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A senator from North Carolina is calling on the VA for action in clearing up a logjam at the Veterans Benefits Administration office in Winston-Salem that has led to the second-longest wait time in the southeast region. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., says…
Read MoreWith two beauty queens assisting with the effort, the day served as the focal point for Durham VA Medical Center’s local National Salute to Veteran Patients Week observance as employees, volunteers, caring school children, family members and ordinary citizens showed their love for our heroes by sending valentines and visiting hospitalized patients.
Read Moref a picture is worth a thousand words, then a badge identifying a VA employee as Veteran must be worth, well who knows how many but it should certainly be conversation starter. Just such a badge worn by a VA employee at another VA facility, piqued Pete Tillman’s, Durham VAMC public affairs officer’s, curiosity and sparked an idea that’s earning kudos from patients and Veteran employees alike, badges indicating the employees’ branch of service.
Read MoreImagine walking down a hall and glancing at displayed photos and seeing a picture from your war years. This is what happened recently when Arthur Barnes, a Korea War veteran, visited the Durham VA Medical Center. There he saw a picture on the wall showing a fellow soldier when they served together in Korea.
Read MoreVeterans in need will be able to access help with housing, haircuts, showers, employment and legal counseling, mental health assessments, mammograms, flu shots and substance abuse services at the annual Bull City Stand Down, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Durham County Memorial Stadium, located at 750 Stadium Drive, Durham, N.C.
Read MoreThe Durham VA recently held its annual Welcome Home event and on many levels it was a great day. The event was held at the AMF Durham Lanes and offered a day of relaxation and bowling. Ms. DeAnne Seekins, Durham VA Medical Center Director, provided inspirational remarks filled with gratitude and support. “I hope the words ‘thank you for your service’ never get old and reach your ears for many years to come, and by many of the Americans you protected.”
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Read MoreA Munford Point Marine visited the Durham VAMC. His name is Mack Haynes and he is one impressive man. His military discharge papers, DD214 and DD215, read more like a military history book than a document used to establish eligibility for VA care. At age 17, he joined the Marines, a day at Camp Lejeune he will never forget. He recalls taking a bus, then a train, before arriving at the famed Marine base in Jacksonville, North Carolina. From the moment he stepped foot on base, things would never be the same.
Read MoreThe VA Supports Gulf War Veterans on Multiple Fronts. It has now been 22 years since the start of the 1990-1991 Gulf War which comprises the deployment and combat operations known as Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Almost 700,000 Servicemembers were deployed during this period. Those Veterans who have enrolled in the VA health care system have made over 2 million outpatient visits for health care and had over 20,000 inpatient admissions in the VA health care system.
Read MoreThe Department of Veterans Affairs announced in Washington that nearly 230,000 claims have already been processed for the three newest Agent-Orange related conditions through June 2012, including over 150,000 claims required to be adjudicated under the order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Nehmer v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The near completion of these complex Nehmer claims enables VA to redirect 1,200 employees who were dedicated to reviewing the Agent Orange cases toward addressing the current backlog of disability claims.
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