/tags/veterans-administration Veterans Administration en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:19:53 GMT /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 /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-19/coming-back-from-a-free-fall-addressing-female-veteran-suicide Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely to commit suicide than civilian women, according to data from the Veterans Administration Suicide… Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:23:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-04-19/coming-back-from-a-free-fall-addressing-female-veteran-suicide Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /military/2018-04-19/coming-back-from-a-free-fall-addressing-female-veteran-suicide Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely to commit suicide than civilian women, according to data from the Veterans Administration Suicide… Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:23:00 GMT /military/2018-04-19/coming-back-from-a-free-fall-addressing-female-veteran-suicide Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /military/2016-11-01/disabled-and-waiting-veterans-appeals-can-take-5-years-or-more Veterans with denied disability claims wait an average of four to five years for appeals hearings. The VA predicts the delay will get worse if Congress... Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:31:46 GMT /military/2016-11-01/disabled-and-waiting-veterans-appeals-can-take-5-years-or-more Bobbie O'Brien /military/2016-04-12/edwin-cottrell-an-enemys-gesture-leads-to-a-lifelong-lesson Edwin Cottrell, a World War II pilot with the 48th Fighter Group, told his story as part of the "My Life, My Story" project at the Charles George VA… Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:29:52 GMT /military/2016-04-12/edwin-cottrell-an-enemys-gesture-leads-to-a-lifelong-lesson Jay Price /news/2016-04-12/dorothy-managan-healing-bodies-and-souls-after-world-war-ii 93-year-old Dorothy Managan is among the patients who participated in the "My Life, My Story" project at the Charles George VA Medical Center in… Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:29:39 GMT /news/2016-04-12/dorothy-managan-healing-bodies-and-souls-after-world-war-ii Jay Price /military/2016-04-12/to-help-keep-veterans-healthy-va-wants-to-hear-their-life-stories An initiative at several veterans hospitals adds something new to patients' medical records: their life stories. The pace of modern medicine can make… Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:28:48 GMT /military/2016-04-12/to-help-keep-veterans-healthy-va-wants-to-hear-their-life-stories Jay Price