"Our success has really been driven by implementing standardized screening processes across multiple clinical settings," said Dr. Steven Dobscha.
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FILE - This June 21, 2013, file photo, shows the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. In a federal lawsuit filed this week, U.S. Navy veteran from South Carolina says he ended up with โfull-blown AIDS,โ because government health care workers never informed him of his positive test result in 1995. He says the test was done as part of standard lab tests at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Columbia, South Carolina. A V.A. spokeswoman says the agency typically does not comment on pending litigation. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
"By the end of 2026, we estimate that there will be approximately 14.3 million veterans who are eligible to enroll in VA health care," said John Bartrum.
The bill could be added into the annual defense policy bill now progressing through Congress.
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A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment also known as The Old Guard, places flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)