The expansion of the partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Paralympics may allow Veterans who are training for the Paralympics to enjoy a new benefit. The new benefit will come in the form of a monthly subsistence allowance, to be provided by the VA, and administered by the U.S. Paralympics. [...]
The process for creating an Open Source community around the Veterans Integrated System Technology Architecture (VistA) electronic health record (EHR) system has begun, with the release of a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) towards that end. VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki was quoted in a press release on [...]
Last week, Secretary Eric K. Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs visited the Rhode Island Community College, where he sat down and met with student Veterans, according to a post on the VA blog VAntage Point. Secretary Shinseki gave the student Veterans a new mission: to graduate. In a previous post, we had already [...]
A post on the VAntage Point announced the opening of registration for the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, which began February 1st. Through the clinic, recently-injured Veterans are able to learn adaptive summer sports such as surfing, kayaking, sailing, cycling, and track and field, under world-class instructors. The Summer Sports Clinic, according to the post, [...]
The website of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the launching of the National Caregiver Support Line on February 1st. Caregivers of Veterans who are sick or disabled, whether due to the effects of war, chronic illness, or aging, have been provided with a toll-free number (1-855-260-3274) that they can call when they are [...]
After laying their lives on the line in the service of their country, it is disheartening to realize that there are veterans who are now homeless and unemployed. Homelessness is one of the veterans issues that needs to be given attention, and one of the efforts made by the federal government towards addressing it is [...]
