/tags/veteran-health Veteran Health en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:34:07 GMT /news/2024-09-20/disabled-veterans-surfing-sailing-kayaking-rehabilitation The VA's sports clinics introduce veterans to adaptive activities to help them recover from injuries and make fitness a part of their lives. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:34:07 GMT /news/2024-09-20/disabled-veterans-surfing-sailing-kayaking-rehabilitation Andrew Dyer /health/2024-04-10/army-veterans-chemical-agent-orange-exposure-panama-canal-zone-pact-act People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:32:20 GMT /health/2024-04-10/army-veterans-chemical-agent-orange-exposure-panama-canal-zone-pact-act Carson Frame /military/2022-04-07/veterans-are-at-higher-risk-of-eating-disorders-the-pressure-of-military-life-may-be-one-cause A VA study concluded that veterans experience bulimia at about three times the civilian rate. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:45:26 GMT /military/2022-04-07/veterans-are-at-higher-risk-of-eating-disorders-the-pressure-of-military-life-may-be-one-cause Desiree D'Iorio /military/2022-03-16/va-considering-closure-replacement-durham-medical-center If this happens – it won’t be soon. It could be 20 years or more before a replacement is built and the current facility is shut down. And not only would it be replaced by another VA medical center in the Raleigh-Durham area, but the recommendations include building a VA outpatient facility the size of a small hospital. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:18:22 GMT /military/2022-03-16/va-considering-closure-replacement-durham-medical-center Jay Price /news/2022-03-09/sick-veterans-demand-medical-coverage-for-illnesses-caused-by-burn-pits President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:18:02 GMT /news/2022-03-09/sick-veterans-demand-medical-coverage-for-illnesses-caused-by-burn-pits Quil Lawrence /military/2021-07-06/veterans-are-demanding-benefits-for-burn-pit-exposure-the-va-is-urging-patience More than three million service members were exposed to toxic smoke from burn pits. Some are now sick, and they're fighting for VA health and disability benefits. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:35:32 GMT /military/2021-07-06/veterans-are-demanding-benefits-for-burn-pit-exposure-the-va-is-urging-patience Desiree D'Iorio /military/2020-08-04/36-veterans-died-of-covid-19-at-state-run-nursing-homes-whos-to-blame Nursing homes have weathered more than 100 outbreaks of COVID-19 in North Carolina. More than 40% of the state’s deaths from the virus are from residents… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:53:34 GMT /military/2020-08-04/36-veterans-died-of-covid-19-at-state-run-nursing-homes-whos-to-blame Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-16/atomic-veterans-offered-certificates-for-their-sacrifice More than 500,000 American veterans were exposed to nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s to the early 1990s. These so-called "atomic veterans" were not… Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:19:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-16/atomic-veterans-offered-certificates-for-their-sacrifice Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /military/2019-08-16/atomic-veterans-offered-certificates-for-their-sacrifice More than 500,000 American veterans were exposed to nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s to the early 1990s. These so-called "atomic veterans" were not… Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:19:53 GMT /military/2019-08-16/atomic-veterans-offered-certificates-for-their-sacrifice Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio