Veteran Health Care
Thousands of dollars of kickbacks results in prison time for VA medical center manager
Ralph Johnson received approximately $30,000 in bribes from contractors he awarded contracts to. These contracts were over $443,000, paid for by the Philadelphia VA medical center. Johnson’s agreement with the contractors, Earron Starks and Carlicha Starks, involved their providing him a fraction of what the medical center paid out for these contracts. The judge factored […]
Disabled veteran says Charlotte restaurant didn’t allow service dog inside.
CHARLOTTE — A local disabled veteran says he wasn’t allowed to bring his service dog inside a local restaurant, and that a manager kicked him out after talking about the laws for service animals. It happened last month at Angry Ale’s on Montford Drive, according to Nick Jordan. He says he’s disabled, suffering from PTSD […]
Gregory Charles Banks – Valor Vulture
Long time known Valor Thief Gregory Banks is in the news… again. According to justice.gov, it seems he now gets to leave his fecal stain in prison. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GREGORY C. BANKS,50, of Brookfield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today […]
VA hospitals facing police staffing shortages
An audit was conducted by 150 inspectors across 70 VA hospitals over three days. One of the things that the auditors reported was a shortage of police officers staffing many hospitals. This challenge amplifies considering that surveillance footage must also be reviewed to investigate irregularities. The auditors reported that the police officers who do staff […]
Veteran ends his life after VA denies his request related to pain management
Rayford Hill advanced a request, to the VA, to pay for a Neurolumen Pain Management device to help manage constant pain. This device reportedly aids pain reduction, with claims of reduced need for pain medications. The VA denied the request. The veteran made funeral arrangements, and then took his life behind the mortuary that would […]
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 […]
The VA’s budget could top $300 billion for fiscal 2023
Congressional negotiators are working the details of a budget that could give the VA a budget that tops $300 billion. The VA is looking to receive $303.8 billion for fiscal 2023 if this is finalized and approved. From this total, $118.7 billion would go into VA medical care services. The Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick […]
Transgender Navy SEAL veteran announces detransition
Chris Beck was a media favorite since he became a transgender. He spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL before the transgender experience. During his time in the Navy, he did 13 deployments and earned 50 awards/medals. After announcing his becoming a transgender woman named Kristin Beck, he rose to media prominence. However, he has […]
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