http://www.newsvine.com/veterans-affairsNewsvine - veterans-affairsen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 5 Apr 2013 22:49:30 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:45:17 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618492-budget-calls-for-4-percent-spending-increase-at-vahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618492-budget-calls-for-4-percent-spending-increase-at-vausbudgetpoliticsbarack-obamaveterans-affairsveteransFri, 5 Apr 2013 18:23:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 6, 2011 file photo, Denis McDonough speaks in Sterling, Va. President Barack Obama’s budget proposal will include an additional $2.5 billion to attack a growing backlog of veterans disability claims, a problem officials said is likely to worsen in coming months. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough told reporters Friday that more money for the VA in tight budgetary times reflects Obama's commitment to veterans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17301399-former-va-researcher-raises-ethics-concernshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17301399-former-va-researcher-raises-ethics-concernsushearingpoliticswarveterans-affairsveteransgulf-warWed, 13 Mar 2013 22:58:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17271400-va-says-it-wont-follow-new-york-gun-lawhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17271400-va-says-it-wont-follow-new-york-gun-lawusnew-yorklawus-newsveterans-affairsveteransgun-lawus-gunMon, 11 Mar 2013 18:02:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17225173-report-va-sent-data-over-unsecured-networkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17225173-report-va-sent-data-over-unsecured-networksussecuritypoliticsveterans-affairs-departmentveterans-affairsdataThu, 7 Mar 2013 17:10:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17186999-lawmakers-applaud-va-on-same-sex-burial-requesthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17186999-lawmakers-applaud-va-on-same-sex-burial-requestuspoliticsmilitarysexburialveterans-affairs-departmentveterans-affairssame-sexsixteen-democraticTue, 5 Mar 2013 05:02:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17104222-new-va-clinics-expansions-left-in-limbohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17104222-new-va-clinics-expansions-left-in-limbouspoliticsvasan-antonioveterans-affairsclinicsoutpatient-clinicsva-outpatientTue, 26 Feb 2013 19:08:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 21, 2011 file photo Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs has cited examples as it sought approval from Congress last year for a dozen new or expanded health clinics around the country. In Lake Charles, La., in Boustany's district, it's not the condition of a clinic but the lack of one. It's estimated that 6,000 veterans would enroll in VA health care if the community were to get a new clinic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058244-boehner-says-us-veterans-claims-system-is-brokenhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058244-boehner-says-us-veterans-claims-system-is-brokenusbacklogus-newsveterans-affairsveteranshouse-speaker-john-boehnerclaims-backlogFri, 22 Feb 2013 18:06:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is interviewed by The Associated Press in his Capitol Hill office in Washington. President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans each seem content with the political ground they hold and are prepared to let across-the-board spending cuts take effect on March 1, unlike during earlier rounds of budget brinkmanship that saw last minute frantic dealmaking. This time, there is no market-rattling threat of a US. default to force the two sides to compromise, no government shutdown on the short-term horizon and no year-end deadline to prevent a tax increase for every working American. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE-This Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 file photo shows General Eric Shinseki speaking to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said the system for handling veterans' disability claims is broken and he wants the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Shinseki, to explain what is being done to fix it. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033488-osha-finds-va-at-fault-for-calif-researcher-deathhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033488-osha-finds-va-at-fault-for-calif-researcher-deathusdeadlyhealthsan-franciscoinfectionus-newsveterans-affairssan-francisco-veterans-affairsWed, 20 Feb 2013 20:59:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16966189-va-decision-on-burial-rights-departs-from-pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16966189-va-decision-on-burial-rights-departs-from-pastuspoliticsmilitarysexburialus-newsveterans-affairssame-sexThu, 14 Feb 2013 23:53:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16928370-va-adds-1000-mental-health-professionals-to-staffhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16928370-va-adds-1000-mental-health-professionals-to-staffuspoliticsvahiringveterans-affairs-departmentbarack-obamaveterans-affairsMon, 11 Feb 2013 20:12:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16807627-va-report-22-veterans-commit-suicide-each-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16807627-va-report-22-veterans-commit-suicide-each-dayuspoliticssuicidesveterans-affairsveteransFri, 1 Feb 2013 16:11:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16748895-lawmaker-looks-outside-va-to-fill-mental-care-gaphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16748895-lawmaker-looks-outside-va-to-fill-mental-care-gapuspoliticshealth-carecarevetsveterans-affairshouse-committeemental-health-careTue, 29 Jan 2013 08:13:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16708833-health-answers-sought-about-burned-off-war-garbagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16708833-health-answers-sought-about-burned-off-war-garbageuspoliticsregistryveterans-affairspitburn-pitburn-pit-registrySat, 26 Jan 2013 08:53:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 photo, J.D. Williams poses for a picture in Huntsville, Ala. Williams is a veteran who served near burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The pits were used to burn garbage at military bases and some vets are reporting health problems they attribute to the smoke. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 photo, J.D. Williams poses for a picture in Huntsville, Ala. Williams is a veteran who served near burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The pits were used to burn garbage at military bases and some vets are reporting health problems they attribute to the smoke. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16434911-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shapehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16434911-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shapeuswhite-housepoliticscabinetobamabarack-obamahuman-servicesveterans-affairshilda-soliseric-holderWed, 9 Jan 2013 21:42:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Jan. 9, 2012, file photo shows then-Budget Director Jack Lew listening as President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Lew, the current White House chief of staff is President Barack Obama's expected pick to lead the Treasury Department, with an announcement possible before the end of the week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - This April 15, 2010 file photo shows Labor Secretary Hilda Solis standing with President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Solis is telling colleagues she is leaving the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows Labor Secretary Hilda Solis speaking in Los Angeles. Solis has told colleagues she is resigning from Obama administration. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15516946-house-panel-promises-more-aggressive-va-oversighthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15516946-house-panel-promises-more-aggressive-va-oversightusconferencepoliticsvaspendingveterans-affairshouse-committeeaffairs-committeehouse-veterans'Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:34:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14173641-investigators-cite-wasteful-spending-at-va-eventshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14173641-investigators-cite-wasteful-spending-at-va-eventsusinvestigationconferencepoliticsveterans-affairsveteransMon, 1 Oct 2012 23:00:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13264969-gop-lawmaker-questions-spending-at-va-conferenceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13264969-gop-lawmaker-questions-spending-at-va-conferencesconferencesuspoliticsveterans-affairs-departmentveterans-affairsTue, 14 Aug 2012 00:14:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12442088-vet-targeted-website-to-be-turned-over-to-fedshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12442088-vet-targeted-website-to-be-turned-over-to-fedsuscollegesus-newsveterans-affairsveteransWed, 27 Jun 2012 19:03:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12007410-court-rules-against-tenn-vet-in-colonoscopy-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12007410-court-rules-against-tenn-vet-in-colonoscopy-caseusus-newsveterans-affairsveteranscolonoscopiesFri, 1 Jun 2012 13:19:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11355643-report-va-failing-to-provide-timely-mental-carehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11355643-report-va-failing-to-provide-timely-mental-careuspoliticscareveterans-affairsveteransmental-health-careMon, 23 Apr 2012 19:12:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11285352-ex-va-hospital-official-faults-mental-health-carehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11285352-ex-va-hospital-official-faults-mental-health-careushealthpoliticsmental-healthveterans-affairsveteransThu, 19 Apr 2012 13:43:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 4, 2012, file photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks at a field hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, which she chairs, in Tacoma, Wash. During the hearing Murray sharply questioned military and Veterans' Affairs officials over concerns that cost has been a factor in reversing diagnoses of soldiers found to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Murray said Wednesday, April 25, 2012, during a hearing in Washington that VA care providers are delaying follow-up appointments with mental health patients because their schedules are too full. She complained the department has been slow to tackle the problem. “VA is failing to meet its own mandates for timeliness, and instead is finding ways to make the data look like they're complying,” said Murray. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/03/10570865-vet-groups-va-split-over-mental-health-expansionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/03/10570865-vet-groups-va-split-over-mental-health-expansionushomepoliticshealth-carecareveterans-affairsveteranscomingmental-health-careSat, 3 Mar 2012 19:51:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Feb. 13, 2012, veteran Ryan Alaniz, 32, exercises at a Wounded Warrior Project facility in San Antonio, Texas. Alaniz, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, is now part of the peer-mentoring program in San Antonio administered by the Wounded Warrior Project. He said he made important strides after linking up with fellow veterans. “People don't understand that vets don't actively like to share our stories with someone who hasn't been there,” Alaniz said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>In this photo taken Feb. 13, 2012, veteran Ryan Alaniz, 32, poses for a photo at a Wounded Warrior Project facility in San Antonio. Alaniz, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, is now part of a peer-mentoring program in San Antonio administered by the Wounded Warrior Project. He said he made important strides after linking up with fellow veterans at the program. “People don't understand that vets don't actively like to share our stories with someone who hasn't been there,” Alaniz said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>In this photo taken Feb. 13, 2012, veteran Ryan Alaniz, 32, exercises at a Wounded Warrior Project facility in San Antonio, Texas. Alaniz, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, is now part of the peer-mentoring program in San Antonio administered by the Wounded Warrior Project. He said he made important strides after linking up with fellow veterans. “People don't understand that vets don't actively like to share our stories with someone who hasn't been there,” Alaniz said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10437278-pedaling-hope-war-veterans-plan-4163-mile-bike-ridehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10437278-pedaling-hope-war-veterans-plan-4163-mile-bike-rideiraqafghanistaneducationrideveterans-affairsveteransliveonly-on-msnbc-comtoday-peoplestaatFri, 17 Feb 2012 16:34:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>walltowallbicycleride.com </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10226470-va-discovers-errors-affecting-123-gravesiteshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10226470-va-discovers-errors-affecting-123-gravesitesuspoliticsproblemsveterans-affairscemeteriesva-cemeteriesTue, 24 Jan 2012 19:25:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10226181-committee-will-investigate-va-cemetery-mistakeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10226181-committee-will-investigate-va-cemetery-mistakesuspoliticsvaveterans-affairs-departmentmistakesveterans-affairscemeteriesva-cemeteriesTue, 24 Jan 2012 19:04:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post