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Dayton Daily News – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs paid out roughly $845 million in malpractice cases during the past 10 years — a period that has seen the agency face scrutiny for [...]

Washington Examiner – Phil Lindley would seem like the last guy who would get stuck in the unending bureaucracy of Department of Veterans Affairs appeals. Yet he’s been fighting his way up [...]

The Tampa Tribune –The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has in recent months been claiming a dramatic improvement in service to veterans through faster processing of disability and [...]

The Hill – As of this week, the backlog of claims – defined as those pending for more than 125 days – has been reduced by about 211,000 claims, or 34 percent, from a peak of 611,000 in late [...]

The Gazette – Colorado’s Democratic Sen. Mark Udall blasted a VA policy that doesn’t recognize some same-sex marriages in a Tuesday letter to the Obama administration. Read More >

Military.com – After weathering a storm of criticism last spring from veteran service organizations and an associated tsunami of bad press over the number of backlogged veteran disability [...]

The Baltimore Sun – The Department of Veterans Affairs is approving claims for post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from military sexual assault or harassment at rates that are [...]

Federal Computer Week – Congress keeps asking questions about data security at the Department of Veterans Affairs, but the VA hasn’t come up with any answers yet. With another [...]

TusconCitizen.com – Amid a national campaign to hire veterans – championed by the White House, governors, private businesses and celebrities such as actor Gary Sinise –the overall [...]

Burlington County Times – Disabled veterans will receive slightly larger benefit checks next year under legislation sent to President Barack Obama’s desk this week, but efforts to make such [...]