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Post-9/11 GI Bill housing payment rates update

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 9:14 amNovember 28, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized by OMR 2k views

Today, VA announced key changes in the processing of GI Bill benefits payments under the Harry W. Colmery …

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New VA website makes it easier to build a career based on giving back to Veterans

Posted on Monday, November 26, 2018 4:21 pmNovember 27, 2018 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, Uncategorized, VA Careers by VA Careers 903 views

The new and improved VACareers.va.gov makes it easier than ever to explore and apply for a U.S. Department …

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Reflections of a Nobel laureate in medicine on his career with VA

Posted on Monday, November 19, 2018 4:44 pmNovember 19, 2018 Posted in Research, Uncategorized by Mitch Mirkin 1 comment 243 views

Dr. Andrew V. Schally, who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1977 for identifying the …

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To care for fellow Veterans, Leola chose VA for her nursing career

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 4:39 pmNovember 16, 2018 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, Uncategorized, VA Careers by VA Careers 177 views

Leola enjoys caring for Veterans with varied service histories. Leola wouldn’t be the nurse she is today …

Photo collage of photos taken during the Corpus Christi Stand Down, which took place November 2, 2018, in downtown Corpus Christi.

VA employees help homeless Veterans at Corpus Christi Stand Down

Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:03 amNovember 7, 2018 Posted in Benefits, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Veterans Homelessness, VSO / Partners by Luis Gutierrez 238 views

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Stand Down, took place on November 2, 2018, in downtown …

Dozens of employees, interns and volunteers from VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) wore purple on October 10, 2018, in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Texas VA employees wear purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:24 pmOctober 26, 2018 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 213 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend …

Dozens of employees, interns and volunteers from VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) wore pink on October 17, 2018, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Texas VA employees wear pink to raise awareness

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 11:50 amOctober 26, 2018 Posted in Health, Uncategorized, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 159 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and VA employees, interns and …

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VA homeless programs and training strengthen efforts to lower the Veteran suicide rate

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:08 amOctober 10, 2018 Posted in Top Stories, Uncategorized by VAntage Point Contributor 517 views

One program, Operation S.A.V.E., trains community members to help identify Veterans who may be at risk for …

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs remains committed to helping Veterans, their partners and VA staff who are impacted by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

October 2018 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2018 5:30 pmOctober 3, 2018 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 409 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Veterans …

At VA, find a career without limits

Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:57 amSeptember 20, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized, VA Careers by VA Careers 1k views

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