Category Archives: Veterans Services
What Veterans Affairs won’t pay for: Chance for the wounded to have kids
By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux: VA will not pick up the bill for in vitro fertilization, which -->
DoD Seeks to Eliminate Stigma for Seeking Mental Health Care
By Terri Moon Cronk;DoD News, Defense Media Activity-The Defense Department wants service members to know there’s -->
VA 100 percent disability ratings can be confusing
By Sandy Britt: Veterans are often confused about Department of Veterans Affairs 100 percent disability -->
Veterans Advocates: Care Still Backlogged, Bleeding Money
by Sean Piccoli: A damning new internal report that the Department of Veterans Affairs -->
House Passes 6 Bills Aimed at Helping Veterans
By Matthew Daly: The House approved a series of bills Monday aimed at helping -->
VA must hold all workers accountable for misconduct, poor performance
By Pete Hegseth: One year ago this month, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric -->
VA Extends Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the award of 20 contracts -->
Striving for a collective purpose in veterans’ services
By Nick Armstrong, PhD, USA Col. James McDonough, Jr. (ret.) and Daniel Savage: There is a -->
Veterans Affairs still plagued by ‘culture of retaliation and intimidation’
By Sarah Westwood: A congressional panel was told late Monday that a “culture of retaliation -->
Veterans Hurt by Chemical Weapons in Iraq Get Apology
NY Times by C.J. Chivers: The under secretary of the Army on Wednesday apologized for -->
VA Makes Gains in Faster Disability Claims Processing
VA Press Release: Washington – The federal initiative to provide timely decisions on disability payments -->
Veterans groups sue to stop VA’s new informal claims process
Stars & Stripes, by Heath Druzin: Several veterans advocate groups have filed a lawsuit to stop -->
Failed by Law and Courts, Troops Come Home to Repossessions
NY Times, by Jessica Silver Greenberg and Michael Corkery: Over the years, Congress has given -->
VA watchdog overhauls policies on investigative reports
USA Today, by Donovan Slack:The chief watchdog at the Veterans Affairs Department is overhauling its -->
Wounded Warrior Project Participates in 2015 Brain Injury Awareness Day Capitol Hill Event Furthers Education and Awareness of Brain Injury
PR Newswire: Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is on Capitol Hill today for Brain Injury Awareness -->
Veterans propose major changes in VA health
USA Today, Dennis Wagner: — A national veterans task force is advocating radical changes in -->
VA Chief Warns of Rising Cost of Caring for Younger Veterans
Military.com by Bryant Jordan::Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald told lawmakers on Wednesday that the department -->
Senate follows House with bill to reclaim VA bonuses
Stars & Stripes, by Travis J. Tritten: WASHINGTON — Senators on Tuesday filed a bill -->
It was meant to reduce wait times, but veterans say new choice cards are causing more problems
The Washington Post: By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux: Veterans and some VA doctors say that the new “choice -->
New rules on narcotic painkillers cause grief for veterans and VA
By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, The Washtington Post: New federal rules that make it harder to get -->