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Dec 28, 2008

VA News Headlines


VA News Releases:

Nearly 11,000 Survivors to Receive Retroactive Payments by New Years - The Department of Veterans Affairs has identified nearly 11,000 surviving spouses of deceased veterans who will receive a lump-sum payment before the New Year to correct an error in their VA benefits. Also documented were more than 73,000 who had been previously paid. VA officials are still tracking down eligible survivors. (12/24/08)

New Members Appointed to Committee on Women Veterans - Four new members have been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans for the Department of Veterans Affairs, an expert panel that advises VA on issues and programs affecting women veterans. (12/23/08)

VA to Provide Payments to Eligible Surviving Spouses - The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced immediate actions to quickly identify and pay surviving spouses who are eligible to receive a one-time compensation or pension payment for the month of the veteran’s death. (12/18/08)

VA Awards $75.8 Million for Hospital Modernization - The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $75.8 million contract to P.J. Dick Inc. for the construction of a major five-story building that will provide outpatient services and 78 secure, private psychiatric beds for the VA Pittsburgh Health Care System. (12/18/08)


VA Urges Vets to Sign-up for Direct Deposits - Every month, 730,000 veterans or survivors look for their compensation, pension checks or educational assistance payments in their mailboxes. Nearly all receive them, but theft and mail delays cause problems for some veterans, which can be prevented by direct deposits. (12/15/08)

Wreaths Decorate Veterans’ Graves Nationwide - When tractor-trailers arrived at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Saturday laden with 10,000 holiday green wreaths with red bows to decorate veterans’ graves, they were greeted by some of the 3,000 people who volunteered to place the wreaths. (12/14/08)

VA Announces Enhanced and Expanded Care for N.C. Veterans - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a strategic realignment plan today that will enhance and expand access to health care for North Carolina veterans. Through the creation of new facilities in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, plus improvements to the medical center in Salisbury, veterans will have more options for VA health care

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