May 3, 2016 Marijuana Treatment Study on PTSD for Veterans Gets Back on Track The first federally backed study into using marijuana for veterans’ PTSD is back on track.,A year after the federal government approved a study for the use of marijuana by veterans in treating post-traumatic stress disorder the work may at last get underway.
May 3, 2016 Veterans' Group Wants Non-Profit Corporation to Oversee VA Healthcare A veterans group says VA healthcare can be fixed by turning over management to a non-profit, government corporation and using private-sector providers.
May 3, 2016 Legion: Choice Card No Substitute for Veterans Hospitals Long Term The American Legion told Congress it supports giving veterans access to private sector care, but will not accept privatization of the VA healthcare.
May 3, 2016 Veterans Slam McDonald for Lying about Serving in Special Forces The American Legion called out Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald for lying about his military service.,The American Legion on Tuesday called out Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald for lying about having served in the Army Special Forces, the toughest criticism yet of what McDonald called an "inaccurate" statement.
May 3, 2016 Veterans Affairs secretary apologizes for misstating that he served in special forces Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized Monday for misstating that he served in the military's special forces.
May 3, 2016 Meet the Former Officers Pushing to Overhaul Troop Benefits All but one member of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission has served or is serving in the military.,All but one of the nine members of the blue-ribbon Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission has served or is currently serving in the U.S. military.
May 3, 2016 Nationwide Campaign Urges Doctors to Ask if Patients are Veterans The American Medical Association has urged health care providers to ask patients if they have served in the military and to include that experience in their records.
May 3, 2016 World War II veteran finally receives high school diploma A 93-year-old World War II veteran who left high school to enlist in the Army has finally received a diploma.
May 3, 2016 Congresswoman to Colleagues: 'Man Up' and Overhaul Military Benefits A U.S. congresswoman implored her colleagues to "man up" and accept the recommendations from a blue-ribbon panel to overhaul military benefits
May 3, 2016 VA secretary asks Iraq vet lawmaker, in spat over agency overruns, 'What have you done?' Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has asked a Republican lawmaker who served in both Iraq wars what he has done in his career as the two men sparred over huge cost overruns at a troubled Denver VA hospital.
