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VA releases updated DOD list identifying Agent Orange sites outside of Vietnam

Posted on Monday, January 27, 2020 2:00 pmJanuary 27, 2020 Posted in Benefits, Health, News Releases, Top Stories by OMR 51k views

VA has released an updated DOD list of locations outside of Vietnam where tactical herbicides were used, …

Army Veteran John J. Stanton is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran John J. Stanton

Posted on Monday, January 27, 2020 11:30 amJanuary 22, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John J. Stanton, who received a Silver Star and Purple Heart …

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Veterans learn to see differently through the camera lens

Posted on Monday, January 27, 2020 10:00 amJanuary 22, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 6k views

The Seeing Lens, a photography program at Lebanon VAMC, teaches mindfulness to Veterans in recovery. Each …

VA News talks to Cheryl Mason about Appeals Modernization.

Choice, Control, Clarity: Appeals Modernization

Posted on Monday, January 27, 2020 9:00 amJanuary 23, 2020 Posted in Benefits by VAntage Point Contributor 62k views

The Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) of 2017 gave Veterans a greater choice in how to disagree with a VA …