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By Steve Wahle Jan 15, 2021

Opinion

Opinion: Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits

Those who dared to enter the building by force or threat of violence should have every one of their federal...

By Paul Szoldra Jan 13, 2021

News

A VA hospital worker stole medical equipment needed for COVID-19 patients and sold it on eBay

What a dick.

By Haley Britzky Dec 27, 2020

News

Two Nazi headstones removed from veteran cemetery in Texas

"Clearly, it took a long time for this to happen."

By James Clark Dec 19, 2020

News

The VA cold-called military sexual assault survivors for a town hall meeting, re-traumatizing some in the process

"When I got this call I was driving and I had to pull over because I was crying and shaking..."

By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica Dec 10, 2020

News

VA secretary focused on smearing woman who said she was sexually assaulted in a VA hospital, probe finds

"The evidence is replete with examples of VA senior leaders undertaking defensive actions and engaging in confrontational messaging."

By James Clark Dec 10, 2020

News

Biden expected to nominate former Obama White House Chief of Staff as VA Secretary

Denis McDonough would be the second non-veteran to ever be placed in charge of the VA.

By Richard Sisk, Military.com Nov 21, 2020

News

Veteran died hours after 2 calls to suicide hotline went unheeded, Inspector General finds

A veteran died on the Fourth of July 2018 after two calls to the suicide hotline went unheeded.

By James Clark Oct 2, 2020

News

The VA to be investigated following ‘staggering’ reports of racism and discrimination, lawmakers say

At the urging of lawmakers, the federal government is launching an investigation into reports of widespread racism at the Department...

By Scott Shindledecker, Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. Sep 30, 2020

News

VA secretary says new program will help fund suicide prevention services

Wilkie did not have specific dollar figures, but he said the program is tailored to reach rural communities.

By Amanda Miller, The War Horse Sep 29, 2020

News

‘Why is this happening?’ — Mysterious seizures haunt Marines a decade after their deployment

"You never know whether someone has been deployed in an area where there’s some kind of exposure to infection or...

By James Clark Sep 23, 2020

News

New legislation would expand VA healthcare for service members exposed to burn pits, toxic substances

On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unanimously passed legislation to reform how the Department of Veterans...

By Patricia Kime, Military.com Sep 16, 2020

News

After gridlock nearly derailed veteran suicide prevention legislation, House and Senate committees got it together and compromised

Facing the possibility that no veteran suicide laws would pass by the end of the legislative calendar, the House and...

By James Clark Sep 14, 2020

News

Hack at Veterans Affairs agency exposes personal information of roughly 46,000 veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that roughly 46,000 veterans had their personal information, like social security numbers, exposed...

By Bristow Marchant, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Sep 11, 2020

News

VA didn’t tell Navy vet about HIV diagnosis for 20 years, lawsuit says

'I looked at the patient and asked him who was his infectious disease doctor, and patient stated he did not...

By Patricia Kime, Military.com Sep 3, 2020

News

Millions of veterans are still waiting for their pre-COVID VA appointments to get rescheduled

"They've canceled probably 10 appointments on me ... they won't let people in the hospital, only if you are on...

By Kelly Kennedy, The War Horse Aug 7, 2020

Analysis

How the VA is failing to track veterans burn pit claims

Just 10,588 burn-pit claims have been filed since Sept. 11, 2001, Veterans Affairs said in response to a Freedom of...

By Richard Sisk, Military.com Jul 26, 2020

Analysis

Back from the brink: 4 veterans who beat COVID-19 tell their stories

Four veterans over the age of 65, and each with underlying conditions that made them susceptible to COVID-19, share their...

By James Clark Jul 14, 2020

News

Ex-VA nursing assistant pleads guilty to killing 7 veterans with fatal doses of insulin

A former nursing assistant at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia has been charged with killing seven veteran patients...

By James Clark Jul 2, 2020

News

Woman who faked her own death after she got caught defrauding the VA out of $300,000 is headed to prison

A woman who staged her own death to avoid going to prison for bilking the Department of Veterans Affairs out...

By Stephanie Barry, The Republican, Springfield, Mass. Jun 25, 2020

News

New report blasts leadership of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 76 vets died of COVID-19

"These are people who fought for our country and I want to see them get some kind of justice.”

By Cortlynn Stark, The Kansas City Star Jun 19, 2020

News

‘Enough is enough’—Former VA employee and Navy vet alleges racial discrimination

"The humiliation, the name calling, the degrading things that have been done to us — enough is enough.”

By Alexi Cohan, Boston Herald Jun 16, 2020

News

Man found dead in stairwell at Massachusetts VA hospital a month after he went missing

A 62-year-old man who had been missing for a month was found dead in a stairwell on the campus of...

By David Roza Jun 16, 2020

News

Lawmakers turn up the heat on the VA to explain how it’ll reduce its 125,000 claim backlog

'We have not heard how you intend to ensure sanitation measures, supply PPE to veterans and providers, and manage the...

By David Roza Jun 5, 2020

News

230,000 veterans’ disability ratings are stuck in limbo due to COVID-19

"We must have a plan to keep vets safe but also keep claims moving forward.”

By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica Jun 4, 2020

Analysis

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago buddy used his ‘shadow’ sway over the VA to promote his comic book empire

“Marvel Communications is doing this and we don’t, as far as I know, do business with them."

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Opinion: Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits

A VA hospital worker stole medical equipment needed for COVID-19 patients and sold it on eBay

Two Nazi headstones removed from veteran cemetery in Texas

The VA cold-called military sexual assault survivors for a town hall meeting, re-traumatizing some in the process

VA secretary focused on smearing woman who said she was sexually assaulted in a VA hospital, probe finds

Biden expected to nominate former Obama White House Chief of Staff as VA Secretary

Veteran died hours after 2 calls to suicide hotline went unheeded, Inspector General finds

The VA to be investigated following ‘staggering’ reports of racism and discrimination, lawmakers say

VA secretary says new program will help fund suicide prevention services

‘Why is this happening?’ — Mysterious seizures haunt Marines a decade after their deployment

New legislation would expand VA healthcare for service members exposed to burn pits, toxic substances

After gridlock nearly derailed veteran suicide prevention legislation, House and Senate committees got it together and compromised

Hack at Veterans Affairs agency exposes personal information of roughly 46,000 veterans

VA didn’t tell Navy vet about HIV diagnosis for 20 years, lawsuit says

Millions of veterans are still waiting for their pre-COVID VA appointments to get rescheduled

How the VA is failing to track veterans burn pit claims

Back from the brink: 4 veterans who beat COVID-19 tell their stories

Ex-VA nursing assistant pleads guilty to killing 7 veterans with fatal doses of insulin

Woman who faked her own death after she got caught defrauding the VA out of $300,000 is headed to prison

New report blasts leadership of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 76 vets died of COVID-19

‘Enough is enough’—Former VA employee and Navy vet alleges racial discrimination

Man found dead in stairwell at Massachusetts VA hospital a month after he went missing

Lawmakers turn up the heat on the VA to explain how it’ll reduce its 125,000 claim backlog

230,000 veterans’ disability ratings are stuck in limbo due to COVID-19

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago buddy used his ‘shadow’ sway over the VA to promote his comic book empire