7/23/2010
End the Veterans Backlog
7/23/2010
President Obama to Address Disabled American Veterans National Convention
The Disabled American Veterans will once again convene its national body to address the needs of disabled veterans, including those who have served and sacrificed in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere when the organization meets at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta for its 89th National Convention July 31 through Aug. 3.
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7/13/2010
DAV Applauds Clarification of Affordable Care Act
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is pleased that President Barack Obama’s administration has vowed that veterans and servicemembers would continue to receive prosthetic devices from the Department of Veterans Affairs or TRICARE at no cost.
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7/13/2010
VA Eases PTSD Claim Requirements
“These regulations take a tremendous burden off the shoulders of veterans who’ve suffered psychological trauma as a result of their military service,” said DAV National Adjutant Arthur H. Wilson. “It’s a very positive step and a sign that our government is beginning to recognize the impact that ‘invisible’ wounds such as PTSD have in the lives of the women and men who have served our nation.”
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7/8/2010
Registration Opens for VA Forum on Women Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs opened registration on July 8 for a women Veterans forum that will address the quality of VA health care, the provision of benefits for women, and ways for VA to continue improving access to the care and benefits for women Veterans.
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7/1/2010
VA Opens Wheelchair Games July 4
The Fourth of July celebration in Denver takes on special importance this year when more than 500 wheelchair athletes who are all military Veterans begin competition at the 30th National Veterans Wheelchair Games
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6/30/2010
DAV Magazine Survey
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6/29/2010
Veteran Leader Closes 40 Years of Service
For more than 40 years, Richard E. Patterson served his fellow disabled veterans through a long, storied career with DAV
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6/29/2010
DAV Virtual Townhall Meeting
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6/29/2010
Graves Medallion Available
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is offering bronze medallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones or markers, signifying a deceased's status as a Veteran
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6/29/2010
Borders® Teams Up with DAV
Borders
® has teamed up with Disabled American Veterans to host Mobile Service Offices at select stores
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6/24/2010
2010 DAV & DAVA National Convention
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6/10/2010
New TRICARE Online Feature Allows Users to Save Personal Health Data to Their Computer
A new feature on TRICARE Online now allows users to save their personal health data such as medication and allergy profiles, demographic information and a personal health summary to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file on their computer, Military Health System officials said June 10
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6/10/2010
Combat Veterans, Spouses Asked to Participate in Relationship Study
Maj. Kristal Melvin, Army nurse, is seeking combat veterans and their spouses for a Johns Hopkins-approved survey to determine how deployments affect relationships
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6/10/2010
The Importance of Family
No one plays a more pivotal role in the morale, care and welfare of disabled veterans than family members
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6/7/2010
DAV Wins Top Award for Grassroots Program
The Disabled American Veterans' (DAV) Stand Up for Veterans outreach program has received the Silver Anvil Award for Public Affairs from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
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6/3/2010
Columbia Trust Helps Drive DAV’s Mission
DAV Transportation Network vans
can be seen traveling the highways
and back roads of America every
day transporting sick and disabled
veterans to their VA medical appointments and home again
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5/27/2010
Memorial Day Poster
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5/27/2010
Memorial Day Concert on PBS
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5/25/2010
Americans Asked to Unite In Remembrance
The Disabled American Veterans joins the White House Commission on Remembrance in encouraging Americans to pause where they are at 3:00 p.m. on Memorial Day to honor the sacrifices of our fallen and their families
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5/25/2010
Veterans Golden Age Games Begin
Hundreds of Veterans from around the nation
will make their way to Des Moines, Iowa, May 26-31 to compete in the
24th National Veterans Golden Age Games
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5/21/2010
VA Surveys Health Care Enrollees
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is conducting the 2010 update of its national telephone Survey of Enrollees
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5/21/2010
Information for Veterans about Health Care Reform
Many Veterans have questions about the new health care reform law
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5/20/2010
DAV Urges Congress to Assist Victims of Military Sexual Trauma
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is urging a joint meeting of two House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittees to facilitate the health care and disability claims for victims of military sexual trauma (MST)
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5/20/2010
Memorial Day Weekend Concert Broadcast
VA-National Medical Musical Group, a chorale and symphony orchestra that performs national and international concerts benefiting humanitarian and health causes, invites French-American Chamber of Commerce members to view a special broadcast of a patriotic concert on Memorial Day weekend
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5/10/2010
DAV Press Release - DAV Appreciates Joint Chiefs Chairman's Response
The Disabled American Veterans is expressing appreciation to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen's thoughtful response supporting the federal government's responsibility to care for veterans suffering from service-connected disabilities, but cautioned that relying on charitable organizations cannot meet the needs of veterans
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5/10/2010
President, Lawmakers Recognized for ‘Going to Bat’ for Veterans
At a March 3 meeting in the White House Oval Office, National Commander Bobby Barrera personally thanked President Barack Obama for his unwavering support for the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act and for going to bat for veterans
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5/5/2010
VA Updates Online Health Application
Veterans will find it easier and faster to apply for their health care benefits now that the Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its online Form 10-10EZ, "Application for Health Benefits."
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5/5/2010
Senate VA Chairman Credits DAV Role
The Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee says winning the decades-long battle for sufficient, timely and predictable funding for the VA health care system is one of the most significant legislative victories for veterans in recent years
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5/4/2010
DAV Tells Joint Chiefs Chairman Government is Responsible to Disabled Veterans
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen’s suggestion that our nation’s philanthropic community should take care of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from substance abuse, mental illness and homelessness is clearly out to sea, according to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
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5/3/2010
Scholarships for survivors
The children of military personnel who died in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001 can apply for an educational scholarship similar to the new Post-9/11 GI Bill
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5/3/2010
Riders Survey
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5/3/2010
EAA President Talks Veterans, Aviation
Again this year, the DAV Flight Team will return to Oshkosh, Wisc., to take part in a special Salute to Veterans at EAA AirVenture 2010
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