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Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network/More Vietnam vets now qualify for disability benefits, but it may be years before they see the moneyVeterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filing have added to the agency's huge backlog. -
Jay Price/American HomefrontAt the VA - the nation's largest health care system - dozens of hospitals have had to implement "contingency standards" since the omicron wave began.
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/California incarcerates nearly 7,000 military veterans scattered throughout 34 different prisons. Now, the state is planning to house them together on what would be the nation's largest veterans prison yard.
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Steve Walsh/American HomefrontDespite a defeat in Congress, advocates say they'll keep pushing for women to register for the draftCongress dropped a controversial measure that would require women to register for the Selective Service. Men are required to register once they turn 18.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard members to the U.S./Mexico border to arrest migrants.
