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County Executive Neuhaus calls VA budget cuts shortsighted

Goshen, N.Y. – Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus released the following statement on Friday -->

Bipartisan bill to provide assistance to burn pit vets introduced in Senate

By Perry Chiaramonte: A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the Senate that aims to -->

The Invisible Veterans: Women

By Samantha Kubek: According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, one in four women seen -->

VA extends deadline for seeking Gulf War illness benefits to 2021

By NIKKI WENTLING – For the next five years, veterans will have an easier time -->

VA plans massive expansion of cancer treatment options

By Leo Shane, III: The Department of Veterans Affairs could turn its entire medical system -->

Problems Keep Piling up for Veterans Affairs Department

By Matthew Daly: The Department of Veterans Affairs faces a serious numbers problem — multiple, -->

VA says it may shut down hospitals to close $2.5B budget gap

By Matthew Daly: The Department of Veterans Affairs may have to shut down some hospitals next -->

Former Department Of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Taking $1.2 Million In Kickbacks

TRENTON, N.J. – A former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee who worked as a -->

Wait Lists Grow as Many More Veterans Seek Care and Funding Falls Far Short

NY Times: By Richard A. Oppel, Jr. :One year after outrage about long waiting lists -->

Presumption of Herbicide Exposure and Presumption of Disability During Service for Reservists Presumed Exposed to Herbicide

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulation governing individuals presumed to have -->

VA Announces Availability of Renewal Funding

by GPD, Veterans Today: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of 1-year -->

Senate passes Heller amendment on veterans records

By STEVE TETREAULT, WASHINGTON — The Senate approved an amendment on Tuesday to prod the Pentagon -->

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 -->

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 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 -->

Veterans propose major changes in VA health

USA Today, Dennis Wagner: — A national veterans task force is advocating radical changes in -->

Senate follows House with bill to reclaim VA bonuses

Stars & Stripes, by Travis J. Tritten: WASHINGTON — Senators on Tuesday filed a bill -->

No, the VA has not fired 60 people for manipulating wait-time data

The Washington Post, by, Michelle Ye Hee Lee: “Nine hundred people have been fired since -->