MURFREESBORO, Tenn., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Patients who got colonoscopies at a U.S. Veterans Affairs clinic in Murfreesboro, Tenn., between 2003 and 2008 may be at risk of infection, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said he will nominate Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth as assistant U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead Veterans Affairs, promises a host of changes, lawmakers said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Peake was sworn in Thursday as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld a lower court ruling backing Vietnam veterans who got cancer from exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange. In the latest case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled against the U.S. Departmen
WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- Iraq war veterans across the United States are facing serious inequities in disability compensation, a report said Friday.
BOSTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Caring for U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could cost $662 billion over 40 years, a researcher at Boston's Harvard University said.
MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Filipino World War II veterans in the Philippines who fought for the United States are struggling to obtain their disability pension and other benefits.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi said Tuesday his agency faces $600 billion in costs over the next 30 years.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- John Kerry speaking at the annual American Legion Convention said Wednesday benefits for veterans must be improved and expanded. "In recent weeks, you have heard from some who have claimed that the job is getting done for veterans. Well I say to you respe
