Category: Veterans Medical News

Homeless Veterans Stand Down Event Scheduled For April 5th – 7th, 2013

On any given night in the Big Bend area, we have several hundred Homeless Veterans, countless numbers of these veterans are homeless due to conditions resulting from combat in a foreign country while giving their all to keep our citizens safe at home. Many of these veterans have only primitive sleeping conditions, sleeping on the cold ground, often on an… Read more

2013 Mostly Bluegrass Marathon Jam Session For Our Troops

2013 MARATHON JAM SESSION FOR OUR TROOPS … The WNGJ (Wednesday Night Garage Jammers) will hold their 4th Annual “Mostly Bluegrass” Marathon Jam on Saturday Feb 23rd 2013, from noon till midnight, at the American Legion Post 276, 8068 Quarterfield Rd, Severn MD 21144. This is a 12 hour marathon jam session to benefit Fisher House Foundation. This Jam Session… Read more

VA Launches New Health Care Website Devoted to Women Who Served

The Department of Veterans Affairs now has a health care website devoted strictly to women. Here are a few interesting facts about women veterans that help explain why a greater emphasis on women veteran’s healthcare is so desperately needed: 1.  The average age of women veterans in 2009 was 46 compared to male veterans at age 63; 2.  Females make… Read more

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Drops Annual Eligibility Report Requirement

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced it is making the process easier for Veterans by eliminating the need for them to complete an annual Eligibility Verification Report (EVR).  The VA will implement a new process for confirming eligibility for benefits, and staff that had been responsible for processing the old form will instead focus on eliminating the compensation… Read more

New VA Pilot Program To Target Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes

According to a recent report by Minnesota’s Public Radio, about one-fourth of the nation’s veterans have type 2 diabetes. Recently the Veterans Administration unveiled a 16-week pilot program aimed at reducing that statistic. The program, which is designed for obese or overweight individuals with pre-diabetic symptoms, is expected to be implemented at VA medical centers across the country.  The focus… Read more