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CBS Local – A room full of veterans with lots of questions, and even more concerns, addressed those at the top of the VA health care system in Minnesota. Many had concerns about long wait [...]

National Journal – About 77% of soldiers receive honorable discharge; those who do not aren’t eligible for benefits. The level of a soldier’s categorization can impact what VA [...]

The Times of Trenton – The Department of Veterans Affairs needs “tens of thousands” more personnel working in VA hospitals and clinics to meet patient demand, the new VA Secretary, Robert [...]

Huffington Post – The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee shot down a measure Wednesday that aimed to extend equal benefits, including medical care, housing and burial assistance, to [...]

Stars and Stripes – As part of the effort to eliminate the VA appointment backlog by the end of next year, Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald said Monday that he plans to increase the [...]

U.S. News & World Report/AP – Millions of veterans and their dependents will get a fresh cost-of-living increase in their disability benefits beginning in December, according to [...]

The Hill/Floor Action blog – The House on Tuesday evening cleared legislation to increase compensation benefits for veterans with disabilities. Passed by voice vote, S. 2258 would hike [...]

The New York Times – In a contentious hearing before Congress, a senior official from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ watchdog agency acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that [...]

39 U.S. C. § 5121A, Substitution in Case of Death of Claimant The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently adopted a new rule that helps families of disabled veterans. The rule allows for [...]

Veterans Resources – VA created the Center in 1989 to address the needs of Veterans and other trauma survivors with PTSD. Congress called for a center of excellence that would set the [...]