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What to expect during a Board of Veterans’ Appeals hearing

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 6:00 pmJanuary 5, 2021 Posted in Benefits, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 2 comments 11k views

If you disagree with the initial decision VA made on your claim and decide to appeal the decision to the …

Man with sleeping apnea and CPAP machine

Helping Veterans with sleep apnea

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 4:00 pmDecember 30, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 5 comments 10k views

VA is working to help Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) sleep better at night. A team at the VA …

Vietnam Veteran receiving a medical exam.

VA grows locations for C&P contract exams for Veterans and service members

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 2:00 pmDecember 31, 2020 Posted in #VetResources, Benefits, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 13k views

On Dec. 31, 2020, VA resumed in-person disability compensation and pension (C&P) medical exams performed by …

Army Veteran Bill Richards is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bill Richards

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:30 amJanuary 15, 2021 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 2 comments 2k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bill Richards, who served with the 24th Infantry Division during …

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VA participates in trials for COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 9:50 amDecember 29, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Inside Veterans Health, Top Stories by Mike Richman 37 comments 18k views

Surveys have shown that many Americans are skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics that are …

During Desert Storm, U.S. leaders mobilized all branches of the Defense Department, sending Coast Guard Reservists to the Middle East to protect the seas.

#DesertStorm30: Protecting the seas

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 5, 2021 Posted in #DesertStorm30, Top Stories by Gary Kunich 1 comment 4k views

Dan Zedan chokes up as he remembers saying goodbye to his children when he went off to war 30 years ago. …

A doctor and two generals at a table

We Shall Build an Outstanding Medical Service

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 8:00 amJanuary 4, 2021 Posted in Health, VHA 75th Anniversary by VAntage Point Contributor 795 views

75 years ago, on Jan. 3,1946, President Harry Truman signed a law establishing VHA’s predecessor, the …