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We were guinea pigs: Documentary puts Atomic Veterans in limelight
A collaboration between the Center for Investigative Reporting and the New York Times highlights veterans’ fight for recognition, benefits
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More post-9/11 veterans have considered suicide, survey says
A new survey of post 9/11 veterans finds an increase in the number who have contemplated suicide since they joined the military.
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Senators call for abolishing service medical commands
The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed eliminating the Army, Navy and Air Force medical commands and folding them into the Defense Health Agency.
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‘Nickled and dimed’: The military pay crunch is on a course to get considerably worse
How several small cuts could wreak havoc on military families’ finances.
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House votes to expand benefits for Vietnam ‘Blue Water Navy’ vets
Veterans who served on Navy ships off Vietnam and have diseases linked to Agent Orange were buoyed Thursday by House passage of a measure that could expand their Veterans Affairs benefits.
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Senate committee proposes Tricare reforms, balks at new fees for active-duty families
The draft defense policy bill rolled out last week by the Senate calls for consolidating Tricare into two plans — the current Tricare Prime and Tricare Choice, a meld of Tricare Extra and Standard — and adds a Tricare supplement for beneficiaries with other health insurance.
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Accurate veterans suicide data not expected for months
The Veterans Affairs Department expects to have data this summer that could erase the questionable statistic that 22 veterans die by suicide each day.
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Wounded veterans press VA for fertility services
Army Sgt. Kevin Jaye’s reproductive system was “destroyed” by the blast from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, but VA won’t pay for fertility services.
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George W. Bush, Prince Harry call for mental health stigma to end
Founder and chairman of paralympic-style military athletics competition tout strength and resilience of combat veterans
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Veterans groups oppose Choice program expansion
Seven organizations say they will work against any proposal that allows veterans to see a non-VA provider at any time.
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We were guinea pigs: Documentary puts Atomic Veterans in limelight
A collaboration between the Center for Investigative Reporting and the New York Times highlights veterans’ fight for recognition, benefits
-
More post-9/11 veterans have considered suicide, survey says
A new survey of post 9/11 veterans finds an increase in the number who have contemplated suicide since they joined the military.
-
Senators call for abolishing service medical commands
The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed eliminating the Army, Navy and Air Force medical commands and folding them into the Defense Health Agency.
-
‘Nickled and dimed’: The military pay crunch is on a course to get considerably worse
How several small cuts could wreak havoc on military families’ finances.
-
House votes to expand benefits for Vietnam ‘Blue Water Navy’ vets
Veterans who served on Navy ships off Vietnam and have diseases linked to Agent Orange were buoyed Thursday by House passage of a measure that could expand their Veterans Affairs benefits.
-
Senate committee proposes Tricare reforms, balks at new fees for active-duty families
The draft defense policy bill rolled out last week by the Senate calls for consolidating Tricare into two plans — the current Tricare Prime and Tricare Choice, a meld of Tricare Extra and Standard — and adds a Tricare supplement for beneficiaries with other health insurance.
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Accurate veterans suicide data not expected for months
The Veterans Affairs Department expects to have data this summer that could erase the questionable statistic that 22 veterans die by suicide each day.
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Wounded veterans press VA for fertility services
Army Sgt. Kevin Jaye’s reproductive system was “destroyed” by the blast from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, but VA won’t pay for fertility services.
-
George W. Bush, Prince Harry call for mental health stigma to end
Founder and chairman of paralympic-style military athletics competition tout strength and resilience of combat veterans
-
Veterans groups oppose Choice program expansion
Seven organizations say they will work against any proposal that allows veterans to see a non-VA provider at any time.
-
We were guinea pigs: Documentary puts Atomic Veterans in limelight
A collaboration between the Center for Investigative Reporting and the New York Times highlights veterans’ fight for recognition, benefits
-
More post-9/11 veterans have considered suicide, survey says
A new survey of post 9/11 veterans finds an increase in the number who have contemplated suicide since they joined the military.
-
Senators call for abolishing service medical commands
The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed eliminating the Army, Navy and Air Force medical commands and folding them into the Defense Health Agency.
-
‘Nickled and dimed’: The military pay crunch is on a course to get considerably worse
How several small cuts could wreak havoc on military families’ finances.
-
House votes to expand benefits for Vietnam ‘Blue Water Navy’ vets
Veterans who served on Navy ships off Vietnam and have diseases linked to Agent Orange were buoyed Thursday by House passage of a measure that could expand their Veterans Affairs benefits.
-
Senate committee proposes Tricare reforms, balks at new fees for active-duty families
The draft defense policy bill rolled out last week by the Senate calls for consolidating Tricare into two plans — the current Tricare Prime and Tricare Choice, a meld of Tricare Extra and Standard — and adds a Tricare supplement for beneficiaries with other health insurance.
-
Accurate veterans suicide data not expected for months
The Veterans Affairs Department expects to have data this summer that could erase the questionable statistic that 22 veterans die by suicide each day.
-
Wounded veterans press VA for fertility services
Army Sgt. Kevin Jaye’s reproductive system was “destroyed” by the blast from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, but VA won’t pay for fertility services.
-
George W. Bush, Prince Harry call for mental health stigma to end
Founder and chairman of paralympic-style military athletics competition tout strength and resilience of combat veterans
-
Veterans groups oppose Choice program expansion
Seven organizations say they will work against any proposal that allows veterans to see a non-VA provider at any time.













