VA Left Vets Vulnerable to Identity Theft

Watchdog: agency illegally gave veterans' info to thousands

Yuichiro Kakutani
October 27, 2019 5:00 AM

The Department of Veterans Affairs illegally granted roughly 25,000 people access to veterans' personal information including social security numbers, addresses, and medical histories, according to a government watchdog.

The Opioid Crisis Is Hurting America’s Veterans

New study explores link between military service and opioid misuse

Charles Fain Lehman
September 17, 2019 5:00 AM

Veterans who saw combat after 9/11 are more likely to be victims of America's opioid crisis, adding "an important front in the Global War on Terrorism," according to a study.

Veterans Face Off in Court Over Bible Display in V.A. Hospital

The case has drawn the attention of Vice President Mike Pence and V.A. Secretary Robert Wilkie

Yuichiro Kakutani
August 29, 2019 12:20 PM

An atheist group is petitioning to remove a prisoner of war's Bible from a New Hampshire Veterans Administration hospital in a lawsuit that has drawn the attention of top White House officials.

Moulton (D) Describes ‘Less Than Satisfying’ VA Treatment Experience

Cameron Cawthorne
May 3, 2019 10:45 AM

Veterans Strongly Disagree With Ocasio-Cortez on VA Reform, Poll Shows

Freshman congresswoman says VA troubles are a 'myth,' opposes reform

Brent Scher
April 30, 2019 12:15 PM

Veterans of all political stripes overwhelmingly support reform that would allow military health benefits to be used outside the VA healthcare system, new polling shows.

Ocasio-Cortez Doubles Down, Says VA Problems Are a ‘Myth’

Brent Scher
April 29, 2019 3:22 PM

Ocasio-Cortez Comes Out Against VA Reform: ‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’

Brent Scher
April 22, 2019 12:05 PM

Lawmakers Pledge to Double Down on Bipartisan Effort to End VA Dog Testing

VA Secretary Wilkie plans to reauthorize research

Natalie Johnson
November 13, 2018 5:00 AM

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing bipartisan pushback against its decision to continue controversial, and at times fatal, experiments on dogs under a program the agency says advances medical research that potentially helps wounded veterans.

Trump Admin Ends Official Time Policy for VA

Taxpayers no longer have to pay for union work for medical staffers

Bill McMorris
November 12, 2018 5:00 AM

Taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for union officials at the Veterans Administration.

Dem Congressional Candidate Missed 35 Percent of Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs Meetings

Jason Crow represented contractor who defrauded veterans hospital

Jeffrey Cimmino
September 21, 2018 7:51 PM

A Democrat running for Congress in Colorado who touts his work on behalf of veterans missed 35 percent of the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs' meetings while he served on that body, according to meeting minutes.