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IT’S NOVEMBER TWELTH, TWENTY TWENTY-ONE AND HERE’S THE TOP FIVE STORIES IN VEE-A THIS WEEK.
VEE-A SECRETARY DENIS MCDONOUGH ANSWERED VETERAN, CAREGIVER AND FAMILY MEMBER QUESTIONS DURING A RECORDED TOWN HALL ON VETERANS DAY. HE ADDRESSED TOPICS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, DISABILITY CLAIMS, MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND COMMUNITY CARE REIMBURSEMENTS.
YOU CAN VIEW THE FULL VIDEO ON VEE-A’S FACEBOOK PAGE OR VEE-H-A’S YOUTUBE PAGE.
SEVERAL NATIONAL LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS HOSTED 2021 VETERANS DAY VIRTUAL EVENTS DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE INCLUDED:
- SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY MUSICIANS,
- WATCHING THE NATIONAL VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE,
- A TRIBUTE TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS
- A CEREMONY AT THE VIETNAM VETERANS WALL
- THE NEW YORK CITY VETERANS DAY PARADE
- AND OTHER EVENTS
IN CASE YOU MISSED THESE, YOU CAN VISIT VA’S WEBSITE AND SEARCH VIRTUAL VETERANS DAY EVENTS TO WATCH THEM.
A VA RESEARCH STUDY EXAMINED RISK FACTORS FOR COVID-19 DEATHS AMONG VETERANS, NAMELY LIFETIME TOBACCO USE. IN A STUDY POPULATION OF FOUR HUNDRED FORTY VETERANS, ABOUT HALF WERE LIFETIME TOBACCO USERS, WHICH MEANT THEY SMOKED AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE. THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE PREDOMINANTLY MALE COHORT WAS SIXTY-ONE. THE STUDY FOUND THAT OLDER MALE VETERANS WERE AT HIGHER RISK OF DEATH. CIGARETTE SMOKING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.
WERE YOU EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WHILE SERVING IN THE MILITARY, SUCH AS FROM AGENT ORANGE OR BURN PITS? DID YOU SERVE IN VIETNAM, THAILAND OR SOUTHWEST ASIA? IF SO, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO FILE FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED BENEFITS BASED ON PRESUMPTIVE EXPOSURE. IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION ATTRIBUTED TO AN IN-SERVICE EXPOSURE, FILE A CLAIM. VISIT VA.GOV OR CALL VA’S TOLL-FREE NUMBER TO GET STARTED.
VA’S VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE HAS A FEDERAL VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR FOR ALL VETERAN JOB SEEKERS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER NINETEENTH, FROM NOON TO THREE PEE-EM EASTERN TIME. THE UPCOMING VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR WILL FEATURE THIRTY FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO ARE COMMITTED TO HIRING VETERANS. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT VA’S BLOG AND SEARCH CAREER FAIR.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE STORIES AND READ MORE AT BLOGS DOT VEE-A DOT GOV.
| Date Taken: | 11.12.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.16.2021 10:29 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Video ID: | 821602 |
| VIRIN: | 211112-O-PH007-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_108681760 |
| Length: | 00:02:46 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Downloads: | 3 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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