http://www.mail.com/organizations/16812-us-department-veterans-affairs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/16812-us-department-veterans-affairs.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible for attacking a growing backlog of disability claims — a problem that officials warned is likely to worsen in coming months. All told, the VA would see a 4 percent increase, to $63.... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:48:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html 2013-04-05T22:48:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976386-shinseki-va-target-backlog.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the number of pending veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ending the backlog in 2015 by replacing paper with electronic records. Veterans receive disability compensation for injuries or illness incurred during their active military service. About 60... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:58:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976386-shinseki-va-target-backlog.html 2013-03-24T16:58:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956642-fla-gambling-arrests-close-veterans-shelter.html JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — 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. Bowman stays in the barracks-style brick building — formerly a state-run nursing home — with 27 other vets. She received career counseling and took online courses, and is applying ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:38:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956642-fla-gambling-arrests-close-veterans-shelter.html 2013-03-15T15:38:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895792-va-decision-burial-rights-departs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 for other gay military couples to win the same benefit. Who gets buried where is one of the practical decisions that the federal government is grappling with following repeal of the military'... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895792-va-decision-burial-rights-departs.html 2013-02-15T23:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893294-va-grants-burial-rights-same-sex-ore-couple.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — 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 Secretary Eric Shinseki used his discretionary authority to allow the burial of Nancy Lynchild's ashes, the agency said Thursday. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who called Shinseki last... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:26:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893294-va-grants-burial-rights-same-sex-ore-couple.html 2013-02-15T02:26:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1884326-va-adds-1000-mental-health-professionals-to-staff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 to meet the needs of returning veterans, but still has more to do to meet the requirements of an executive order issued by President Barack Obama. The VA needs to add about 550 more doctors... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1884326-va-adds-1000-mental-health-professionals-to-staff.html 2013-02-11T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809686-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about diversity in Obama's inner circle. Solis, a former California congresswoman and one of the highest-ranking Hispanics i... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809686-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shape.html 2013-01-10T02:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1720850-9-iraq-afghan-war-veterans-joining-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As Tammy Duckworth sees it, her path to Congress began when she awoke in the fall of 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She was missing both of her legs and faced the prospect of losing her right arm. Months of agonizing therapy lay ahead. As the highest-ranking double amputee in the ward, Maj. Duckworth became the go-to person for... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1720850-9-iraq-afghan-war-veterans-joining-congress.html 2012-11-24T20:43:00Z