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2002

December 13 MILITARY 
NEW: FUND DRIVE ON TO BRING MORE STARS, STRIPES FOR FORT SAM CEMETERY
ROSEMARY BARNES-SA EXPRESS NEWSWRITE
November 27 DAV
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
November 26 THE WASHINGTON POST
BUDGET IMPASSE MAY EXACERBATE VA CLAIM BACKLOG
November 24 MY SAN ANTONIO: MILITARY
VETS ANGRY AT GOVERNMENT OVER 
HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
November 22 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT: WHO WINS?
November 22 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CLASS ACTION SUIT TAKES A BIG HIT
November 21 GULF WAR VETERAN RESOURCE PAGES
GETTING HELP THROUGH VFW AND AMERICAN LEGION
November 17 ST. LOUIS TODAY
GULF WAR VET FIGHTS VA OVER 
WHETHER PILL CAUSED HIS DISEASE
November 15 FEDERAL DIARY
NEW BENEFIT FOR SOME VETERANS
November 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT DEADLOCK EASES 
November 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
PDTS PROTECTS PRESCRIPTION PATIENTS
November 14 DAV
CONCURRENT RECEIPT UPDATE
November 11 FEDERAL DIARY
VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY FEARS DEPARTMENT IS LOSING FOCUS ON THOSE WOUNDED IN WAR
November 8 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DOD RELEASES MORE SHAD FACTS
November 1 MY SAN ANTONIO
FEDS REVEAL MORE DEADLY GERMS UNLEASHED ON SOLDIERS
October 31 U.S. NEWSWIRE
AMERICAN LEGION: BILLIONS OF BAGHDAD,
NOTHING FOR VETERANS
October 25 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONGRESS DUCKS CONCURRENT RECEIPT, PROVOKES OUTRAGE
October 25 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT REPLAY
October 18 CONCURRENT RECEIPT UPDATE
VETS SEEKING JUSTICE
October 18 ARMED FORCES NEWS
HOUSE SWITCHES TO FULL CONCURRENT RECEIPT
October 18 ARMED FORCES NEWS
SENATE TO PRESIDENT: SUPPORT CONCURRENT RECEIPT
October 18 ARMED FORCES NEWS
LEGION EXPLAINS FUNDING YOUR OWN RETIREMENT
October 18 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE ONLINE MAKES DEBUT
October 17 CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
DEFENSE BILL DELAY HELPS PRESIDENT AVOID TRICKY VETO
October 11 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DOD CONTINUES CONCURRENT RECEIPT ATTACK
October 11 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA SETS NEW ACCESS PRIORITIES
October 11 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA SETS EXTENDED-CARE COPAYMENTS
October 10 MY SAN ANTONIO _ MILITARY
GIS. PUBLIC NOT TOLD OF GERM TEST
October 4 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA MEDICAL CARE FOR COMBAT VETS
October 4 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DOD ATTACKS CONCURRENT RECEIPT CONCEPT
October 4 ARMED FORCES NEWS
NOW: TRICARE PRESCRIPTION REFILLS BY MAIL
October 4 ARMED FORCES NEWS
MGIB BILL PAYMENTS UPPED $100 A MONTH
October 2 FEDERAL LINE - IMPROVE INFO SHARING
GAO TELLS DOD AND THE VA..IT'S TIME TO SHARE!
October 2 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE EXAMINES ISSUES OF EQUAL ACCESS
FOR WOMEN IN VETERANS' HEALTH PROGRAMS
September 30 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2nd GI BILL INCREASE TAKES EFFECT
VETERANS COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS JUMP ANOTHER 12.5% ON OCT. 1st
September 26 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CRUNCH TIME FOR CONCURRENT RECEIPT
September 25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRIORITY HEALTH CARE FOR DISABLED VETS WELCOMED
September 23 VetComm
SIMPSON INTRODUCES PRISONER OF WAR COMPENSATION BILL 
September 20 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DOD'S CONCURRENT RECEIPT STATISTICS SKEWED
September 20 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA CHANGING SCHEDULING PROCEDURES
September 20 ARMED FORCES NEWS
NBC AIRS CONCURRENT RECEIPT INEQUITY
August 13 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT STILL ON THE TABLE
September 6 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DOD OFFICIAL LABELS MILITARY RETIREMENT GENEROUS
August 30 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE STANDARD CREATING SECOND CLASS CITIZENS?
August 30 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA: WOMEN STILL UNAWARE OF VA BENEFITS
August 23 ARMED FORCES NEWS
INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS TO VA SKYROCKET
August 23 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VETERANS MEDICAL FUNDING IN LIMBO
August 16 TRICARE REORGANIZING FOR LESS HASSLE
CONTRACT CHANGES ARE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE PAPERWORK
August 10-14 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
JOSEPH A. VIOLANTE - NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
August 2 ARMED FORCES NEWS
ASSISTANT VA SECRETARY REFUSED CARE
August 2 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGH PRAISE FOR VETS HEALTH CARE FUNDING BILL
August 2 MY SAN ANTONIO
MILITARY ~ VA CHIEF SUPPORTS CURBS ON RECRUITING PATIENTS 
August 2 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT DECISION DELAYED
August 2 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR UPDATING TFL ELIGIBILITY
August 2 ARMED FORCES NEWS
COMMITTEE SEEKS VA MEDICARE PAYMENTS
July 25 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT BATTLE BOILING
July 25 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE-FOR-LIFE REMINDER
July 19 ARMED FORCES NEWS
SHAD INVESTIGATION GROWS
July 19 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT UPDATE
July 17 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMITTEE BACKS NEW BATTLE OF THE BULGE MEMORIAL
July 12 ARMED FORCES NEWS
ONLINE GULF WAR MEDICAL SITE LAUNCHED
July 12 ARMED FORCES NEWS
NEW SOFTWARE TO SPEED VA CLAIMS
July 12 ARMED FORCES NEWS
LEGION WANTS MEDICARE FUNDS FOR VA
July 10 FEDweek
RULES DEEM FEHB SUSPENDED, NOT CANCELED 
July 10 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE FOR LIFE RULES FINALIZED
July 5 ARMED FORCES NEWS
SENATE IGNORES CONCURRENT RECEIPT VETO THREAT
July 5 ARMED FORCES NEWS
SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORIZED
July 5 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM ALERT 
June 28 ARMED FORCES NEWS
BUSH ADVISORS THREATEN CONCURRENT RECEIPT VETO
June 27 NAUS VETERANS NEWS
VA TAKES AIM AT BACKLOG OF CLAIMS
June 26 M E M O R A N D U M
MANDATORY VA HEALTH CARE FUNDING 
June 22 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TRICARE PUBLISHES PATIENT-DOCTOR GUIDELINES
June 20 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DEFENSE BILL VETO THREAT RILES DISABLED VETERANS
June 18 MEDSEARCH-MEDICAL REFERENCE FOR GULF WAR-RELATED RESEARCH
GULF WAR MEDICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY
June 13 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA GIRDS FOR FLOOD OF DISABILITY CLAIMS
June 7 ARMED FORCES NEWS
NGWRC: GIVE GULF WAR VETS 'BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT'
June 7 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA WOULD HANDLE VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
June 7 MY SAN ANTONIO ~ Military 
AREA VA FACILITIES EXPECT TO DODGE CLOSURE
May 31 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA CONTACTING PROJECT SHAD VETERANS
May 27 My SAN ANTONIO ~ MILITARY
VA IS TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE BACKLOG
May 26 MY SAN ANTONIO
MILITARY ~ HERO GETS MEDAL EARNED IN 1942
May 24 MY SAN ANTONIO
METRO AND STATE ~ VA READIES FOR TERROR RESPONSE ROLE
May 24 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DAV DENOUNCES CONCURRENT RECEIPT OPPOSITION
May 24 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VA SPEEDUP BRINGS CONFUSION
May 15 FEDERAL LINE
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HAS TAKEN IT'S GUIDEBOOK INTO CYBERSPACE!    The 100 page handbook tells readers all about the benefits
provided by the V-A. The online special also includes information about
services for vets provided by other federal agencies. And the guide
allows vets to sign up for the VA health care system via the internet.
To make the connection, click on the date on the left.
May 17 ARMED FORCES NEWS
100 PERCENT CONCURRENT RECEIPT NOT DEAD
May 12 My SAN ANTONIO ~ MILITARY
BATTLE RAGES OVER VETS' AILMENTS
May 12 My SAN ANTONIO ~ MILITARY
VETS STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS
May 10 ARMED FORCES NEWS
NEW DRUG FORMULARY WOULD ADD $22 CO-PAYS
May 4 My SAN ANTONIO ~ MILITARY
USAA QUITTING ADD-ON POLICIES
May 2
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TWO BILLS OK'D TO STRENGTHEN JOB PROGRAMS AND INCREASE VETS BENEFITS & PENSIONS
May 1 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 
HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE BACKS BILLS TO STRENGTHEN VA HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

May 1

M E M O R A N D U M ~ IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND URGE THEM TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR VA HEALTH CARE IN THE FY 2002 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL

April

CORPUS CHRISTI NAVY HOSPITAL
WRITE TO REPRESENTATIVES ORTIZ AND SMITH ON THE CORPUS CHRISTI ISSUE!
April 26 VA BEGINS CLAIMS PROCESSING PILOT TEST
Department of Veterans Affairs veteran servicesrepresentatives working on claims
April 23 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Disabled Veterans Seek Guaranteed Health Care
April 23 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HEARING ADVISORY
Committee to Hold Field Hearing in NJ to Examine National Health Care
Funding Formula for Veterans
April 19 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT DEMANDED FOR ALL
April 15 MY SAN ANTONIO ~ MILITARY
SOME OF UNCLE SAM'S DOCS HAVE RAP SHEETS

April 12

HCVC DIRECTORS MEET WITH VA OFFICIALS
RECAP OF MEETING WITH CORONADO
April 12 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT NEARS BOILING POINT
April 12 URGE YOUR SENATORS TO COSPONSOR AND SUPPORT S. 2079
Improving the appeals processes to make them work for, not against, veterans is one of the DAV's top priorities.
April 12 HCVC WILL MEET WITH MR. CORONADO AND HIS STAFF to discuss numerous issues reference VA medical health care. Lamar Smith's legislative assistance O'lean Stone will be in attendance. Following are the issues the HCVC is bringing to the table to discuss.
April 12 RECAP OF MEETING WITH CORONADO
HCVC DIRECTORS MEET WITH VA OFFICIALS
April 4 ARMED FORCES NEWS
LONG TERM CARE PREMIUMS ANNOUNCED
April 2 BUYER LETTER LEADS TO INVESTIGATION OF MAGGOT INFESTATION AT VA HOSPITAL
"CALLS CONDITIONS THT LET TO NASAL MYIASIS IN COMATOSE PATIENTS "HORRIBLE AND COMPLETELY INTOLERABLE"
April 2 SIMPSON AUTHORS VETERAN JOB TRAINING LEGISLATION
""THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS."
March 29 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT GETS BOOST
March 27 M E M O R A N D U M
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COSPONSOR AND SUPPORT 
H.R. 4018, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VETERANS' BILLS
March 21 ARMED FORCES NEWS
SOME CONCURRENT RECEIPT MONEY ON THE TABLE
March 20 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHAIRMAN SMITH LAUDS RECORD $2.8 BILLION 
BUDGET INCREASE FOR VETERANS
March 15 NAUS
CLASS ACT LAW SUIT
March 15 NAUS
PRESIDENT SEEKS $58 BILLION FOR VA
March 13 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SMITH PRAISES RECORD BUDGET INCREASE FOR VETS
March 11 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VETS COMMITTEE CALLS FOR $3.2 BILLION BOOST FOR VA HEATH CARE
March 8 FYI
DAV WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID GORMAN SENT  THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO VA SECRETARY ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI ON FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd.
March 8 ARMED FORCES NEWS
TFL CLAIM DENIALS DROPPING
March 7 MY SAN ANTONIO ~ MILITARY
$1,500 VA DEDUCTIBLE LOOMING ~ by JIM ABRAMS, AP
March 7 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2002
LANDMARK JOINT HEARING TO EXAMINE HEALTH SHARING
March 1 MEMORANDUM~COMMANDER'S STATEMENT
DAV NATIONAL COMMANDER GEORGE H. STEESE'S STATEMENT BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMITTEES
February 26 RESPONSE RE: INQUIRY TO SECRETARY ANTHONY PRINCIPI, 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
February 22 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VET GROUPS WANT CONCURRENT RECEIPT FUNDED
February 15 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN'S ISSUE PAPER
AN ADEQUATE BUDGET FOR VETERANS' PROGRAMS
February 15 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN'S ISSUE PAPER
HONORING OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR MOST DESERVING VETERANS
February 15 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN'S ISSUE PAPER
FAIRNESS FOR VETERANS' SURVIVORS
February 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VETS OPPOSE VA'S $1,500 DEDUCTIBLE
February 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VFW CONCERNED ABOUT VA BUDGET
February 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CLASS ACTION SUIT RETURNING TO COURT
February 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VETERANS' BURIAL BENEFITS INCREASED
February 15 ARMED FORCES NEWS
160,000 TFL CLAIMS TEMPORARILY REJECTED
February 1 ARMED FORCES NEWS
DD 214's TARGETED FOR ID THEFT
January 30 FED WATCH
BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS FOR NURSES CONSIDERED
January 25 ARMED FORCES NEWS
CONCURRENT RECEIPT LAWSUIT FILED
January 25 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VET GROUPS DEPLORE VA CUTS
January 24 NAUS ~VETERAN'S NEWS
CLELAND AND USO CALL FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH
January 23 SCHELLHASE MEETING WITH SECRETARY PRINCIPI
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON DC
January 23 PRESIDENT SIGNS SMITH VETERANS' HEALTH LEGISLATION
January 18 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY~MORAN TO CHAIR HEARING ON TREATMENT OF VETERANS
January 18 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VETERAN'S ACT RAISES HOUSING BENEFITS
January 18 ARMED FORCES NEWS
VETERANS BENEFITS UPPED 2.6 PERCENT
January 9 PUBLIC LAWS PASSED 
DURING THE 107TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
January 9 FLASH!
PRINT THIS LETTER TO SEND TO REPRESENTATIVE ORTIZ !
January 2 MY SAN ANTONIO~MILITARY 
GUADALUPE COUNTY CLINIC FORCED TO CLOSE 
January 2 LONG RANGE PLAN, WORKLOAD AND WAITING TIME FOR APPOINTMENTS 

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