U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Pentagon: New record plan won't help vet backlog

  The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans ... 

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  Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA

  President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs ... 

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  Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog

  Although the number of pending veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ... 

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  Fla. gambling arrests may close veterans shelter

  A former Army cook who fell on hard times, Debbie Bowman has been living at the Allied Veterans Center, a shelter for homeless veterans, since August. 

• VA decision on burial rights departs from past

  The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be ... 

• VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple

  The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery. 

• VA adds 1,000 mental health professionals to staff

  The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff over the past eight months ... 

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  Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape

  The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other ...