Foreign Agents Are Targeting Vets Online, And Senate Democrats Want AnswersNovember 14, 2019Stars and Stripes – Some Senate Democrats are pressing the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs on what efforts the agencies are [...]
Number Of Homeless Vets Declines Across United StatesNovember 14, 2019U.S News & World Report – The departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs say the number of homeless veterans [...]
VA Secretary Wilkie Addresses National Press ClubNovember 14, 2019C-Span – Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie discussed his department’s priorities at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. He [...]
Women Vets Measure At Center Of Congressional Controversy AdvancesNovember 14, 2019Military Times – In a post-Veterans Day legislative blitz, House lawmakers passed nine veterans policy measures on Tuesday, including a [...]
‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Brand Vets For LifeNovember 14, 2019The Nation – Veterans Day for many veterans is not a proud occasion, but rather a painful reminder of sacrifice and betrayal by their [...]
Lawsuit Against Navy Improperly Discharging Vets With PTSD To Move Forward, Judge RulesNovember 14, 2019Stars and Stripes – A federal judge on Thursday denied the Navy’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging thousands of post-9/11 [...]
The Courts Have ‘Lost Patience’ With VA Over Delay On Blue Water Navy Vet BenefitsNovember 14, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – Twelve “Blue Water Navy” Vietnam veterans have died since the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary [...]
Still Waiting On Answers From DoD On Burn PitsNovember 14, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – Still no answers from the Pentagon on how they’ll help service members and veterans affected by burn pits. [...]
VA To Study Whether Military Toxic Exposures Are Tied To Vets’ Cancers, IllnessesNovember 14, 2019McClatchy – The Department of Veterans Affairs will launch a major study into military exposure to toxic environments to get a better [...]
House Lawmakers Plan To Push Ahead On Vets Mental Health Expansion Plan. If They Can Get Passed Their Squabbles.November 7, 2019Military Times – A bill to dramatically expand private-sector mental health care for veterans that has been at the center of partisan [...]
Departing Vets Committee Chairman Hopes Partisan Divisions Won’t Overwhelm VA Policy WorkNovember 7, 2019Military Times – Sen. Johnny Isakson doesn’t believe that the Department of Veterans Affairs will ever be “fixed,” no matter what lawmakers [...]
Republican Senators Demand Answers On ‘Alarming’ Sexual Misconduct At VANovember 7, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – Two Republican senators are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs on “alarming” [...]
VA Struggles To Fill Hospital Jobs. It Has 49,000 Openings Across The Country.November 7, 2019The Washington Post – Three numbers indicate just how bad staffing shortages are at the Department of Veterans Affairs — even as the [...]
In Congress, Vet Suicide Prevention Is A Bipartisan Topic. Here’s The Plan.November 7, 2019Military.com – When American men and women put on our nation’s uniform, they don’t fight for one political party or just some [...]
New Army-Funded Research Shows Promise For PTSD Treatment Featured On 60 MinutesNovember 7, 2019CBS News – Results from a new clinical trial of active-duty service members have shown that an injection in the neck called stellate [...]
Native American Vets Finally Get Audience With CongressNovember 7, 2019Stars and Stripes – Native American leaders traveled from across the country this week to share their concerns with lawmakers about [...]
Early Problems As Trump’s Signature Health Plan Rolls OutNovember 7, 2019The New York Times – A health program for veterans that President Trump heralds as a triumphant success is struggling to make its network [...]
Democrats Accuse White House, OMB Of ‘Turning Your Backs On Vietnam Vets’November 7, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – Democrats in the Senate blasted White House and other officials, accusing them of “turning your backs on [...]
VA Taking Note Of Alarming ‘Burn Pit’ Trends In WWP SurveyNovember 7, 2019Military.com – A disturbing trend related to exposure to burn pits while deployed, recently detailed in a Wounded Warrior Project survey, [...]
VA Plans To Resolve All ‘Legacy Appeals’ By The End Of 2022November 7, 2019Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs and its administrations intend to resolve all veterans’ appeals made before [...]
VA Still Struggling With High Vacancy Rates At Medical FacilitiesOctober 31, 2019Federal News Network – The Veterans Affairs Department has been dealing with a high vacancy rate for years now. Last year it’s medical [...]
New VA Plan To Address Police Oversight, Standardization IssuesOctober 31, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – VA has announced an oversight and standardization realignment for the VA police force — something that Congress has [...]
Gun Safety Group Recommends ‘Red Flag’ Laws To Curb Vet SuicidesOctober 31, 2019Stars and Stripes – Now, Washington is part of a veterans advisory council for Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun control [...]
Nearly 4,000 SC Vets Claim To Be Affected By Burning Trash Pits During Post 9/11 WarsOctober 31, 2019The Post and Courier – About 3,700 Palmetto State veterans have put their stories on a registry claiming they have severe health ailments [...]
‘No One Steps Up To Serve’ More Than Native Americans, Yet They Are Poorest, Least Insured VetsOctober 31, 2019Connecting Vets Radio – Native Americans and Native Alaskans are more likely to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces than any other group, yet [...]
Survey: 30 Percent Of Vets Have Had Suicidal ThoughtsOctober 31, 2019Military.com – The annual survey of veterans by the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) found encouraging signs on home ownership and access to [...]
Vets Legislation Dispute Prompts Republican Walk-Out On Capitol HillOctober 31, 2019Military Times – Republican members of the normally cordial House Veterans’ Affairs Committee stormed out of a legislative mark-up on [...]
Lawmakers Have ‘No Confidence’ In VA’s Whistleblower Protection OfficeOctober 31, 2019Military Times – Lawmakers say they have lost confidence in the Veterans Affairs office founded to investigate whistleblower complaints and [...]
VA Wants To Change How It Bills Payers For Disabled Vets’ CareOctober 31, 2019Modern Healthcare – The Veterans Affairs Department on Friday proposed that third-party payers pay it the same amount for veterans’ [...]
Vets Want Answers As New Data Shows Rise In Cancers Over Two Decades Of WarOctober 31, 2019McClatchy DC – Veterans saw a spike in urinary, prostate, liver and blood cancers during nearly two decades of war, and some military [...]
