Veterans Issues
Republican bill calls for Congress personnel to receive VA healthcare
Republicans rolled out a bill that, if approved, would require Congress personnel and their staff to obtain their healthcare from the VA. The intent, for the bill’s supporters, is to cause members of Congress to experience, for themselves, the quality and nature of healthcare that veterans receive. Congress personnel qualify for gold level plans with […]
Canadian VA official offers assisted suicide to Canadian veteran
Christine Gauthier, 52, served in the Canadian Military, and also competed for Canada at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. She put in a request to have a wheelchair lift installed in her home. She subsequently received a response from a VA (Canada) official who offered her a medically-assisted suicide kit. This was not […]
The VA will start processing PACT Act claims on January 1, 2023
If you’re experiencing what you believe is an ailment related to the PACT Act, the VA will start processing claims on January 1, 2023. The PACT Act is The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. The VA updated their list of presumptive conditions that veterans can file disability […]
Unclaimed Hearts
Purple Heart History Our own Denise sends us notice of unclaimed awards held by the Illinios State Treasurer. Of concern is the number of Purple Heart medals left to languish in their custody. This is one of those situations that is sad, baffling, infuriating and ultimately inspiring all at the same time. In Illinois, the […]
VA suicide prevention efforts need more focus on gun safety training
Here we go again. The VA is said to need to spend more energy on talking about gun safety training to combat veteran suicides? If there’s one group of people you don’t need to waste time on gun safety with, it’s a group of veterans. Every single veteran has already received firearms safety training in some form […]
2022 Veterans Day Deals and Discounts
Mick sends us the gouge on Veterans Day appreciation discounts and sundry good deals. The sentiment is certainly appreciated, but unfortunately the law of unintended consequences cannot be denied. 2022 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts By Heather Sweeney The following is a list of Veterans Day discounts at restaurants for 2022. […]
Congressman introduces legislation to give MoH recipients a $100k/yr pension
A Texas Republican Congressman wants to dramatically upgrade the pension benefits for Medal of Honor recipients. From The Daily Caller; Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls introduced legislation Friday that would give Medal of Honor recipients a huge raise. The Daily Caller obtained a copy of the Medal of Honor Act, which would increase the special […]
Some good news for a change!
Vet Suicide rate dips It isn’t a final solution, but it is encouraging that the suicide rate for veterans dropped for 2020, down to about 17 a day in the most recent year for which data has been compiled. That is still a suicide rate roughly double that of our civilian brethren, but the decrease […]
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