Military Times – After the Institute of Medicine in March recommended using the term “Gulf War illness” to describe symptoms affecting more than 200,000 Persian Gulf War veterans, a top [...]
Jacksonville Daily News – Despite a 44-percent drop in the Department of Veterans Affairs claims backlog, local veterans say there is still more work to be done. Grethel Humphrey, 61, said [...]
The Washington Examiner (VIDEO) – Sen. John Walsh, D-Mont., said the Veterans Affairs Department and congressional leaders are not doing enough to care for American veterans. Read More >
Stars and Stripes – Army veterans Michael Patiño and David Garcia, who served in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, say they still suffer health problems [...]
The Spectrum – The first are those that lobby for changes in laws, foreign and domestic military policy, and the quality of life of those actively serving and those who have previously [...]
The Augusta Chronicle – A gastrointestinal expert at one of the specialty’s top-ranked programs in the nation said it is “within the realm of possibility” that the Charlie Norwood Veterans [...]
Stars and Stripes – U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake say congressional committees are investigating allegations that up to 40 Arizona veterans died while awaiting medical appointments. [...]
Army Times – In a pair of meetings this month with leaders from the two largest veterans service organizations, President Obama promised continued action on improving mental health [...]
MarineCorpsTimes.com – The House Appropriations Committee voted last week to withhold 75 percent of funds that VA requested for technological record-system upgrades until the Pentagon and [...]
FedWeek – The Department of Veterans Affairs says it lowered the number of pending disability claims from 611,000 in March 2013 to 344,000 a year later, and that decisions are being made [...]