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For thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier…
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The VA says 8500 requests for wheelchairs, artificial limbs, and other equipment have waited more than 30 days. That's down from 64,000 requests last…
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An agency pilot program aims to bypass regulations that can make it hard for veterans to get cutting-edge medical treatment.When Army veteran Robert…
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Approximately 5 million veterans live in rural America, and almost sixty percent of them rely on VA healthcare. But accessing that care can be a…
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Last year, the VA began offering mental health treatment to vets who don't normally qualify for V-A care. Since then, fewer than 200 people have used the…
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Though medical marijuana is legal in most states, the Department of Veterans Affairs will neither recommend nor prescribe it because of a longstanding…
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The VA has opened more call centers and hired hundreds of additional responders after complaints that some callers experienced long hold times or were…
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The number of veterans in the VA healthcare system who are 70 or older is expected to grow 30 percent in the next eight years. On a recent morning in…
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Congress mandated the card in 2015, but provided no funding. So the VA struck a deal with Office Depot. The VA is now mailing identification cards to…
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As the Senate considers Robert Wilkie's nomination for VA secretary, veterans groups worry that the agency's leadership gap has slowed its work. President…