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More than $100 million set aside for PTSD, TBI research

September 20, 2012

Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs to look for ways to improve diagnosis and treatment.

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Fee-basis: Putting the patient first

September 17, 2012

VA’s Patient-Centered Community Care progam is improving its fee-basis program, but Legion says more needs to be done.

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Special Report: Combat veteran does whatever it takes to help

Inspired by poem at Vietnam Memorial, John Cloud works tirelessly on behalf of vets

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Kentucky service officer Randy Fisher, right, tells members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee that improved medical knowledge can reduce the backlog. Craig Roberts photo

Special Report: Quality over quantity

Kentucky service officer Randy Fisher testified on Capitol Hill that improved medical understanding can reduce the backlog.

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Retired Brig. Gen. Allison A. Hickey

Special Report: All hands on deck

Allison Hickey addresses issues related to claim backlog at VA

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One Veteran at a Time

American Legion service officers work at an op-tempo unseen in decades, doing all they can to help veterans plow through the backlog of unresolved claims.

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VA transforms health care for women vets

August 26, 2012

Health initiative for women veterans makes real progress at VA medical centers. 

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Million Vets Program needs more vets

August 26, 2012

VA has signed up 80,000 veterans but needs 920,000 more by 2019.

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Updates on VA's Electronic Health Record

August 25, 2012

The VA updated the Legion on its progress with creating its Electronic Health Record and improving its appointment scheduling.

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Orlando VA hospital still in limbo

August 13, 2012

Contractor, VA can’t give lawmakers clear answers about when long-awaited medical center will be done or what it will finally cost.

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