Tag: department of veterans affairs
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VA rule that could lower compensation paused after pushback
The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs has halted a rule Colorado Springs advocates feared could incentivize veterans to not take medications for serious conditions over concerns they see their monthly disability payments drop. The interim final VA rule issued earlier this week stated that “if medication or treatment lowers the level of disability,…
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Outside Aurora VA hospital, hundreds memorialized nurse killed in Minneapolis
Outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Aurora on Wednesday night, soft light from battery-powered candles illuminated hundreds of mourning faces. The crowd of nurses and other community members gathered to remember Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, who was killed on Saturday in Minneapolis during an encounter with federal agents. “In this circle of…
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Soldier plans to give away more than $50,000 donated for his cancer treatment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After donors gave more than $50,000 to Fort Carson Sgt. 1st Class David Hong to cover the cost of a new cancer treatment, the soldier now expects to give it all away to other cancer patients. “I was just blown away,” Hong said, about the outpouring…
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Foreclosures tick up after VA ends moratorium
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County saw a rise in foreclosure notices going out to homeowners this year driven at least in part by the Department of Veterans Affairs ending its pandemic-era moratorium on home repossessions in December. Since then, the VA also ended a mortgage relief program…
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Foreclosures tick up in El Paso County after VA ends moratorium
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County saw a rise in foreclosure notices going out to homeowners this year driven at least in part by the Department of Veterans Affairs ending its pandemic-era moratorium on home repossessions in December.…
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Fremont County VA clinic stuck at regional level, lawmakers say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three Colorado lawmakers say the decision on whether to build a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fremont County is stuck at the regional level, while the agency countered it must complete a required needs assessment before committing to a new clinic. The proposed…
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Foreclosures tick up in El Paso County after VA ends moratorium
New VA housing bill signed by Trump is on the way
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Foreclosures tick up in El Paso County after VA ends moratorium
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County saw a rise in foreclosure notices going out to homeowners this year driven at least in part by the Department of Veterans Affairs ending its pandemic-era moratorium on home repossessions in December. Since then, the VA also ended a mortgage relief program…
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Veterans push back on cuts to VA at the National Mall in Washington
Iraq War veteran Kris Goldsmith tried to end his life with Percocet and vodka after getting an unexpected mandatory extension of his service. The Army let him go with a general discharge and, for five years he was in crisis, but his doctor at the Department of Veterans Affairs always made time for him, even…
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Monument veteran commends VA for support after paralyzing bike accident
After a biking accident five years ago, Mark, a retired Army officer, didn’t fully grasp the seriousness of his injuries. In his daze, he felt certain he was going to recover. But the accident left him paralyzed from his neck down and bedridden. He was uncertain if he would ever taste food again. Right after…