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A federal investigation released Monday of a hot steam accident that killed two workers conducting maintenance on a boiler system at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut substantiates a whistleblower's allegations that employees did not follow proper protocols to control hazardous energy or receive adequate training, among other violations.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) met with veterans on Tuesday to discuss how a new law will help service members who were exposed to dangerous toxins during their service.
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Connecticut is spending more than $5 million to upgrade hospital infrastructure at the campus of the state’s Department of Veteran Affairs in Rocky Hill.
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The Shinnecock tribe has been given 100 Southampton Villages beach passes after fighting for free access to the beach.
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The bill no longer would force generations of veterans to prove that their illness was caused by toxic exposures suffered in the military in order to get VA coverage
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The bill would expand benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins. Senator Richard Blumenthal thinks it has broad bipartisan support.
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Gillibrand, activists outraged as Senate fails to pass bill to protect veterans exposed to burn pitsTwenty-five supporters of the bill switched their stance during a last-minute revote in the Senate on Wednesday due to a procedural technicality. The legislation would have provided health care to sick veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced a bipartisan bill to connect survivors of military sexual trauma with a peer support system to help their recovery. The bill would establish a military-wide peer support program.
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The program at eight local VA hospitals offers clean supplies, mental health care and other services to reduce some of the risks of substance abuse.
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Among the many people dealing with the trauma of the recent shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are military veterans who live nearby.