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Today, Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor on the 149th anniversary of the establishment of the Army service medal by President Abraham Lincoln.

A study led by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers found that aging Veterans who earned the Purple Heart show decreased mortality compared with those who had not earned the medal.

The New England Center for Homeless Veterans is having our 2nd annual Harbor Cruise this Thursday, July 14th, from 6-9.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a recognized condition associated with traumatic events which an individual lives through.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will send out more than $430,000 in stipend payments to nearly 200 Family Caregivers of Veterans in July.

In the effort to encourage more women Veterans for use the VA healthcare services they have earned, VA recently launched a Women Veterans Call Center (WVCC) expected to generate 40,000 outbound calls every three months.

We are looking for stories that illustrate the vital role of women in the military. If you are a woman Veteran attending the 2011 Summit, you may have the opportunity to be recorded on video in a short interview about your military service.

In the first study to compare survival associated with bariatric surgery in mostly male patients, bariatric surgery was not significantly associated with decreased mortality, according to a research study published in the June 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Neither rain nor wind, nor heat and humidity dampened the enthusiasm of participants and volunteers during the first national VA2K, held on June 2 across VA.

For VA benefit purposes, Gulf War Veterans are defined as those who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of military operations any time during the first Gulf War starting August 2, 1990 through the Iraq War and subsequent reduced operations in Iraq.

In recognition of Women Veteran’s Health Month, country music star and Veteran Stephen Cochran and Veteran Shanda Taylor-Boyd tell a story of VA Research turning hope into reality

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday said that invoking the name of God or Jesus is not only allowed, but common at VA National Cemeteries across the country.

Our focus at the National Cemetery Administration always has been and always will be on Veterans and their families—and how we can best serve them in their hour of need.

Today is American Independence Day, a time to celebrate.

This Sunday will be our 173rd consecutive Sunday Rally to "Save Our Veterans Land," and to "Bring Our Homeless Veterans HOME."

Under the leadership of Secretary Shinseki we are making excellent progress advancing the breadth and effectiveness of our healthcare services to Veterans

The general rule of qualification for Veteran mortgage loans is that it is for soldiers who have served in any conflict involving U.S. involvement, domestically and abroad.

Fourteen major contracts to transform information technology in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been awarded for an estimated program ceiling of $12 billion.

Iconic Canadian Paralympian, philanthropist and world-renowned accessibility advocate Rick Hansen, recently traveled to New York City, to sign a memorandum of understanding in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) research, with the James J. Peters VA Medical Center (JJPVAMC), Bronx, NY.

The National Training Summit on Women Veterans is July 15-17. The three day summit will focus on the role of women in the military.

Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Today, the American Federation of Government Employees recognizes National PTSD Awareness Day and joins other organizations in the mission to garner greater awareness and additional services for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Today is National HIV Testing Day. Why is HIV testing so important? Diagnosing HIV early greatly improves medical outcomes.

A recent study conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reveals the extent of internal eye injuries (closed-eye ocular injuries) among Veterans who have sustained blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI).

According to the VA’s National Registry for Depression, 11% of Veterans aged 65 years and older have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, a rate more than twice that found in the general population of adults aged 65 and older.

On March 1, the Jack C. Montgomery VAMC began the Veterans Transportation Service which has provided transportation for more than 1,360 Veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) posted the Master Plan for the West Los Angeles (WLA) campus, which includes plans to expand the homeless program by renovating buildings on the historic campus.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ mail-order pharmacy program has been recognized as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion

For Frances Pulley, a 73-year old U.S. Air Force Veteran from Syracuse, N.Y., socialization and even going downstairs in her home were difficult, if not impossible, before she started the Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Care Services Program (VDHCBS).

There are 10,000 members of the American Legion in Los Angeles County and 20,000 homeless Veterans in Los Angeles County. Outnumbered 2-to-1, the American Legion still chooses to side with VA land policies that keep our homeless and disadvantaged Veterans from living in their rightful and legal “Home.”

For two-and-a-half years, fellow Veterans in Los Angeles and around the country have repeatedly written you and respectfully requested that you make major changes at the Los Angeles National Veterans Home.

When Thurman Person makes his weekly visit on Fridays to the New York Harbor Healthcare System in New York City, stories are shared and jokes are told.

VA is continuing to develop housing opportunities for homeless and at–risk Veterans by adding 34 VA locations across the country, which will increase the Department’s available beds by over 5,000.

Blue Water Veterans must have actually stepped foot on the land of Vietnam or served on its inland waterways anytime between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975 to be presumed to have been exposed to herbicides when claiming service-connection for diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure.

The Vocational Rehab and Employment program assists service-connected Veterans in preparing for, finding, and maintaining a job.

Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who drew national attention with her 2006 run for Congress, is resigning as an assistant secretary in the Department of Veterans Affairs, administration officials confirmed Monday.

Veterans Affairs physician-researcher Dr. Michael J. Fine has received the 2011 John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research from the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Washington Post Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who drew national attention with her 2006 run for Congress, is resigning as an assistant secretary in the Department of Veterans Affairs, administration officials confirmed Monday. ...

More than 500 Family Caregivers who applied for new services offered to Post 9/11 Veterans and their caregivers through a program of comprehensive assistance for Family Caregivers by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) started their care-giving training June 9 and 10.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will host the National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo, August 15-18, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. The largest nationwide conference of its kind, the National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo provides Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs and SDVOSBs) with an opportunity to learn, network and market their businesses.

Documentary film of Camp Lejeune's contaminted water wells as seen through the eyes of a Marine veteran airs in Washington film festival.

A month after the Veterans Affairs Department began processing applications for primary family caregivers of eligible post-9/11 veterans, officials report steady progress toward delivering the new services and benefits