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  • VetsHQ News Update

    October 20 Veterans News

    By on October 20, 2016

    VA extends deadline for seeking Gulf War illness benefits to 2021 (Stars and Stripes) For the next five years,...

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  • VA extends presumptive period for Gulf War Illness compensation until 2021

    By on October 18, 2016

    In 1995 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) first established two years for a Gulf War veteran to submit...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    October 14 Veterans News

    By on October 14, 2016

    VA responds to Phoenix failures with more funding and training (Stars and Stripes) The Department of Veterans Affairs announced...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    October 12 Veterans News

    By on October 12, 2016

    ‘Whole bunch’ of facts don’t support Obama’s claim that many VA bosses were fired over scandal (The Washington Post)...

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    October 10 Veterans News

    By on October 10, 2016

    Veterans’ records found in ex-state employee’s storage unit (The Washington Times) Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is seeking a...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    October 7 Veterans News

    By on October 7, 2016

    Vets are still dying from burn-pit illnesses, advocates say (MilitaryTimes) Veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan...

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    October 3 Veterans News

    By on October 3, 2016

    Donald Trump under fire for comments on veterans with PTSD (ABC News) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is getting...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    September 29 Veterans News

    By on September 29, 2016

    Budget deal avoids government shutdown, finalizes next year’s VA budget (MilitaryTimes) Congress averted a government shutdown with a rushed...

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    September 27 Veterans News

    By on September 27, 2016

    Officials: More than one-third of calls to VA suicide hotline are left unanswered (PBS Newshour) More than one-third of...

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    September 21 Veterans News

    By on September 21, 2016

    American Legion celebrates 100 years (The Gazette) The American Legion is hoping its upcoming 100th birthday will bring renewal...

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