. Action doesn’t start until 6:43. Published on Jun 30, 2015 WTF?!?!?! How does the VA not accept new patients? Secretary McDonald will have to tell us how this works, this Veteran has been … Continue reading

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Vets v Politics: More of the AZ story.

Meet the Researcher Who Was Fired After Trying to Give Weed to Veterans | VICE News I am a lifelong Republican, and I am very conservative. This is going to make me sound like a liberal but I’ll say it: … Continue reading

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@BarackObama: It’s time to secure this Marine’s release.

Petition | Release U.S.M.C. Sgt. Tahmooressi imprisoned in Mexico. | Change.org On March 31 he got lost while driving, made a wrong turn in the border town of San Ysidro, CA and within yards of that wrong turn, found himself … Continue reading

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MN Judge Frank Kundrat is denying TBI/PTSD/epilepsy Vet Mark Bowles a fair trial.

I’m glad that I decided to press past the startling opening of this video … I have TBI/PTSD/epilepsy, so I’m not big on being startled, so say the least. Please watch all the interview segments with Mark Bowles brave mother. … Continue reading

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Got, got, got, got no time … 22 Vet suicides per day. #MedicareForVets

Rooney Cosponsors Bill to Improve Veteran Health Care Access 05/28/14 Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-17), an Army veteran and member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, today cosponsored the Veteran-Centered Access to … Continue reading

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Veteran Crisis: From discharge papers to death certificates.

A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital’s secret list – CNN.com At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret … Continue reading

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End Veteran suicide pandemic: Dismantle VA, give Vets no copay Medicare.

<img src=” Via: TakePart.com” alt=”Veteran Suicide Pandemic” /> If a disease was disseminating the civilian population in these proportions, the mainstream media would never shut up about it; Congress would be forced into taking whatever actions were necessary to turn … Continue reading

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Nearly every hour of every day, a Veteran commits suicide. Let’s stop it – with Medicare.

Our broken Veterans Administration is responsible for the pandemic of Veteran suicides, and there’s an easy fix … give Veterans no copay Medicare, rolling the drug negotiating powers the VA has that Medicare mysteriously doesn’t have into Medicare. Veterans hospitals … Continue reading

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VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses | The American Conservative

… Dr. Steven S. Coughlin’s charges that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials hid, manipulated, and even lied about research pertaining to Gulf War Illness (GWI) and health problems plaguing Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are still causing fallout … Continue reading

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