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New Veterans clinic at UH Maui College to fill critical need
The US Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) announced the signing of a land lease agreement with the University of Hawaiʻi for a two-acre parcel on the UH Maui College campus. This landmark agreement paves the way for the construction of a state-of-the-art VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) on Maui—a crucial step in expanding equitable, local access to high-quality, Veteran-centric care, and strengthening the partnership between the VA and UH.
Survey: Over half of veterans are unaware of their housing, remodeling benefits
US military veterans and active-duty service members might be missing free financial aid to modify their homes. According to a recent AARP survey, more than half (60%) of veterans ages 45 and older are unaware that the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers grant funding to modify their homes. Nearly a quarter (24%) of veterans need financial assistance to make home modifications to continue living in their homes safely and independently, reported AARP.
Schatz Reintroduces Bill To Allow VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Veterans
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) reintroduced legislation to allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans in the 36 states that have established medical marijuana programs.
Bill Seeks VA Prescriptions for Medical Cannabis
The bill would permit Veterans Affairs doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to veterans in the 33 states that have established medical cannabis programs.
Schatz, Kilmer Demand All Underpaid Veterans be Reimbursed
Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Derek Kilmer sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs demanding that the department pay back an estimated 360,000 veterans who were underpaid. The letter comes following a new report stating that the VA will not reimburse veterans who were paid less than they were owed due to technical […]
Hirono Introduces Bill to Protect Programs for Homeless Veterans
Senator Mazie K. Hirono and Arkansas Senator John Boozman introduced a bill to renew several federal homeless veteran programs for the next fiscal year through 2020. The bill, known as the Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2018, would renew seven US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and US Department of Labor […]