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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 Afghanistan. He also has focused […]

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 health care illnesses. By a

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 of Iraq and Afghanistan. The

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 of Labor’s Veterans Workforce Investment

On Friday, President Obama signed an executive order to curb marketers from targeting veterans with deceptive advertising campaigns about college opportunities. Under the order, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and

An estimated eighteen veterans commit suicide daily, according to a report by the Army Times. With multiple tours of duty for military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, the numbers are

Yesterday, at the request of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed that the budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was called out yesterday by the Inspector General on the claim that 95% of its patients are evaluated for mental health problems and begin