Mount Vernon Clinic is now open: Beginning on May 18, 2009, the community based outpatient clinic (CBOC) in Mount Vernon started seeing patients at its site at 307 South 13th Street. The clinic operates from 8am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. The clinic's number is (360) 848-8500. If you are interested in being seen at this clinic, please click here to find out more about the clinic. A formal celebration will be held July 2 at 10:30am at the clinic. All are welcome!

Scholarship opportunity for daughters of disabled Veterans: Girls in grades K-12 who are daughters of disabled military personnel and would like the chance to attend Girl Scout camp are encouraged to apply for the John Middleton Parker Memorial Scholarship. Applicants do not have to be current Girl Scouts. Note: VA does not endorse Girls Scouts and provides this as informational only.

Priority Group 8 Enrollment Relaxation Changes: On June 15, new regulations will take effecto allow VA to enroll certain Priority Group 8 (PG 8) Veterans in the VA health system. These Veterans would qualify if their household income does not exceed the current VA income thresholds by more than 10%. For more information on these upcoming changes, click the title of this article or the Priority 8 Calculator graphic on the right.

Returning Veterans Web site: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched its new “Returning Veterans” Web site -- www.oefoif.va.gov -- to welcome home Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with a social, Veteran-centric Web site focusing on their needs and questions. The Web site will feature videos, Veteran stories, and a blog where Veterans are encouraged to post feedback.  The site also will restructure the traditional index-of-benefits format found on other VA pages into question-based, categorized, and easily navigated links by topic.  This will allow Veterans to find benefits of interest easily and discover related benefits as they explore.