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VA errors in benefits payouts down, but still total more than $1.3B
Recurring errors in VA benefits processing amounted to hundreds of millions in losses for U.S. taxpayers in fiscal 2024.
Former VA medical official charged in deaths of three patients
Robert Morris Levy also faces multiple counts of fraud related to his attempts to cover up substance abuse while on duty.
Study suggests confiscating personal weapons from suicidal service members
A study found that suicidal service members are more likely to keep their weapons loaded and unsecured at home.
Wait continues on additions to VA’s Agent Orange connected illnesses
Advocates had expected a decision two months ago, but VA officials have no timeline for action.
Investigators find $53 million in improper medical bills for veterans
Lawmakers want a clear answer on how VA plans to help the thousands of veterans hurt by the mistakes.
VA moving to deliver electronic health record modernization
Veterans Affairs will continue to resist the pressure to rush the process and stay focused on doing electronic health record modernization right, says the VA secretary in this commentary.
By Robert Wilkie
Soldier killed in Afghanistan is returned home to US
Spc. Michael Nance was killed in an apparent insider attack.
Cracking the code: The new frontier in confronting veteran suicide
Science may soon provide a way to predict and mitigate the risk of suicide, the author of this commentary piece says.
By Sherman Gillums
Veteran dies by suicide in North Carolina VA hospital’s parking lot
The death is the latest in a string of suicides in public areas on VA campuses.
Pin-Ups For Vets unveils 2020 calendar
“I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this organization."
By J.D. Simkins
For some veterans, strangers are family at burial services
There were no relatives at Vietnam veteran Stephen Jerald Spicer’s funeral, but his passing didn’t go unnoticed as a few dozen patriotic strangers showed up to honor his service.
By Lisa Maria Garza, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel via the AP