http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_Veterans_AffairsFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:57:04 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/vif2.bugler/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/vif2.bugler/index.html#cnnSTCTextLong Island native Louis DiLeo began his music career as a child. As an adult, he spends his days blowing the same sad song: taps.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/shinseki.homeless.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/shinseki.homeless.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a simple, declarative statement, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs announced his ambitious goal to eradicate one of the country's most shameful problems.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/va.backlog/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/va.backlog/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs is still struggling with an enormous backlog in claims for medical and educational benefits that are piling up despite efforts to diminish the paperwork, the secretary of the department admitted Wednesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/19/heroes.roy.foster/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/19/heroes.roy.foster/index.html#cnnSTCTextFollowing a faint trail through a dense patch of woods in Florida's Palm Beach County, Roy Foster is a man on a mission.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/26/veterans.education.benefits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/26/veterans.education.benefits/index.html#cnnSTCTextA backlog in processing education benefits has forced the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize millions of dollars in emergency funds for veterans who need the cash to pay for school.Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/18/us.veterans.scam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/18/us.veterans.scam/index.html#cnnSTCTextWatch out for the latest scam targeting veterans and their credit card numbers, the Department of Veterans Affairs warns.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/veterans.hospitals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/veterans.hospitals/index.html#cnnSTCTextDepartment of Veterans Affairs medical facilities do not consistently offer the level of services and infrastructure necessary to properly treat the growing number of female veterans, a government investigation concludes.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/29/veterans.claims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/29/veterans.claims/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Veterans Administration's handling of disability claims has seen improvements and setbacks, a congressional watchdog said Wednesday.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/16/veterans.colonoscopies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/16/veterans.colonoscopies/index.html#cnnSTCTextLawmakers reacted with anger and dismay Tuesday to the second report this year that Veterans Administration facilities had inadequate safety procedures in place to ensure that colonoscopy equipment is sterilized between patients.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/26/veterans.letters.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/26/veterans.letters.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it will apologize to veterans who were mistakenly told they'd been diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/22/veterans.affairs.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/22/veterans.affairs.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile hundreds of thousands of disability claims lay backlogged at the Department of Veterans Affairs, thousands of technology employees at the department received $24 million in bonuses, a new report says.Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/smoking.worry.mortality/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/smoking.worry.mortality/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists have known for some time that people who constantly worry tend to die at a younger age than others, but the cause wasn't clear.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/us.military.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/us.military.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe defense secretary will not ban smoking by troops in war zones despite a recommendation to do so by a Pentagon-commissioned study.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/military.smoking.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/military.smoking.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou've seen the iconic picture of a soldier with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, but that could soon be a thing of the past.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/27/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/27/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 101st Airborne's senior commander in effect ordered his soldiers Wednesday not to commit suicide, a plea that came after 11 suicides since January 1, two of them in the past week.Thu, 28 May 2009 03:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/23/obama.memorial.day.va/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/23/obama.memorial.day.va/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Obama reminds Americans that Memorial Day is more than the casual start of summer, many veterans advocates are eagerly waiting for more details about his plans for a revamped veterans program.Sun, 24 May 2009 00:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/vietnam.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/vietnam.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was 40 years ago this summer that U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Valdez was nearly killed by shrapnel in Vietnam and 15 years ago that he died from wounds suffered that August in 1969.Thu, 07 May 2009 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/obama.vets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/obama.vets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe federal government is establishing a new system for updating medical records of servicemen and women during and after their military careers, President Obama announced Thursday.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/07/va.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/07/va.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an investigation into whether there is a connection between improperly sterilized endoscopy equipment and a veteran's positive HIV test.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/17/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/17/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs says it will study the effects of toxic emissions from burning trash at military installations in Iraq and Afghanistan on veterans, even after the Department of Defense has concluded no long-term effects exist.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/obama.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/obama.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans groups are angry after President Obama told them Monday that he is still considering a proposal to have treatment for service-connected injuries charged to veterans' private insurance plans.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/16/obama.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/16/obama.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama pledged Monday to make good on his promise to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs and said he would "dramatically improve" mental health aid.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/veterans.health.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/veterans.health.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/vets.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/vets.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/va.records.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/va.records.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs has suspended a contractor for failing to follow the department's policies for securing sensitive data about patients, the department said Thursday.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Army will report Thursday the highest level of suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28 years ago, CNN has learned.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former military personnel to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of the men and women whose personal data was on a laptop computer stolen during a burglary.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/ptsd.purple.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/ptsd.purple.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, a Pentagon statement said.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/veterans.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/veterans.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge has refused to intervene in a dispute over delays in paying disability benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/11/11/acevedo.pow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/11/11/acevedo.pow/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnthony Acevedo thumbs through the worn, yellowed pages of his diary emblazoned with the words "A Wartime Log" on its cover. It's a catalog of deaths and atrocities he says were carried out on U.S. soldiers held by Nazis at a slave labor camp during World War II -- a largely forgotten legacy of the war.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/campbell.brown.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/campbell.brown.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn Veterans Day, we want to bring your attention to a different kind of battle that our disabled veterans are fighting.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/homeless.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/homeless.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTextUntil recently, Navy veteran Joe O'Boyle had no home.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/10/veterans.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/10/veterans.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo veterans' organizations Monday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to accelerate decisions on disability claims for retired military personnel.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840470,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840470,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNearly a million knee surgeries are performed in North America each year to ease the pain of osteoarthritis -- but researchers say the procedure is a shamThu, 11 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/09/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/09/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe rate of suicides among-active duty soldiers is on pace to surpass both last year's numbers and the rate of suicide in the general U.S. population for the first time since the Vietnam war, according to U.S. Army officials.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827110,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827110,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government saysMon, 28 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827042,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827042,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first yearMon, 28 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/25/guilty.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/25/guilty.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy was sentenced to three years probation and fined $5,000 Friday after pleading guilty in November 2007 to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/02/homeless.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/02/homeless.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCText(CNN) -- "I can't find the right words to describe when you are homeless," says Iraq war veteran Joseph Jacobo. "You see the end of your life right there. What am I going to do, what am I going to eat?"Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809598,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809598,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problemsTue, 27 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/24/veterans.burials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/24/veterans.burials/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe cracking of rifle fire silenced the twittering blue jays, blackbirds and killdeer.Sat, 24 May 2008 23:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/06/house.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/06/house.veterans/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chairman of the House Veterans Committee blasted the Veterans Affairs Department on Tuesday, accusing the agency of criminal failure to respond to evidence of rising suicide rates among former soldiers.Tue, 06 May 2008 20:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/pf/injured_vet.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/pf/injured_vet.moneymag/index.htmFollowing last year's exposés of neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one might get the impression that soldiers injured in action are simply dumped by the armed forces with little care or compensation.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1703091,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1703091,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter the Department of Veterans Affairs told them to wait their turn, veterans who bear the psychological scars of fighting the war on terror now have the chance to sueSat, 12 Jan 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1695812,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1695812,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSeveral new studies show that a simple backrub offers significant pain relief for patients after major surgeryTue, 18 Dec 2007 17:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/11/30/heroes.finalists.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/11/30/heroes.finalists.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Ecuadoran lawyer leading an environmental lawsuit, an Afghan refugee working to empower women in her homeland and an American helping fellow veterans navigate the benefits system have been named CNN Heroes finalists for their work "Fighting for Justice." Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/01/atlantic.city.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/01/atlantic.city.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former mayor of Atlantic City pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of nearly $25,000 for false claims about his military service during the Vietnam War, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/va.secretary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/30/va.secretary/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Tuesday announced the nomination of retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/war.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/war.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration on Monday asked Congress for nearly $46 billion in additional war spending for 2008, calling on U.S. lawmakers to approve the money before adjourning for the holidays.Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/mayor.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/mayor.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, who is the target of a federal investigation into his military disability payments, has resigned after being missing from work for two weeks, his attorney said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:20:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/07/19/brodrick.georgetown/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/07/19/brodrick.georgetown/index.htmlName: Willie Bodrick School: Georgetown Year/Age: Sophomore, 19 Major: English, Sociology Job: Intern, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Paid/unpaid: Paid School Credit: No Hours/duration: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 4 to Aug. 4Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1633625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1633625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Department of Veterans Affairs knew for months that shower heads, handrails and other fixtures posed serious suicide risks to Seattle-area psychiatric patients, but refused to fix the problemsMon, 18 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/26/ch.women.vets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/26/ch.women.vets/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore American women are closer to combat in Iraq than in any other modern war, and there are many unknowns about the mental health effects they may experience when they come home from the war zone.Tue, 22 May 2007 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/29/vets.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/29/vets.security/index.htmlA laptop computer and external drive containing personal data on more than 26 million veterans and active duty military personnel have been recovered, officials said Thursday.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/14/gao.data.cnn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/14/gao.data.cnn/index.htmlThe Department of Veterans Affairs has not done enough to protect its data in the four years since it was first warned of problems, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/vets.data/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/vets.data/index.htmlAuthorities waited almost three weeks to alert the public that personal data on more than 26 million U.S. veterans had fallen into the hands of thieves, a government source said Tuesday.Tue, 23 May 2006 13:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/07/real_estate/financing/lowdownpayment/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/07/real_estate/financing/lowdownpayment/index.htmThis article originally ran in December 2003 and has been updated.Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/27/va.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/27/va.security/index.htmlThe FBI and Department of Homeland Security are advising state and local agencies to be aware that terrorists could target Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/15/agent.orange.suit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/15/agent.orange.suit/index.htmlAbout 100 Vietnamese citizens have joined in a class-action lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies, seeking compensation for exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.Mon, 16 Aug 2004 03:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/06/01/304111/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/06/01/304111/index.htmINTERNET Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74827/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/25/74827/index.htmSouth Carolina has become the fourth state to subcontract nursing-home care for some of its ailing military veterans. The others: Alabama, Maryland, and Mississippi. More may follow. The number of ...Mon, 25 Mar 1991 05:01:00 EST