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Illegal fireworks spark PTSD combat alarm for some veterans

Will Brown, who served as a Navy corpsman in Vietnam, was sleeping in his 15th-floor rental apartment on a fall 2022 night in Hawaii when he was jolted awake “screaming and shrieking “ in response to a “huge bang “ from an illegal aerial firework that immediately took him back to Kien Giang province in Vietnam. ....

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Top VA official kicks off Pacific junket with stop at Hawaii medical center

The PACT Act recently signed into law increased benefits eligibility for veterans exposed to burn pits but will vastly expand VA health care for all veterans, the deputy secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs said. ....

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Bills address the physician workforce shortage, especially on the neighbor islands

Gov. David Ige signed Senate Bill 2657 and Senate Bill 2597 into law on July 7. ....

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CNMI Veterans Affairs Office continues to address veterans' healthcare challenges | News

(Office of the Governor) — The CNMI Veterans Affairs Office under the Office of the Governor continue to address veterans’ healthcare challenges, such as the vendorization of CHCC pharmacies on ....

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VA encourages veterans to receive COVID-19 booster shot

Besides veterans, spouses and caregivers are also eligible to receive a shot at VA clinics. ....

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