Department of Veteran Affairs

VA Presumes All Veterans are Dishonorable

Luis Carlos Montalván and Rachel Natelson | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Luis Carlos Montalván and Rachel Natelson

If we trust our troops to represent us honorably in battle, then surely we should afford them the benefit of the doubt when they seek compensation for their losses upon their return.

Mayor MIA on Veterans' Affairs

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Luis Carlos Montalván

When hundreds of thousands of New York's veterans do not receive the benefits and entitlements they deserve, is there then no cost to New York State taxpayers?

Native American Veterans Fight VA and Lose

Tim Giago | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Tim Giago

Andy Torress was denied disability pension by the VA, but when he took his medical records to the Social Security Administration, they approved him for 100 percent disability.

Open Letter to Veterans Affairs Nominee Gen. Eric Shinseki

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Violante

The history of veterans funding is so consistently poor that even when Congress has gotten the funding level right, it has been late. Imagine trying to run a private sector health care system without knowing your budget.

New Signature Of Modern War: Traumatic Brain Injury

The Globe and Mail | HELEN BRANSWELL | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


Traumatic brain injuries have become the signature wound of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and troops who sustain them face a daunting array of pote...