Veterans

Kim Tolbert wrote in a memo Monday that a written reprimand and sensitivity training were enough punishment for the officers who mocked Dynell Lane after he urinated himself in a Deep Ellum pizzeria last year.

But one of the biggest successes highlighted in Close to Home’s report was the reduction of unsheltered veterans by 18% compared to 2023 and a 42% decrease in veterans experiencing chronic homelessness.

Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.

The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provide gender affirmation surgery.

A long-term study hopes to shed light on an array of vague symptoms that can affect veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is intervening on behalf of 6,000 homeowners with VA loans who are in the foreclosure process. Many more are delinquent. The move follows an investigation by NPR.

An NPR investigation finds that many people with VA loans who got a COVID forbearance are at risk of losing their homes. The VA has a fix, but it could be too late unless it halts foreclosures.

More than 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers, men and women, have been injured since Russia's invasion last year. A program helps service members reclaim intimacy and desire, a vital part of healing.

Once open, services will be available to veteran students, active military, and military families attending Northwest Vista College. These services will include academic advising, career counseling and mental health support.

The diagnosis of PTSD has evolved significantly since the Vietnam War, shifting from a condition primarily associated with combat veterans to a broader understanding that includes survivors of various traumatic experiences.