September 26, 2017 Bill banning VA's dog testing program draws an opponent: Disabled veterans Groups representing disabled veterans and medical researchers warned this week that legislation banning most medical experimentation on dogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs would deprive veterans of needed medical breakthroughs, and thus represents a dangerous policy change for America's war heroes.
September 26, 2017 VA forced to rehire the ousted former head of DC's veterans hospital The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it has been forced to rehire the former director of the VA Medical Center in Washington D.C. who was fired in July after an internal investigation.
September 26, 2017 Bill to help curb veterans' suicides might have opposite effect, critics say A proposal in Congress intended to help reduce the suicide rate among U.S. military veterans might actually do more harm than good, its critics say.
September 26, 2017 WWII veteran returns Japanese flag taken from fallen enemy soldier WWII veteran Marvin Strombo, 93, returned a Japanese flag to the family of the man it belonged to, a fallen soldier he came across during the war.
September 26, 2017 Congress approves bill to address VA claims backlog Congress has given final legislative approval to a bill aimed at trimming a rapidly growing backlog of veterans' disability claims.
September 26, 2017 Officials: Exhumation of killers from vet cemeteries is rare The recent exhumation of an Army Vietnam veteran's body from the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery was a rare invocation of federal laws aimed at keeping murderers and rapists out of veterans burial grounds, federal and state officials say.
September 26, 2017 $16G handcycle stolen from disabled veteran A disabled veteran is asking for help from the community after his handcycle was stolen from his home on Saturday.
September 26, 2017 Japanese siblings accept WWII soldier's flag from US veteran HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan — The former U.S. Marine knew the calligraphy-covered flag he took from a fallen Japanese soldier 73 years ago was more than a keepsake of World War II.
September 26, 2017 Trump signs bill expanding college assistance for veterans President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law an updated veterans' education bill that marks the largest expansion of college assistance for military veterans in a decade.
September 25, 2017 New law aids World War II vets who were exposed to mustard gas Hundreds of U.S. military veterans who were exposed to mustard gas at a Missouri base during World War II received some good news Wednesday when President Trump signed a bill making it easier for them to finally collect benefits after decades of medical difficulties.
