California veterans returning home from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are failing to get the care they need and deserve in alarming numbers. Errors and delays are rampant within the VA’s three regional offices in the Golden State, with the…
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Driving in Combat Mode Leads to More Accidents
When deployed, soldiers use their extensive training to survive in combat zones. Much of that training becomes second nature, making it difficult to return to civilian life, especially when driving. A recent study conducted by USAA revealed a 13% increase…
Former Military Servicemen and Women Should Enroll in Veterans Affairs
The VA offers free health care and medical treatments to former military personnel. It is a much deserved benefit that is not getting used by nearly half of the eligible men and women who have served their country. So that…
VA-Funded Study Shows Vets Prone to Addiction Still Given Opiates to Treat PTSD
A government study released in March shows that many painkillers given to war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder often lead to addiction. Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and came back from war with PTSD were twice as…
Digital Badges Could Help Veterans Translate Military Skills into Civilian Jobs
As part of a concentrated effort to help veterans find jobs, the Department of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring a contest for an entrepreneur to create a digital badge system that will help veterans translate their experience for prospective employers in…
Four US Cities Getting New VA Hospitals Soon
Four U.S. cities are in line to get new VA Hospitals during the next few years including Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando and a hospital in New Orleans. The new VA hospital in the Big Easy will replace the one destroyed…
VA Budget Includes Increased Funding to Match New Veterans Coming Home
There will be about 1 million new veterans added to the 22 million American veterans as active-duty service members leave the military over the next five years. This increase in veterans to serve means a larger budget for the Department…
Suicide Rate Levels Off in Army After Years of Climbing
The suicide rate among active duty military dropped in 2011 for the first time since 2004. The numbers are falling because of efforts by the military to understand behavior that lead to suicide among soldiers, according to the Wall Street…
VA Extends Deadline for Gulf War Illnesses
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently moved back a deadline for Gulf War veterans that would have run out at the end of 2011. The new deadline gives Gulf War veterans until the end of 2016 to develop war-related…
Wait Times Remain Too Long for Veterans Seeking Mental Health Care
American war veterans still are not able to get the mental health care they need and a U.S. Senate committee has taken the Department of Veterans Affairs to task a second time to find out why. The VA has gone…
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