Department of Veterans Affairs

VA to Pay Iowa Veteran $550,000 Settlement Over Treatment

By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veterans Affairs has paid a Vietnam veteran $550,000 to settle his allegation that because…

7 years ago

VA Nurse Steals from Veteran, But Won’t Be Going to Jail

By Debbie Gregory. Nursing is one of the noblest professions. But there will always be good and bad people in…

7 years ago

Fraud Does Not Pay With VA

By Debbie Gregory. A 60-year-old Florida woman was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay back $394,800.85…

7 years ago

Trump Holds Meeting on VA Issues

By Debbie Gregory. President Trump held a series of “White House listening sessions” with various groups and then met with…

8 years ago

Trump Talks Veteran Care with Hospital Leaders

By Debbie Gregory. Last month, President-elect Donald Trump convened a meeting to explore additional ways to enable veterans to obtain…

8 years ago

Lockheed Martin Exec a Possible VA Secretary Nominee

By Debbie Gregory. President-elect Trump may be considering Lockheed Martin Senior Vice President Leo Mackay, Jr. to fill one of…

8 years ago

VA Announces Drug Price Reductions at February’s End

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulation on co-payments for Veterans’ outpatient medications for non-service connected conditions.…

8 years ago

Number of VA Loans Sharply Increased Following the Mortgage Crisis

By Debbie Gregory. The Home Depot Foundation, the charitable arm of home improvement giant Home Depot, partially funded a study…

8 years ago

VA’s suicide hotline in disarray, ex-director says

By Debbie Gregory. A bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs suicide hotline sailed unanimously through the House until Senate…

8 years ago

House Passes New VA Accountability Legislation

By Debbie Gregory. H R 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016, passed in the House…

8 years ago