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Newest Version of the "Voices of VISN 6" Newsletter is Now Available
Posted at 11:19 AM on Friday, February 11, 2011 by State Service Officer
Click on the following link:
http://www.durham.va.gov/pressreleases/VISN_6_Newsletter.asp (Click the Adobe Acrobat format, to the right to see the newsletter.)
Fayetteville VA Medical Center Director Speaks Before Joint Session of Council of Administration
Posted at 07:00 AM on Monday, February 7, 2011 by State Service Officer in Hospital and Clinic Info
Elizabeth B. Goolsby, Director, Fayetteville VA Medial Center spoke to a packed crowd at the Joint Session of the February 2011 Council of Administration in Raleigh, NC.
Director Goolsby spoke about the current and projected changes in the area VA Medical Centers and the openings of new Community Based Outpatient Clinics to provide better care to the state veterans. The Robeson County Clinic is the most recently opened "Satellite Care" facility in Pembroke, NC.
Director Goolsby is a retired Army Colonel and a VFW Member.
VA Opens New Satellite Care Facility in Pembroke, NC
Posted at 07:21 AM on Sunday, February 6, 2011 by State Service Officer
PEMBROKE -- The ribbon was cut on the new Veterans Affairs clinic in Robeson County. VA officials held a ceremony Friday afternoon to dedicate the 5,500-square-foot facility, which is in ComTech Park.
The $471,000 facility expects to see about 2,400 patients from Robeson and Bladen counties as well as some veterans from nearby Dillon County, S.C., said Daniel Hoffman, director of the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network.
The Mid-Atlantic network oversees the Fayetteville VA Medical Center and its clinics.
The clinic, which falls under the management of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center, has been seeing primary care patients since Jan. 18. It will soon be capable of handling mental health care, lab and home-based primary care, said Ed Drohan, a spokesman for the Fayetteville VA.
Patients at the facility will be assigned to a team of providers, according to a release from the VA. Each team will include a doctor, a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse and a medical administration specialist.
The team-based approach is expected to cut down on emergency room visits and long waits for prescription refills by allowing for same-day appointments.
In January, another, larger type of VA clinic opened in Fayetteville on Fordham Drive, off Village Drive. The 10,000-square-foot Village Green Annex expects to see 12,000 patients a year from three primary care clinics at the Fayetteville VA.
State Service Officer, Dept of NC, VFW
Posted at 03:17 PM on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 by State Service Officer
Cleophus "Cleo" Summers is the Department of North Carolina State Service Officer. He can be contacted at 336-631-5457 or e-mail at cleophus.summers2@va.gov
He is located at Department of Veterans Affairs, 251 N. Mail Street, VA Bldg, Winston-Salem, NC 27155.
National Military Service Coordinators Attend Salisbury VA Hospital Homecoming Party
Posted at 12:15 PM on Monday, September 27, 2010 by State Service Officer
National Guard Area Coordinators for North Carolina, Euell "Buzz" Griggs (left) and Frances Crawford (right) were invited to the Salisbury VA Hospital on Saturday, 25 September 2010 for a Welcome Home party for Southwest Asia military where they handed out material on the benefits and programs of the VFW.
A total of 10 new members were signed up including one Life member. Among the new VFW members were 4 "Lady Warriors". This is noted because there is a large number of female returnees who are eligible for membership in the VFW. All were given a chance to to enter a raffle for a new American flag.
District Commanders will be given the information of the individuals who are in their district areas at the October CofA. A report on the Yellow Ribbon Program that Comrade Crawford conducted in Raleigh in July at the National Guard State Headquarters resulted in a total of 24 new members.
Shown above is Comrade James Luther, from Thomasville Post 2756 who is a volunteer worker at the Salisbury Hospital with over 20,000 hours in the part 10 years. Comrade Luther has also been awarded the "Order of the Long Leaf Pine" in May 2010 for his service and he was also named to the "National Who's Who" as Executive of the Year for 2010.
A special thanks to the Salisbury VFW Post 3006 Commander, Gary Foster, and his staff for his hospitality in making this event so successful.
VFW Applauds New PTSD Claims Decision
Posted at 08:10 AM on Friday, September 3, 2010 by State Service Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12, 2010 - The national commander of America's largest combat veterans organization is applauding the Department of Veterans Affairs for eliminating a requirement for veterans to explicitly prove that a traumatic event directly caused their post-traumatic stress."From this point forward," wrote VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki in a statement released today, "VA will not require corroboration of a PTSD stressor related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, if a VA doctor confirms a diagnosis of PTSD and the stressful experience recalled by the veteran adequately supports that diagnosis."
Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., the national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries, called the VA secretary's decision to ease PTSD claims requirements a sea-change in the mindset of the VA. It follows numerous other decisions that increased the list of presumptions for diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure; increased services and programs for women veterans, veterans who reside in rural areas as well as the homeless; and reduced the size of the claims form from 23 to 10 pages. Tradewell said even the VA's outreach to patients possibly exposed to improperly sterilized equipment at a small number of its hospitals reflects the department's proactive, veterans' first attitude.
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The e-VETS Advisor (National Resource Directory)
Posted at 12:01 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 by State Service Officer
The e-VETS Advisor was developed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans'Employment and Training Service (VETS). It integrates with the National Resource Directory (NRD) <http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov> , a Web-based directory of more than 11,000 national, state and local services and resources for Veterans, Service Members and their families and caregivers. The NRD is a collaborative effort between the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs.
VA Clinics, Hospitals, and Vet Centers in NC
Posted at 05:38 PM on Monday, May 10, 2010 by State Service Officer in Hospital and Clinic Info
The VFW Department of North Carolina Veteran's Service Officer (VSO) Telephone Number: 336-631-5457.
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VA Simplifies Online Application
Posted at 07:42 PM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 by State Service Officer
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2010) - Veterans will find it easier and faster to apply for their health care benefits now that the Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its online Form 10-10EZ, "Application for Health Benefits.""VA is committed to tapping into the best that technology has to offer to ensure Veterans receive the benefits they have earned," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We continue to look for new ways to improve access to care and benefits."
This revised online application provides enhanced navigation features that make it easier and faster for Veterans to apply for their health care benefits. This new version also allows Veterans to save a copy of the completed form for their personal records.
The most significant enhancement allows Veterans to save their application to their local desktop and return to the application at any time without having to start over. Previously, Veterans had to complete the form in a single session.
This updated online form, along with the revised VA Form 10-10EZ, reduces the collection of information from Veterans by eliminating some questions.
In addition, there are minor changes to simplify the wording of questions and provide clarity in the instructions. Further enhancements to the online application are expected to be delivered in increments throughout 2010.
Veterans may complete or download the 10-10EZ form at the VA health eligibility website at https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/
Veterans Administration "My Health-e-Vet"
Posted at 07:40 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 by State Service Officer
I personnally recommend that all veterans that use the VA Healthcare System and have internet capability to sign up for "My HealtheVet".
You can keep track of your health and request prescription refills with no fuss all through the internet.
Just go to: http://www.va.gov or www.myhealth.va.gov then click on the link "Health Care" and choose "My HealtheNet" and follow the instructions on how to start your HealthNet. You will have to make a trip to the closest VA Facility for verification of benefits. Once that is done, the rest can be done from home.
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