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A doctor working at an outlying community outpatient clinic managed by the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center said he is as confused as his patients over the rules of the VAs new

OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – The Oakland office of Veterans Affairs improperly filed and then lost about 14,000 unprocessed veterans benefit claims, some dating back to the 1990s, a federal government investigation found. The unprocessed informal claims

PORTLAND, Maine Roger Goodoak looks for people who often dont want to be found, on the edges of a society that doesnt often want to see them. He drives the streets of Portland in a

WASHINGTON, D.C. Four of the nations leading veterans service organizations AMVETS (American Veterans), DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) released The Independent Budget for

The Veterans Affairs Department fired about 2,572 employees in fiscal 2014 up from 2,264 in fiscal 2013, according to numbers from the Office of Personnel Management. The 13 percent increase comes as the agency works

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is one of the most common mental health disorders affecting veterans of all ages. Whether it is the only condition from which a veteran suffers, or it is part of

The Lebanon VA medical center received positive reviews from three separate external inspections recently. The inspections were performed by the Joint Commission, the Long Term Care Institute and the Veterans Administration Central Office. “We welcome

The head of the state Department of Veterans’ Services has ordered all towns and cities to fall in line with its own interpretation of a benefit payment law that had been the subject of disagreement

The family of Air Force veteran Gerald Bain, who overdosed at the Minneapolis Veterans Home in 2012, is suing the state Department of Veterans Affairs over his death. The familys attorney says administrators at the

Veterans Affairs Department officials want their own version of a base closure round, targeting aging hospitals and clinics they no longer need. But getting support for such a move might be as frustrating and fruitless

It was considered one of the biggest breakthroughs when Congress overhauled the scandal-ridden Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers last year. Veterans who have been waiting more than 30 days for an appointment or who

LANSING In an effort to help about 30,000 military veterans in the tri-county area access medical benefits, the state has implemented a Veterans Community Action Team for Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties. The Michigan Veterans