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A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor during the pandemic.
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New federal laws seek to improve mental health care for veterans and their families. But advocates say it will take time for local communities to feel the effects.
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Some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.
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Health and safety precautions during the pandemic have led the Air Force to modify or eliminate parts of basic military training. But some military observers question whether the changes are leaving airmen unprepared for duty.
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Months of physical distancing and pandemic anxiety has been especially tough on veterans who were already dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related injuries.
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Personnel from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs will try to fill in for the volunteers who normally field children's phone calls on Christmas Eve.
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Native Americans join the military at a high rate, but some struggle with the military's role in displacing and subjugating Indigenous people throughout the nation's history.
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Because of a legal loophole, victims of sexual assaults between 1986 and 2006 can no longer press charges, and some troops who were convicted of rape have been released from prison.
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Burnout is a common problem for family members who care for disabled veterans. And for many of them, the pandemic has made things even harder.
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More than 50 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling for vets to volunteer.