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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. In the 13 years since American troops first deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, more than 2.6 million veterans have returned home. One of the biggest challenges veterans face is getting the help they

The White House wants to double spending on construction projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs next year while steering some of that new money to a major expansion of the VA hospital in Lakewood.

The warm weather might have some of you thinking about your garden. That’s certainly the case for a local group that’s working to make a lasting difference in the lives of veterans. According to a

The city’s 27,000 veterans soon may not have to drive to Virginia Beach or Norfolk to collect benefits they’ve earned with their service. City officials have been working with the state for two years to

Lease of buildings, CBOC funds listed HOT SPRINGS Several items in the fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs have outraged members of the local Save the VA Committee, as well

Six months after taking over as Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Robert A. McDonald has proven himself capable in the eyes of many of leading the scandal-ridden agency. But experts agree that the Department of Veterans

After a year of scandal at the Veterans Affairs Department, where officials were accused of keeping hidden wait lists and covering up poor treatment of veterans, it should come as no surprise that the agency

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. The Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center diabetes self-management education program has been awarded Certification Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. Since 1986, the ADA Education Recognition has assured that approved education programs meet

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been under warranted criticism for long wait times at its hospitals and clinics, a crisis that led President Obama to change leadership at the VA. In North Carolina, a

COPPERAS COVE Members and visitors packed the Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans building Saturday to find out about upcoming events and listen to some key speakers who intend to bring an extra punch to what the

SPARTA, Wis. — Home-cooked food and a yearning to explore photography prompted Carleton Dedolph to move from the Tomah VA Medical Center to a foster home in a new Veterans Affairs program there. “Frankly, I

A peer-run support group is taking its local impact to the next level with Veterans on Board, an organization designed to find housing and job opportunities for former service members. The group that began in