Veterans Affairs /tags/veterans-affairs Veterans Affairs en-US Copyright Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:17:40 GMT A new lawsuit says the VA has failed to live up to its promises about gender-affirming care /race-demographics/2024-01-26/a-new-lawsuit-says-the-va-has-failed-to-live-up-to-its-promises-about-gender-affirming-care The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provide gender affirmation surgery. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:17:40 GMT /race-demographics/2024-01-26/a-new-lawsuit-says-the-va-has-failed-to-live-up-to-its-promises-about-gender-affirming-care Desiree D'Iorio North Carolina’s fifth state veterans nursing home opens in Kernersville /health/2023-10-31/north-carolinas-fifth-state-veterans-nursing-home-open-kernersville Officials with the State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the N.C. State Veterans Home in Forsyth County. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:40:10 GMT /health/2023-10-31/north-carolinas-fifth-state-veterans-nursing-home-open-kernersville Sharryse Piggott VA considering closure, replacement of Durham medical center /military/2022-03-16/va-considering-closure-replacement-durham-medical-center If this happens – it won’t be soon. It could be 20 years or more before a replacement is built and the current facility is shut down. And not only would it be replaced by another VA medical center in the Raleigh-Durham area, but the recommendations include building a VA outpatient facility the size of a small hospital. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:18:22 GMT /military/2022-03-16/va-considering-closure-replacement-durham-medical-center Jay Price As COVID affects the VA medical staff, they're working longer hours and juggling new duties /2022-01-14/as-covid-affects-the-va-medical-staff-theyre-working-longer-hours-and-juggling-new-duties At the VA - the nation's largest health care system - dozens of hospitals have had to implement "contingency standards" since the omicron wave began. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:33:51 GMT /2022-01-14/as-covid-affects-the-va-medical-staff-theyre-working-longer-hours-and-juggling-new-duties Jay Price A Report Finds Thousands Of Veterans Had VA Claims Improperly Denied During The Pandemic /military/2021-01-12/a-report-finds-thousands-of-veterans-had-va-claims-improperly-denied-during-the-pandemic A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor during the... Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:36:52 GMT /military/2021-01-12/a-report-finds-thousands-of-veterans-had-va-claims-improperly-denied-during-the-pandemic Steve Walsh A New Strategy For Veteran Homelessness: A Tent Camp Outside The West LA VA /military/2020-07-13/a-new-strategy-for-veteran-homelessness-a-tent-camp-outside-the-west-la-va The VA sanctioned encampment provides basic services to homeless veterans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It's drawn mixed reactions from homeless advocates. Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:40:53 GMT /military/2020-07-13/a-new-strategy-for-veteran-homelessness-a-tent-camp-outside-the-west-la-va Matt Tinoco The VA Is Hoping To Build Awareness And Trust Among Female Veterans /military/2020-07-06/the-va-is-hoping-to-build-awareness-and-trust-among-female-veterans Women are the fastest growing subgroup among veterans. But many view the VA Health System as a place only for men. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:38:33 GMT /military/2020-07-06/the-va-is-hoping-to-build-awareness-and-trust-among-female-veterans Jennifer Brookland , Jenn Brookland After Initially Saying It Wouldn't, The VA Now Will Remove Nazi Symbols From Two Veterans Cemeteries /military/2020-06-02/after-initially-saying-it-wouldnt-the-va-now-will-remove-nazi-symbols-from-two-veterans-cemeteries The stones, engraved with swastikas, mark the graves of German POWs who died in the United States during World War II. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:08:49 GMT /military/2020-06-02/after-initially-saying-it-wouldnt-the-va-now-will-remove-nazi-symbols-from-two-veterans-cemeteries Carson Frame VA Opens Telehealth Clinic In Asheboro Walmart /military/2019-12-10/va-opens-telehealth-clinic-in-asheboro-walmart Veterans in the Asheboro area have a new place to go for VA health care appointments: Walmart.The VA is making telehealth — connecting patients with… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:09:21 GMT /military/2019-12-10/va-opens-telehealth-clinic-in-asheboro-walmart Jay Price NC's Wilkie Tapped By Trump To Lead VA /military/2018-05-18/ncs-wilkie-tapped-by-trump-to-lead-va Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is President Donald Trump's pick to permanently lead the beleaguered department.Wilkie, who spent part of… Fri, 18 May 2018 16:53:11 GMT /military/2018-05-18/ncs-wilkie-tapped-by-trump-to-lead-va Associated Press