Department of Veterans Affairs

Cherokee Veterans Center on Schedule to Open in June

ICTMN Staff

March 15, 2013

The June opening of the new Cherokee Veterans Center is proceeding on schedule, and the nation’s Veterans Affairs department can hardly wait. “We’re getting a little antsy...

Fox News: 'Whistleblower Says VA Ignored Data That Could Have Helped Suicidal, Sick Veterans'

ICTMN Staff

March 14, 2013

The highest-level whistleblower ever to come forward at the Department of Veterans Affairs is leveling accusations of serious ethical lapses, claiming an agency intentionally manip...

Welcome Home, Warrior

ICTMN Staff

December 05, 2012

In a moving photo posted by WelcomeHomeBlog.com , Pearl Harbor survivor and veteran Houston James of Dallas embraces Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr...

VA, IHS Join Forces to Improve Suicide Prevention Services to Veterans

Carol Berry

October 22, 2012

Treatment options must be available for military veterans who need care, said Retired U.S. Army General Eric K...

Health Care Options Improve for Rural Veterans

ICTMN Staff

August 28, 2012

Traveling by plane, boat, taxi or all the above for basic health care needs is not uncommon for people who reside on the remote islands and extreme edges of Alaska, reported The Br...

VA Discusses New Tactics For Processing Claims

Vincent Schilling

July 18, 2012

On July 11, The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced several efforts geared toward the process of completing veterans’ disability claims faster and more accurately...

Military Veterans to Benefit From Changes to the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill

Vincent Schilling

October 10, 2011

On Wednesday, October 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs held a conference call to inform military veterans about changes to the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill. The Post 9/11 G.I...

Johnson Announces First-in-the-Nation Native Veterans Cemetery in South Dakota Funding

ICTMN Staff

August 17, 2011

In an announcement released today by U.S. Sen...

Service Can Be a Lifelong Career

Wilhelm Murg

July 12, 2011

In the military everyone does their part, and Kelly McFee is an example of an administrator and councilor who turned her service into a lifelong career...

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Cherokee Veterans Center on Schedule to Open in June

Fox News: 'Whistleblower Says VA Ignored Data That Could Have Helped Suicidal, Sick Veterans'

Welcome Home, Warrior

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