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Biden calls caring for burn pit illnesses a ‘sacred obligation’
In a speech to veterans in Texas, the president continued his push to improve benefits and care for those who served alongside burning waste pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Concerns over VA electronic health records mount after another system problem
A system issue forced the health records offline for a day last week, disrupting medical operations at a Washington state site.
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Burn pit injuries will be focus of Biden’s trip to Texas this week
The move follows comments from the president in his State of the Union address asking Congress to do more to help those veterans.
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Families fear financial hit as VA caregiver program prepares to drop thousands of vets
Advocates say new eligibility requirements will exclude veterans in need of full-time care.
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This week in Congress: Dealing with past and future budget problems
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 7, 2022.
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Veterans unemployment matched its lowest levels of the pandemic in February
The overall veterans unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in February, down from 3.8 percent in January.
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Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths
Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.
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Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
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Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
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Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
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Biden calls caring for burn pit illnesses a ‘sacred obligation’
In a speech to veterans in Texas, the president continued his push to improve benefits and care for those who served alongside burning waste pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-
Concerns over VA electronic health records mount after another system problem
A system issue forced the health records offline for a day last week, disrupting medical operations at a Washington state site.
-
Burn pit injuries will be focus of Biden’s trip to Texas this week
The move follows comments from the president in his State of the Union address asking Congress to do more to help those veterans.
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Families fear financial hit as VA caregiver program prepares to drop thousands of vets
Advocates say new eligibility requirements will exclude veterans in need of full-time care.
-
This week in Congress: Dealing with past and future budget problems
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 7, 2022.
-
Veterans unemployment matched its lowest levels of the pandemic in February
The overall veterans unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in February, down from 3.8 percent in January.
-
Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths
Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.
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Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
-
Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
-
Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
-
Biden calls caring for burn pit illnesses a ‘sacred obligation’
In a speech to veterans in Texas, the president continued his push to improve benefits and care for those who served alongside burning waste pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-
Concerns over VA electronic health records mount after another system problem
A system issue forced the health records offline for a day last week, disrupting medical operations at a Washington state site.
-
Burn pit injuries will be focus of Biden’s trip to Texas this week
The move follows comments from the president in his State of the Union address asking Congress to do more to help those veterans.
-
Families fear financial hit as VA caregiver program prepares to drop thousands of vets
Advocates say new eligibility requirements will exclude veterans in need of full-time care.
-
This week in Congress: Dealing with past and future budget problems
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 7, 2022.
-
Veterans unemployment matched its lowest levels of the pandemic in February
The overall veterans unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in February, down from 3.8 percent in January.
-
Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths
Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.
-
Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
-
Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
-
Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
