Veteran Population
VA Healthcare
Did RAND Alumni Take Swipe At Veterans Advocate Over Suicide Story?
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RAND alumni Kayla Williams took a swipe at my reporting on DisabledVeterans.org covering the Jim Turner veteran suicide in her call for VA to...
VA Healthcare
Veterans Twice As Likely To Commit Suicide Says New VA Study On Veteran Suicide
A new Veterans Affairs report with updated statistics on veteran suicide shows veteran suicide numbers are significantly higher than non-veterans and not going down...
News & Legislation
VA Secretary No Longer ‘Strong Believer In The Need For Canine Research’
VA Secretary David Shulkin has reversed course on the agency’s canine research and now oversees all approval for new programs following public outcry. The new...
VA Healthcare
Data Suggests Veterans At Much Higher Risk Of Rare Eye Cancer Than Public
Records from the Department of Veterans Affairs suggest veterans are 17 times more likely to develop a rare eye cancer than the general population. The...
Disability Compensation
Disabled Elderly Veterans Thrown Under Bus, DAV, Legion Silent On Cut Proposal, AMVETS Speaks Out
Let's give a shout out to AMVETS for speaking out against cuts to benefits for severely disabled elderly veterans while Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and...
VA Healthcare
GAO Report: Veterans Affairs Still Failing Women Veterans
A new GAO report shows VA Health Administration (VHA) is still failing to comply with basic standards to give women veterans adequate health care. The...
News & Legislation
Veteran Puts Huge Smack-Down On Veteran Service Organizations
Veterans applauded as one DisabledVeterans.org reader issued a smack-down indictment of all veteran service organizations for being “stupid-in-the-face” men’s clubs. Sue Frasier, a Army veteran...
News & Legislation
Assessment Of Homeless Veterans In San Diego
Volunteers are planning to conduct a “point-in-time” census of the homeless in San Diego that will help assess homeless veterans as well. The Department of...
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