January 8, 2015 VA offers appointment to Massachusetts Vietnam veteran 2 years after his death, baffling widow The Veterans Affairs Department is apologizing to a Massachusetts woman for offering an appointment to her husband almost two years after he died.
January 8, 2015 Senator: Alaska Key to VA Healthcare Fix Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska says his state is the model for how the VA can broaden access to healthcare for veterans.
January 8, 2015 Watchdog group defies US subpoena to identify whistleblowers complaining about poor VA care A private watchdog organization investigating problems in the Veterans Affairs Department is defying a federal subpoena to turn over to the Obama administration materials it received from federal whistleblowers.
January 8, 2015 VA official concedes 'integrity issue' over veterans' care as evidence of delayed care builds A top Veterans Affairs Department official is acknowledging an integrity problem among some top agency personnel and apologizing for it.
January 8, 2015 VA facilities where new patients wait the longest for care Veterans Administration medical centers have come under criticism for long wait times for care.
January 8, 2015 Elias Saavedra, one of the last Bataan Death March survivors, dies at 96 Elias Saavedra died Wednesday at his San Rafael, New Mexico, home. He was 96.
January 8, 2015 Last of original group of Navajo Code Talkers dies The last of the 29 Navajos who developed an unbreakable code that helped win World War II has died.
January 8, 2015 Acting VA secretary to meet with staff at embattled Phoenix health care facility The new Veterans Affairs chief will visit the Phoenix health care facility that was the initial focus of what has become a nationwide scandal.
January 8, 2015 Highlights of the VA inspector general interim report on veteran appointment delays Here are key findings and other highlights of the interim report from the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general , looking into delays in health care in Phoenix and other areas: ___ — About 1,400 veterans were on an electronic waiting list and had appointments for care; another 1,700 veterans were waiting for an appointment but were not on the list, putting them "at risk of being forgotten or lost" in a convoluted scheduling process.
January 8, 2015 VA secretary describes last weeks as challenging, says agency takes caring for vets seriously The embattled secretary of Veterans Affairs says recent weeks have been challenging, but his agency takes caring for veterans seriously.
