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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
DENVER The Denver veterans hospital and its satellite clinics rate below the national average on wait times for doctor appointments, according to statistics from the Veterans Affairs Department. The Denver Post reported Thursday that 13.7… Read More
Those long waiting times at the Stockton VA Clinic might soon be a thing of the past. Veterans got a welcome surprise this week when President Barack Obamas Veterans Administration budget included funding for the… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More