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#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Aureliano Salas Jr

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 6:00 pmDecember 17, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Slavic Yezersky 518 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Aureliano “A.J.” Salas Jr. A.J. passed away on November …

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New VA tool helps verify Veterans’ mental health claims

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:32 pmDecember 12, 2018 Posted in Benefits, Top Stories by Selina Meiners 7k views

Veterans’ mental health claims can be verified faster and easier by VA employees thanks to a new tool, …

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#OperationSong – “He Took My Place” by Gary Lima

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:30 pmJanuary 11, 2019 Posted in Guest Posts, Tanner Iskra by Mitchell Hale 14k views

Gary Lima served in a Marine helicopter squadron during the 1974 Cyprus Conflict. His song is to help …

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Research probes Vets’ experiences with Choice program

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 2:19 pmDecember 12, 2018 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 1k views

Two VA studies on the Veterans Choice Program found that patients generally liked the health care they …

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Tackling trauma, depression via the immune system

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:10 amDecember 12, 2018 Posted in Research by Mitch Mirkin 1k views

A VA research team hopes to show how the immune system can be harnessed to treat depression and PTSD.

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VA dietitian discusses ways to reduce food waste

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 6:25 amDecember 17, 2018 Posted in Health, Nutrition by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Using excess food items (that would otherwise be wasted) in upcoming meals is just one way to reduce food …