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The government reportedly withheld $2.4 million by mistake from disability compensation checks for 12,000 veterans this month. According to USA Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs apologized Wednesday for the error and has already provided

The Homeless Stand-Down this weekend in Des Moines provides vital refuge for Iowa veterans who protected their nation but have struggled after returning home, organizers said. Veterans, some with children at their side, pulled carts

The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is hosting its annual Homeless Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Wichita Girl Scouts building, 360 Lexington, according to a news release. The

There’s a new push nationwide to end veteran homelessness city by city, and one city ready to take that challenge – Binghamton. Friday Mayor Rich David signed an agreement with the Office of Housing and

Let us put aside politics momentarily in favor of something much more important for humanity. Whatever anyones philosophical affinity for U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworths particular positions, there are human moments that make politics seem trivial.

Jessica Clark, First Coast News 7:29 p.m. EDT September 3, 2014 ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Veterans are still in the dark when it comes to the future of a Veterans Affairs clinic in St.

MARY F. CALVERT 2014 professional winner Mary F. Calvert has been awarded the 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant. These are her proposal images. These photographs will be updated when Mary F. Calvert submits her final project.

Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 12:01 am by Dave Strowmatt It has been quite some time since a VAC column has appeared. There have been some major upheavals and issues and changes happening at the

BY SHELBY ROWE Staff writer, The News Tribune August 18, 2014 The ammunition supply was desperately low, and the troops were in grave danger of running out. On that day in Afghanistan last year, Tech.

The inefficiencies and poor quality of care at some veterans hospitals is well documented, but a new report by The New York Times has found the care provided to active service members at smaller military

Americas population of living veterans fell by almost five million, or 17 percent, from 2000 to 2013. So why did the number of veterans drawing disability compensation climb by 55 percent over that period? And

August 7, 2014 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) oversees a disability program that makes payments through the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to compensate U.S. veterans for medical conditions or injuries that are incurred