Military Veterans May be at Risk for Mesothelioma & Asbestos-Related Illnesses

Article Title: Military Veterans May be at Risk for Mesothelioma & Asbestos-Related Illnesses

Snippet of Article: "... The U.S. Navy was not ignorant of the dangers of asbestos and evidence suggesting the hazardous qualities of asbestos was swiftly covered up by asbestos manufacturers. The Navy issued a ban on asbestos-contaminated materials on new ships in 1973, but then violated its own ban for the next five years.

In 1983, the Navy Asbestos Control Program was created to help facilitate compliance with asbestos-related regulations set by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Despite these actions, many veterans continued to be exposed to high levels of asbestos even after the Navy began to replace contaminated ships...."

Article Source: www.asbestos.com
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Eat at Applebee's Free on Veteran's Day

Article Title: Eat at Applebee's Free on Veteran's Day

Snippet of Article: "... Veteran's and Active duty eat free on November 11! Proof of service required. ..."

Article Source: www.applebees.com
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VA Seeks Help for GI Claims Work

Article Title: VA Seeks Help for GI Claims Work

Snippet of Article: "... It's hard to figure out exactly how many education claims VA needs help in processing, since that information has been missing from a VA Web site since the beginning of October...."

Article Source: whatsbrewin.nextgov.com
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VA to deploy automated tool to speed up vets' education benefits

Article Title: VA to deploy automated tool to speed up vets' education benefits

Snippet of Article: "... Next month, the Veterans Affairs Department will deploy an automated tool that will make a "big difference" in the processing of claims for education benefits for veterans attending college under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told Nextgov late last week. ..."

Article Source: www.nextgov.com
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VA Advanced Funding

Article Title: VA Advanced Funding

Snippet of Article: "...it is exponentially more critical to a Department like Veterans Affairs—which serves millions of our nation’s Veterans each day. Until today, VA had not had the ability to plan its budget in advance—and a late budget meant that VA couldn’t effectively plan. But today, that has all changed. While VA has consistently provided world class health care to our Veterans, having advanced appropriations will now allow us the ability to raise that care to an even higher standard. ..."

Article Source: www.whitehouse.gov
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Senate Sends VA Health Care Funding Reform Bill to White House

Article Title: Senate Sends VA Health Care Funding Reform Bill to White House

Snippet of Article: "... The U.S. Senate gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that will finally reform the budget and appropriations process for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical care programs, ensuring veterans receive the health care they have earned in a timely manner..."

Article Source: www.dav.org
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VA adds illnesses to Agent Orange benefits list

Article Title: VA adds illnesses to Agent Orange benefits list

Snippet of Article: "... Veterans with those conditions will not have to prove any connection between their sickness and their military service when filing a health benefits claim. ..."

Article Source: www.stripes.com
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Veterans receive advance benefit checks

Article Title: Veterans receive advance benefit checks

Snippet of Article: "... As announced Sept. 25 by VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, 57 national Veterans Benefits Administrations opened its doors Oct. 2 to issue $3,000 emergency checks as advanced VA payments to students who are owed their benefits...."

Article Source: www.daily49er.com
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