Articles Related to Veterans Health Care
VVA Telehealth Survey Results
December 1, 2023
Thank you to all who participated in the survey. To view a summary of the results, click here to download the report. In response to Dr. Elnahal’s request for information about older veterans’ experiences and…
VVA Telehealth Survey
June 15, 2023
Thank you to all who participated in the survey. To view a summary of the results, click here to download the report.
Chapter 72 Joins Town Hall on VA Health Care
November 10, 2019
Danny Freidman, president of Vietnam Veterans of America Brooklyn Chapter 72, joined U.S. Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.); John Rowan, VVA national president; Lindsay Rodman, executive vice president, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; and Kristen Rouse, president and…
Chapter 17 Donating Wheelchairs
January 16, 2018
VVA Chapter 17 is donating its surplus of wheelchairs and other assistive items to Las Vegas, Nevada-area veterans in need. (more…)
Chapter 885 Assists with Camp Lejeune Claims
July 3, 2017
Chapter 885 of Wilmington, NC is assisting people who have gotten ill from contaminated water at Camp Lejeune with applying for their benefits. (more…)
Chapter 693 Takes VA Patients to Hockey Game
June 16, 2017
Members of Geneva, IL, Chapter 693 recently took a group of veterans from the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital to a Chicago Steel Hockey Game in Geneva. (more…)
Medical Advances from the Vietnam War
April 18, 2017
Injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars can give credit to the medical personnel of earlier wars, including the Vietnam War, for their care and recovery. Surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and other staff advanced medical…
Chapter 890 Fundraises for Dental Health
February 13, 2017
Recently, Chapter 890 and several other veteran service organizations raised money through a golf scramble in Sandpoint, ID. A fourth of the gold scramble’s proceeds were donated to Kaniksu Dental Health, which serves veterans who…
Chapter 392 Helps Veterans Get Health Care
July 12, 2016
Portland, Oregon, Chapter 392 is part of a new local veterans group coalition, the American Military Veterans Outreach Organization. Led by Iraq War veteran Tina Kennedy, the group provides outreach to veterans who are not…
April 27, 2016
Veterans Groups Sue VA for Withholding Information Demanded by Veterans Poisoned by Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Water
(Wash., D.C.)—Today Vietnam Veterans of America, along with The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten, filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the Department of Veterans Affairs to produce records on the…