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During the Healthy Living campaign VA health care providers will talk with Veterans and their families about nine ways to stay healthy and improve the quality of their lives. Do you do all nine?

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something horrible and scary that you see or that happens to you. During this type of event, you think that your life or others' lives are in danger. You may feel afraid or feel that you have no control over what is happening.

The effort to get a Force Multiplier for Gulf War Veterans is gaining strength through Community Building on Facebook.

The St. Cloud VA Health Care System has been selected as a site for development of a new building for homeless or at-risk Veterans and their families through public-private partnerships and VA’s enhanced-use lease (EUL) program.

The PTSD Coach smart-phone application (app), jointly launched in April by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense has already helped more than 5,000 users connect with important mental health information and resources.

The American Federation of Government Employees and its National VA Council (NVAC) yesterday, urged the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to support legislation that would provide full bargaining rights

Thousands of homeless Veterans find shelter each year through a little-known program called the Housing and Urban Development

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to develop housing opportunities for homeless and at-risk Veterans by adding 34 VA locations across the country. This strategy will increase the Department’s available beds by over 5,000. VA currently has 15,000 transitional beds available to homeless Veterans

Ask anyone who has been on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus more than a few hours and it's very likely they have met Willis Brown.

With two clicks of your computer mouse VA Prescriptions can be filled with My Healthevet! Eliminate minutes spent waiting on the telephone, time spent gathering up medicine bottles to punch each prescription number into the phone by registering for My HealtheVet!

Today marks the 67th anniversary of D–Day, the bold invasion of France that brought American troops to the fight in Fortress Europe. VA remembers and honors the men and women who made the historic invasion a success.

As the President and CEO of ITA International, a global support services company with a focus on the maritime and coastal environments, I was delighted to be afforded the opportunity to provide a few lines for the VAntage Point Blog on this year’s National Veteran Small Business Conference

Tuckey began work at the Stratton VA in August, 2010. Within less than a year, Mr. Tuckey had displayed strong leadership traits in his approach to patient care and community service collaboration.

General Hickey is a proven leader with deep experience and passion, who is dedicated to the welfare of Veterans, their families and survivors

Steve L. Muro, a Vietnam Veteran with leadership experience at every level within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration, has been sworn in as Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.

The members of the Veteran panel discussion share their experience returning home after combat deployment.

The Air Force Times has released an article regarding Republican Jeff Miller who is the chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the award of a $92 million contract to construct a new mental health facility at the VA medical center at Bay Pines, Fla., to expand care and services for Florida’s Veterans.

Navy Commander Herb Carmen has a lot on his mind. As an active duty aviator on the Navy staff in Washington, he works under the Director of International Engagement as the branch chief for security cooperation.

Are you tired of leaving messages or playing phone tag with your health care provider? A new secure, online communication tool called “Secure Messaging” is now available for Veterans at the Hines VA Hospital through the VA’s My HealtheVet website at www.myhealth.va.gov.

Everyone who serves in the U.S. Military takes an Oath to defend the U.S. Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Rarely does our Military have a problem finding the foreign enemy.

Perpetrators commonly use various government agencies or officials to legitimize their scams. Most recently, the Internet Crime Complaint Center

Secretary Shinseki made a few stops in Alaska over Memorial Day weekend. His itinerary included the cities of Bethel and Anchorage, along with the village of Kwigillingok.

Cancer experts at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) recently removed a patient’s liver tumor using a medically advanced, laparoscopic technique.

Betty is an Air Force Veteran who served from 1979-1983. She was proud to have served her country, and of her accomplishments, but while in the service, she suffered two sexual attacks that left her with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from Military Sexual Trauma (MST).

While in Alaska to recognize Memorial Day, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki discussed the challenges of providing health care to rural Veterans, as well the bright future of telehealth.

Air Force Veteran William "Bill" Cirillo,77, has been a volunteer at VA Butler Healthcare for six years accumulating 2,085 hours of service.

In celebration of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) honored those who give so tirelessly to our Veterans.

Recently, a VA News segment on the Suicide Prevention Hotline received a 2011 People’s Telly Award for TV Programs and Segments.

VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s Memorial Day message reminds us that today is a day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Nation.

A federal court has ruled that the Veterans Administration (VA) violated the free speech rights of a veteran who protested the agency’s failure to use part of its property in west Los Angeles for the benefit and care of veterans, particularly those who are homeless.

Veterans and community members came together May 27 to remember service members who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Yesterday, the Senate confirmed BG Allison Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits and Mr. Steve Muro, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs

A local veteran suffering from ALS, or "Lou Gehrig's Disease," now finds himself fighting for the medical care he was promised. Lee Persing is a veteran living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as ALS. He served in the Air Force for almost 20 years as a gunner on B-52's during the first Gulf War.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that special disaster assistance may be available to Veterans with VA-guaranteed home loans who have been affected by recent tornados in Missouri.

House Committee on Veterans' Affairs wishes to express its many thanks for your support this past week, and for posting so many messages on our new Facebook and Twitter pages.

On behalf of the Under Secretary for Health and the VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2), we are excited to announce the launch of the 2011 VA Employee Innovation Competition website to solicit ideas that improve veterans’ health and healthcare.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that as many as 95 percent of veterans returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have some form of PTSD. The extent of their condition varies greatly — many show milder symptoms of lasting anxiety, ...

The National Veteran Small Business Conference is a great place for you to meet many subject matter experts and understand what it takes to be competitive in the government contract landscape.

In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has assisted more than 625 Veterans, Servicemembers and their Family Caregivers in applying for new services under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010.

VA researcher, and former astronaut, Millie Hughes–Fulford shares the details of NASA and VA’s latest collaboration aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The two projects are working toward vaccines for common infections among deployed troops. Read more

The PTSD Coach smartphone application (app), launched in April by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), has already helped more than 5,000 users connect with important mental health information and resources.