Disabled American Veterans

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. An internal watchdog's investigation has found that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and likely wrongly used taxpayer money to cover his wife's airfare for an 11-day European trip. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lawmakers, veterans support organizations pitch new VA administration for education, employment

Some members of Congress and veterans support organizations think a fourth administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs is necessary to add…

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(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. An internal watchdog's investigation has found that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and likely wrongly used taxpayer money to cover his wife's airfare for an 11-day European trip. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

VA will miss its original 2022 deadline for resolving legacy appeals

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Rollout may not be perfect, but VA insists it’s ready for the MISSION Act

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Forthcoming omnibus may include 3 long-awaited veterans policies

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David Shulkin

With VA’s Shulkin, Trump gets continuity and private sector ideas, experts say

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VA Secretary Bob McDonald/MIchael BonfigliVA Secretary Bob McDonald said his department should be compared with other healthcare businesses, not federal agencies. (Michael Bonfigli/Christian Science Monitor)

Veterans omnibus hits ‘stumbling block’ in Senate

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As VA privatization debate heats up, federal union, VSOs back agency’s mission

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Veteran, military adaptive athletes tackle Winter Sports Clinic

Active-duty service members and veterans with disabilities tried out adaptive winter sports during the 2016 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic….

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Private sector should ‘complement,’ not replace VA health care

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill to link the Veterans Affairs Department with private sector technology, in the hope of creating an opportunity…

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VA, National Archives team up to help dig out of claims backlog

The Veterans Affairs department has signed a deal with the National Archives and Records Administration to start digitizing billions of pages of paper documents dealing with Veterans’ benefit claims.

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