Veterans Affairs Canada
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Veterans Affairs Canada awards $40k to Lawson for veteran mental health studyThe year-long study from Lawson Health Research Institute aims to determine whether specific personality traits may predict mental health symptoms in veterans.CanadaMay 13
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Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs refusing to disclose review to fatality inquiryThe provincial fatality inquiry has been told by federal lawyers the review is beyond the inquiry's terms of reference -- an assertion that raises questions.CanadaApr 20
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Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essentialA terapist confirmed she had determined through testing that Desmond was dealing with a mild cognitive impairment, though it was unclear what was causing that problem.CanadaMar 24
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As the Lionel Desmond inquiry resumes, a look at what has been learned so farThe former Canadian soldier was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and a possible traumatic brain injury when he was released from the military in 2015.CrimeFeb 15
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Canadian veterans face increasing wait times for mental health services: reportsInternal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services.CanadaJan 22
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Hundreds of hires needed to help clear veterans’ disability application backlogThe number of pending applications for benefits had reached almost 50,000 by the end of March, up from about 21,000 in March 2017.CanadaSep 28, 2020
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Despite some progress, Veterans Affairs still not processing disability claims fast enoughThe government is announcing a new plan to address long-standing delays and backlogs for processing disability benefits for retired soldiers.CanadaJun 30, 2020
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Veterans Affairs to hire hundreds of staff amid growing backlog of disability claimsThe measure was announced Monday as new figures showed almost 50,000 claims for disability benefits were sitting in the queue at Veterans Affairs Canada at the end of MarchCanadaJun 29, 2020
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Ottawa tosses disability claims of deceased RCMP officers, veterans with no immediate familyIt was confirmed that 95 applications for disability benefits were withdrawn in the last fiscal year when the military veteran or retired RCMP officer had died without an eligible surviving spouse or dependant child.CanadaMay 16, 2020
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Mental health services for veterans’ families reinstated after funding cut offVeterans Affairs Canada is reinstating funding of mental health services after a government policy change meant family members were denied benefits.CanadaMay 8, 2020
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