American Legion- The leader of The American Legion has come out swinging in defense of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. Shinseki, a retired four-star Army general and decorated [...]
NextGov- The Veterans Affairs Department’s backlog of disability claims passed the 900,000 mark this week, amid growing anger over the department’s inability to make a dent in the pile. Read More >
Army Times – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America brought 45 of its members to Washington, D.C., for a week to press for improvements in veterans’ programs, highlighted by a call for a [...]
National Review- Another week, another round of reassurances from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that the backlog of benefits claims — now at 900,000 pending claims and growing — will [...]
Federal News Radio – John Gingrich, the chief of staff for the Veterans Affairs Department, is retiring and will leave the agency by the end of the month after 37 years of federal and [...]
Washington Post- Now an imaging study has found that these veterans have what appear to be unique structural changes in the wiring of their brains. This fits with the scientific consensus that [...]
Army Times – Nearly half of the 2.4 million Americans who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have problems readjusting to life at home — troubles compounded by a lack of understanding on the [...]
The Guardian- Almost half of the 2.2 million troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan report difficulties on their return home, but many receive inadequate care from the US Department of Defense [...]
Sun-Sentinel- A federal judge lashed the Department of Veterans Affairs last week for denying veterans certain due-process rights while seeking benefits. He also threatened penalties against the [...]
NewsOK- A group of retired U.S. generals and admirals is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the appeal of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, arguing that the high court must clarify the right of [...]