LGBTQ veterans
LGBT health care for the Veteran you are
Millye is an Army Veteran who served during the early 1960s. Cynthia served in the Navy in the 1970s and 80s. Tracey was in the
June 11, 2021
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Category: Federal VA
LGBTQ veterans
VBA celebrates all Veterans this Pride Month
According to our Veterans Service Organization partners, there are an estimated 1 million Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Veterans in the U.S. Here at VBA,
June 11, 2021
5:00 am
recreation
VA FARMS for Veterans
Portland’s VA FARMS program improve Veterans’ quality of life offering in-person and virtual classes such as beekeeping, landscape & garden maintenance, greenhouse production, and vegetable
June 10, 2021
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LGBTQ veterans
LGBT Veterans describe VA care, provide advice for others
This is part one in a two-part series about VA care for Veterans with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and Related Identities. Part two
June 1, 2021
5:00 am
VA Portland Veteran Connection Newsletter May 2021
See the latest information from VA Portland in this “Veteran Connection Newsletter.” This issue highlights the Director’s Memorial Day message (& video), new Vancouver imaging
May 28, 2021
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Agent Orange
VA to start processing Vietnam vets’ claims for conditions newly linked to Agent Orange poisoning
Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday announced they will immediately begin processing disability claims for three new illnesses linked to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam, even though final
May 27, 2021
12:56 pm
Agent Orange
BREAKING: VA plans expansion of benefits for disability claims for conditions related to certain toxic exposures
VA announced today two major decisions related to presumptive conditions associated with Agent Orange and particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia. Agent
May 27, 2021
10:40 am
COVID-19
Copayment refund notification letters mailed to Veterans
Are you a Veteran wondering if you will receive a refund for copayments made for medical care and pharmacy services you’ve paid since April 6,
May 27, 2021
5:00 am
burial
NCA lifts restrictions on attendance at committal services, adjusts COVID safety precautions
VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA) last week announced it would lift all restrictions on gathering sizes at committal and memorial services in VA national cemeteries
May 25, 2021
3:00 pm
COVID-19
Zero COVID deaths among Veterans Affairs patients for the first time in 14 months
For the first time in 14 months, Veterans Affairs officials reported no new COVID-related deaths at department medical centers across the country on Monday, an encouraging sign
May 25, 2021
11:28 am
Program offers free financial education to Veterans
It has been a year of health challenges for the world, but for many, COVID-19 has posed economic challenges as well. That is why VA
May 14, 2021
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disability compensation
VA to re-adjudicate some Veteran and survivor claims
VA will re-adjudicate claims for Veterans who served in the offshore waters of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This review is part
May 14, 2021
5:00 am