VA care opens for Lejeune vets, families

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Article Title: VA care opens for Lejeune vets, families

Snippet of Article: "... To be eligible, patients must show they spent at least 30 days at Lejeune from Jan. 1, 1957, to Dec. 31, 1987, or they were in utero during that period with mothers residing on base. They also must have one or more of the following: cancer of the esophagus, lung, breast, bladder or kidney; leukemia; multiple myeloma; myleodysplasic syndromes; renal toxicity; hepatic steatosis; female infertility; miscarriage; scleroderma; neurobehavioral effects or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...."

Article Source: www.kitsapsun.com

2013 COLA estimate for veterans disability compensation

Article Title: S. 2259, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012

Snippet of Article: "... Because the COLA is assumed in CBO’s baseline, the COLA provision would have no budgetary effect relative to the baseline. Relative to current law, CBO estimates that enacting this bill would increase spending for those programs by $686 million in fiscal year 2013. (The annualized cost would be about $915 million in subsequent years.) This estimate assumes that the COLA effective on December 1, 2012, would be 1.3 percent. ..."

Article Source: www.cbo.gov

Purple Heart Stamp

Article Title: Purple Heart Medal Forever Stamp Honors Veterans' Sacrifices

Snippet of Article: "... The U.S. Postal Service continues to honor the sacrifices of the men and women who serve in the U.S. military with the issuance of the new Purple Heart Medal Forever stamp...."

Article Source: www.heraldonline.com

Veterans are perfect fit for law enforcement

Article Title: Military vet settles in at Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station

Snippet of Article: "...Steven Gross’ military career has taken him around the world, and his 20-plus years of service in law enforcement have landed him as the second-in-command at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, serving under Capt. Dave Silversparre. ..."

Article Source: www.lacanadaonline.com