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Seemingly separate stories are now emerging that all involve allegations that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) habitually deprives veterans of services to which they are entitled.
The federal government continues to take steps to curb the problem of veteran homelessness. Public housing authorities in 18 states will receive $5.4...
Let's begin a JFK moon-shot program to end homelessness among American veterans within five years, and end homelessness of any American within 10 years.
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Following the release of regulations designed to simplify the process by which veterans with PTSD can access benefits, advocates have clamored to declare victory in a battle against a system notorious for resisting change.
Lauren Bon's new success story is in West LA, at the the Greater LA Veterans Administration Healthcare Campus, where the VA just pledged $20 million to create housing for homeless veterans.
What cannot be allowed to stand is when General McChrystal believes in his strategy for Afghanistan more than the command structure and order of the Armed Forces, and his duty to uphold it.
Stories like Casey's could fill a stack of books at your local library. She is just one of the nearly 425,000 members of the nation's least envious club: injured veterans waiting for their disability benefits.
Three new medical conditions may gain presumptive status as to their relationship to Agent Orange exposure. I am heartbroken that we haven't been there for vets when they needed us most.
From Generals MacArthur to Shinseki, history has taught us that trying to pressure your commander-in-chief from the outside almost never results in a change of opinion from the president.
Tim Masters has been busy trying to rebuild his life after almost ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now he does not have access to the GI benefits he deserves.
Safely investing one's money requires a reasonable understanding of market forces. Here's an investment option that is guaranteed to pay high dividends for years: the education of America's Post-9/11 Veterans.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs should ask Congress to fund the change required to install a VKO. Now that's change we could believe in!
VA public relations officials demanded a reporter's microphone and recorder. They brought four armed, uniformed guards to enforce the order and wouldn't let him leave. Unacceptable.
With the end of stop-loss, we've finally begun to address some of the burdens bad policy puts on our military families. But as the war enters its seventh year, there's still a ton left to do.
I think Mayor Michael Bloomberg is right. At least in spirit....
