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December 20, 2015

History suggests military won't be a pressing issue in Obama address

In keeping with tradition, first lady Michelle Obama has invited members of the military community to be among her honored guests at tonight鈥檚 State of the Union address. But if history is any gauge, the speech won't focus much on issues that matter to them.

December 20, 2015

Special courts serve those who served

Brent Helms faces multiple charges stemming from a hit and run accident last year. But the 27-year-old Army veteran鈥檚 military service has given him an option to stay out of jail.

December 20, 2015

VA riles veterans with push to change disability claims process

The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to change the decades-old way in which veterans file for disability claims -- and it has veterans advocacy groups outraged.

December 20, 2015

VA facing new congressional crackdown after Colorado hospital boondoggle

A congressional battle is brewing over the Department of Veterans Affairs' admitted mismanagement of construction projects across the country.

December 20, 2015

Biden: Military veterans are 'spine of the nation'

Vice President Joe Biden is saluting military veterans, calling them not only the heart and soul, but the spine of the nation.

December 20, 2015

VA secretary pushes major overhaul, firings at agency

Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald on Monday announced a complete restructuring in the wake of the scandal over excessive wait times and poor care that critics blamed for patient deaths.

December 20, 2015

US troops claimed chemical weapons exposure in Iraq, report says

More than 600 U.S. service members told military medical staff that they believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents in Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, The New York Times reported Thursday. Pentagon officials said the department will now expand its outreach to veterans and establish a toll-free hotline for reporting potential exposures and seeking medical evaluation or care, the newspaper said.

December 20, 2015

Veterans Affairs Department fires Phoenix hospital director

The head of the troubled Phoenix veterans' hospital was fired Monday as the Veterans Affairs Department continued its crackdown on wrongdoing in the wake of a nationwide scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking medical care and falsified records covering up the delays.

December 20, 2015

Bill would lift ban on VA doctors advising patients on medical marijuana

A new bill aims to make it easier for veterans to talk to their doctors about medical marijuana.

December 20, 2015

Vet's mom to Congress: Boost suicide prevention

The mother of a Marine Corps veteran who killed himself in 2011 is urging Congress to bolster mental health service for veterans to slow a suicide epidemic that takes the lives of an estimated 22 veterans every day.