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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…
For Disability, California Veterans Wait Longer
Disabled veterans living in the Bay Area, seen at the Oakland Regional Office, wait an average of 313 days for the Dept of Veterans Affairs…
With The Election Approaching Obama Targets Veteran Voters
President Obama has wound down America’s war in Iraq, ordered the operation that killed Osama bin Laden and set in motion the end of U.S. combat operations in…
Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of The VA
A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must overhaul how it cares for veterans with combat-related mental…
VA Testing Meditation As A Treatment For PTSD
In investigating ways to treat post-traumatic stress, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is studying the use of transcendental meditation (TM) to help returning veterans…
Budget Cutting Affects Veterans On A Local Level
Federal budget cuts could spell the end of a New York grant that has helped about 100 local Rochester veterans annually find jobs. The Department…