VA Secretary Shinseki Releases Draft Gulf War Task Force Report
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the Department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force has completed the final draft of a comprehensive report that will redefine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) addresses [...]
Father of Slain Marine Will Refuse to Pay Court Costs
The father of a Marine killed in Iraq whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters told Fox News he will defy a court order and not pay the protesters’ appeal costs. Albert Snyder, of York, Pa., told Fox News he [...]
VFW Outraged Over Court Decision; Calls for Assistance
Kansas City, Mo, March 31, 2010– The national commander of the nation’s largest organization of combat veterans is furious about the recent Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Court decision ordering Albert Snyder, the father of a slain Marine [...]
VA: July Forum to Focus on Women Veterans
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will invite women Veterans and their advocates to a forum in July to discuss the quality of VA health care, the provision of benefits for women, and ways to improve access to [...]
Long-term planning urged for veteran care
WASHINGTON — Looking decades ahead, the Institute of Medicine is urging the Veterans Affairs Department to begin planning now for the long-term health care needs of the estimated 1.9 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Specifically, the institute [...]
VA Stuck in Middle on Medical Marijuana
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – When Paul Culkin came home to New Mexico after serving with an Army bomb squad in Iraq, he tried counseling and medications offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cope with his post traumatic stress disorder. [...]
Former New Mexico VFW Financial Officer Sentenced for Theft
Joe Salas was sentenced Monday for his role in the theft of over $120,000 from the organization.
Women Vietnam Veterans Target of VA Study
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a comprehensive study of women veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War to explore the effects of their military service upon their mental and physical health. The study, which begins [...]
Legion Post, VVA Hit by Scammer
A Tennessee American Legion Post and Vietnam Veterans of America group are try to recoup their losses after being targeted by a scam artist.
DOD to Test Hyperbaric Chambers for TBI Treatment
The Defense Department hopes to find a better treatment for the 100,000 troops who have been diagnosed with mild Traumatic Brain Injury since 2003, and it’s looking at hyperbaric chambers — often used in cases of carbon monoxide poisoning — [...]
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