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MacAulay replaces Wilson-Raybould as Veterans Affairs Minister | Power & Politics

Lawrence MacAulay was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs, filling the post vacated by Jody Wilson-Raybould who resigned amid the SNC-Lavalin…

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The Wounded Warrior: The Power of Yoga to Heal | Dan Nevins | Wisdom 2.0 2016

From Wisdom 2.0 2016 in San Francisco. Join us at our upcoming event Wisdom 2.0 2017 at the Palace of…

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Ukraine Holding Its Own Against Major World Military Power, U.S. Official Says > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] The Russians are making "slow and uneven advances" through northern Donetsk, a senior military official said speaking on background…

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Plan would give VA more power to protect GI Bill benefits in future national emergencies

[ad_1] When the Covid-19 pandemic in America forced many colleges to shift classes online, Congress granted emergency authorities to Veterans…

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ABC News Prime: Rescue after Ida; New Orleans without power; U.S. Mission in Afghanistan ends

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The Power of Language Demonstrated By Navajo Code Talkers

[ad_1] As a teacher of literature for some 35 years, I was very aware of the power of language to…

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Veterans for Smart Power: A Conversation with Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN)

A virtual town hall with Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN-04) on America's global leadership, COVID-19 and the impact on Indiana. Timestamps:…

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Hicks Discusses DOD Issues, Career Advice in ‘Smart Women, Smart Power’ > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

[ad_1] It will take time to fully understand what occurred over the course of 20 years of war in…

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Single Judge Application; writ; The Board’s decision to remand this matter, in order to obtain additional, and impliedly negative evidence, is an exercise of “naked and arbitrary power.” See Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 366 (1886) (Matthews, J.); In Wolfe v. Wilkie, 32 Vet.App. 1 (2009), we issued a writ even though the petitioner had the ability to appeal the matter to the Court. The circumstances here are similar in that regard and equally as egregious. This is illustrative of systemic legal errors that can be corrected in the context of a petition. See Mathis v. Shulkin, 137 S. Ct. 1994, 1995 (2017)(Sotomayor, J., concurring) (noting the continuing “dialogue over whether the current system for adjudicating veterans disability claims can be squared with VA’s statutory obligations to assist veterans in the development of their disability claims.”); (Gorsuch, J., dissenting)(“Congress imposed on the VA an affirmative duty to assist—not impair—veterans seeking evidence for their disability claims.”). The conduct of VA here is certainly emblematic of a systemic, bureaucratic disorder, which we are uniquely ordained to deal with;

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; writ; The Board’s decision to remand this matter, in order to obtain additional, and impliedly negative…

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“Post Traumatic Stress & Music: The Healing Power of Song” Tomorrow, 6/23 8:00PM ET : Veterans

[ad_1] Join the Library of Congress on Wednesday - June 23rd at 8PM ET for a panel discussion that explores…

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