Veterans Affairs Canada
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Soldiers Project helps vets cope with war's mental scars...my house and take my kids to the park is a struggle," said the 34-year-old Mission Viejo resident, who also receives counseling from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But another part of Shore's therapy began in January with the... In this article: Los Angeles, Iraq, Department of Veterans Affairs, Insomnia, Aspirin, and Chicago |
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Medical News Today | 2 days ago
Some Patients Diagnosed With HIV Experience Improved Outlook On Life
...those with a less favorable view of life with HIV." This study was funded by the Health Services Research and Development Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs and by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of...
In this article: HIV, Medical advice, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Cincinnati, Terrence Higgins Trust, STDs, and National Institutes of Health
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Mom befriends wife of PTSD vet charged with murder
...more than 1 million U.S. service members discharged from Middle East deployments have been screened for PTSD because they sought help at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. About 134,000 showed signs of PTSD, making it the most common...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 4 days ago
State board fires veterans affairs Secretary Scocos
...only increased since Scocos, a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, returned in September from his second tour in Iraq. This summer, the Department of Veterans Affairs asked the Department of Justice to investigate $850,000 in spending that...
In this article: Department of Justice, Department of Veterans Affairs, God, and Journal Sentinel
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USATODAY.com | 5 days ago
Vets get aid with legal problems
...courts with dockets reserved for veterans. Kansas City held its first session in August. At least 39 others are planned for next year, Department of Veterans Affairs records show. The courts coordinate with the VA and other service...
In this article: Docket, Continuance, Salvation Army, Kansas City, USA Today, Eric Shinseki, and Department of Veterans Affairs
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L.A. Times - L.A. Now | November 20, 2009
First of 3 L.A.-area care facilities for veterans to open
...and West next year in Los Angeles. The William J. "Pete" Knight Veterans Home of California in Lancaster, which was built by the state Department of Veterans Affairs, will offer long-term care, assistance with daily activities and provide a...
In this article: Department of Veterans Affairs, California, and Los Angeles
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washingtonpost.com | November 20, 2009
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
"Right now, we can't determine with certainty who will and who won't develop PTSD," said Paula Schnurr, deputy executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. "Perhaps with better...
In this article: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Department of Veterans Affairs
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Inquirer Local and Regional News | November 19, 2009
Veterans Assistance Project offers aid in N.J.
...resolve the underlying problems that led to the legal troubles. The program is operated by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the judiciary, and the state Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health...
In this article: New Jersey, Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlantic County, Bronze Star Medal, Ramadi, Legal age, and Concussion
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Reuters | November 18, 2009
Harris Corp keen to expand federal health-IT sales
* Aggressive growth plans cited * Veterans Affairs business gained with acquisition Defense contractor Harris Corp <HRS.N>, which has been buoyed by rising orders for its tactical radios for combat troops, is also looking to expand sales...
In this article: Harris Corp, Jim Traficant, Department of Veterans Affairs, Revenue, Fiscal year, Outsourcing, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and U.S. Army
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The News Tribune | November 18, 2009
Senate OKs nearly $144 million for work at Fort Lewis
...bases in Washington state, with about one-third of the funding targeted for Fort Lewis. The measure also includes $109 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, most of which will go to health care services in an effort to reduce wait...
In this article: Fort Lewis, Department of Veterans Affairs, Dog, Stryker, U.S. Senate, Lewis, and Washington
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AP Online | November 17, 2009
Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported
...don't show the whole picture of war-related suicides because they don't include deaths after people have left the military. The Department of Veterans Affairs tracks those numbers and says there were 144 suicides among the nearly 500,000...
In this article: Suicide, Peter Chiarelli, Fort Campbell, Schofield Barracks, Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Bragg, Fort Stewart, Fort Drum, and Fort Hood
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), also referred to as Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for pensions/benefits and services for war veterans, retired personnel of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, their families, as well as some civilians.
A war veteran's eligibility for certain benefits may depend on his/her "overseas" status, defined by Veterans' Affairs as having served at least two miles offshore from Canada. It is worth noting that in the Second World War (1939-45) Canada did not yet include Newfoundland, which became a Canadian province only in 1949. Thus WW2 veterans who served in Newfoundland are considered by Veterans Affairs to be "overseas veterans".
An important division of Veterans Affairs is called "Canada Remembers". This is responsible for all war commemoration activities, such as Remembrance Day, and coordinates and funds various "pilgrimages" for Canadian war veterans to foreign battlefields and international ceremonies (e.g. the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands in early 1995, the 60th anniversary of D Day on June 6, 2004, etc.)
The year 2005 was declared Year of the Veteran in Canada, to teach, remember, thank, honour and celebrate. The image of a poppy overlapping a gold maple leaf became a special symbol during the campaign, on posters, pamphlets, bookmarks and documents. In 2007, the Veterans' Bill of Rights stated that Veterans Affairs Canada must show veterans respect.
The Minister of Veterans Affairs is The Honourable Greg Thompson.
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