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RALEIGH The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open another outpatient clinic in the Raleigh area to meet growing demand in Wake County and to try to reduce wait times for appointments. The VA is

MURFREESBORO Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, who recently retired from the U.S. Army after almost 40 years of service, is joining MTSU as senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, according to a release from

WASHINGTON Rep. Dina Titus on Thursday demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs add staff immediately to attack a backlog of benefit appeals. Titus, D-Nev., said the agency should add enough claims officers to reduce the

William Thomson was a U.S. Marine in Vietnam, fighting along the hot zone they called the DMZ. “I did not have to make up stories,” he recalled of his two-year combat tour. “In fact, there’s

For a moment, it felt like Robert McDonald had finally found his veteran. The man came sauntering down a quiet Skid Row street, wearing a beige floral aloha shirt, khakis and a bemused grin, the

When the first of several U.S. Veterans Affairs condolence letters about the death of Mary Ann Clough arrived at the Hampton at Clearwater senior housing complex before Christmas, no one was more distraught than Mary

Northeasterns Veteran and Military Services office will host a free vocational rehabilitation and employment information session for veterans on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni Center. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System has temporarily closed one of its behavioral health units at its University Drive hospital because of the presence of the Norovirus or stomach flu. The Pittsburgh VA is not

RALEIGH – Gov. Pat McCrory used his biennial State of the State address on Wednesday to announce plans to create a N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. And he touched on, carefully, the controversial

On Monday, the VA reported that the disability compensation claims backlog* decreased by over 7,000 claims last week (as compared to the week prior). In total, nearly 497,000 claims are pending a decision, with just