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Veterans Affairs Next Week
The coming week should be good concerning investigations into the Veterans Affairs poor treatment of disabled veterans and veterans’ families. We will look at a…
What Veterans Think: Comments this Week
Veterans this Week: May 27 to June 2 I want to recap the things veterans are commenting about on this site and Facebook about the…
Romney Opens Big Lead With Veterans
In a survey by Gallup, Republican nominee Mitt Romney has opened a 24-point lead on President Barack Obama. U.S. veterans, about 13% of the adult…
VA Audit: Over 40,000 Veterans Appeals Ignored
VA Regional Offices are ignoring 18.5 percent of veterans’ appeals on average, according to a recent audit. The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG)…
Veterans Lose Confidence In Finding Jobs
More veterans expect to look for work in coming months as they return to civilian life, many after being stationed in Afghanistan, but they are…
Policy Priorities for Dept of Veterans Affairs
For 2012, there are three policy priorities for the Veterans Affairs. The scariest is the Veterans Benefits Administration decision to rewrite veterans disability compensation. Yikes!…
Alabama to Close 17 Veterans Service Offices
Alabama’s decision to close numerous veterans service offices is wrongheaded. It is a poorly thought through desertion of the state’s commitment to disabled veterans. On…
Veterans Affairs Goes Hi-Tech, Launches iPad Program
A new Veterans Affairs initiative has started to hand out 1,000 iPads to veterans’ families. The program is geared to study the benefits of using…
Five Veterans’ Deaths Linked to VA Medical Center
Poor hiring practices may have led to deaths of 5 veterans at an Illinois VA medical center, according to a recent investigation. Still more veterans…
Veterans Apply For Disability In Historic Numbers
America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops…
Study Says Vets Would Benefit from Obamacare
If the 2010 health law is upheld by the Supreme Court, it would extend health coverage to thousands of the nation’s veterans, a new study says. The study, released…
Vets Exposed To Explosions At Risk For Dementia
A study released yesterday from the Department of Veterans Affairs has concluded there is evidence that veterans exposes to explosions may be at risk for…