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… Read More
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…. Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2., that the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans will meet on September 23-25, 2014, in the G. V…. Read More
Local veterans frustrated by their inability to get services that are, in some cases, already available, found a willing listener Thursday in U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster. Kuster, who represents New Hampshires 2nd Congressional District,… Read More
STOCKTON Some veterans will soon be able to receive medical care at San Joaquin General Hospital through changes at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce wait times for veterans seeking medical treatment. Secret waiting… Read More
Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. AnnaBelle Bryan damaged a knee, injured a foot and busted her shoulder twice during her 21 years of service. She hoped subsequent surgeries would allow her to qualify for disability… Read More
HONOLULU For Army veteran Taupati Pomele, his hardest battle is the ongoing fight right here at home. He says after coming back from serving in Germany during tense times in the 1970s, transitioning into everyday… Read More