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Expectant Veteran gets help with community care billing issue

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020 4:00 pmDecember 1, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 867 views

VA customer service personnel assisted a Veteran who was incorrectly charged $500 by a community provider …

Jorge DeLeon lost his leg in an attack in Afghanistan

Jorge DeLeon: His Sacrifice

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020 2:00 pmDecember 1, 2020 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 992 views

Jorge DeLeon served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army. While conducting a convoy escort in Afghanistan, …

Navy Veteran Lee Laz is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Lee Laz

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020 11:30 amNovember 19, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 620 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Lee Laz, who served as a bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater and …

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Columbia VA’s life-changing surgical technology

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020 10:00 amDecember 4, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 705 views

Surgery and return to work in a few days? That’s possible at Columbia VA with the Da Vinci XI robotic …

The Greenhouse: A Budding New Opportunity for Veteran Health Care Innovation

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020 9:00 amNovember 25, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories, VA Innovations by Matthew Razak 607 views

The Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem’s (VHA IE’s) Innovators Network (iNET) is …