Eleanor Fitzgerald | San Antonio Report
Veteran/Military Communities Reporter-
A new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found mental health care at San Antonio’s Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital failed to meet the agency’s standards in several categories. -
The VA is reaching out to female veterans, who sometimes are hesitant to identify as veterans at allWomen make up the fastest-growing group of U.S. veterans. But fewer than half of female veterans are enrolled in VA health care, and some women are hesitant to even self-identify as former service members. -
Bexar County staff corrects the cost of military widows’ tax exemption at a Commissioners Court meeting, in response to San Antonio Report story. -
Bexar County proposed budget blames $1.3 billion in property value loss on the widows of disabled veterans – data paints a different story. -
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico unveiled a veterans and military agenda Friday aimed at ending forever wars, strengthening support for military families and increasing the resources available to veterans for health care, housing and employment. -
To help close San Antonio’s $158M budget gap, a Hiring our Heroes military spouse employment fellowship program is on the chopping block. -
Veterans are split on a benefits bill package that contains a funding mechanism to change disability ratings for tinnitus and sleep apnea. -
San Antonio has the fastest-growing women veteran population in the country, the VA wants to connect these veterans with benefits.
