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Despite high rates of alcohol abuse," the US Army "has delayed for nearly three years a plan to offer all soldiers access to confidential counseling for drinking problems, a move that leaders in alcohol abuse treatment say is a mistake.

More than 3,000 Veterans across the country have begun entering local competitions for the 2012 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, scheduled for Oct. 8-14 in Boston.

Edmonton Journal In the year after release from the military, veterans see a spike in income: a combination of their military pension, severance and any disability pay.

If Marjorie Newman hadn't asked for help, she believes she would be living under a bridge or dead." Newman is one of the "16 veterans living at the Veterans Life Changing Services home and hoping for a better life.

VA Secretary Meets with Business Leaders VA has partnered with a number of companies in an effort to find meaningful employment for Veterans.

Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry.

The National Guard has set up a toll-free, peer-to-peer counseling hotline to provide Guard members and all reserve component members the ability to speak with counselors on the phone or online.

VA's Million Veteran Program is seeking volunteers to build a blood sample bank in an effort to solve genetic mysteries. The program may help in the development of better treatments and preventive measures.

Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for women and women Veterans. VA encourages all to recognize National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 3, by sporting some red to help raise awareness of heart disease for all women.

VA will host its first Veteran Career Fair and Expo on Jan. 18 in Washington, DC. The free event is for Veterans and will provide information on education, benefits, jobs, health care, and small business opportunities.

With the tax filing season upon us, there are a number of scams that impersonate the IRS. Some of them appear with great frequency, particularly during and right after filing season.

A joint US-South Korean investigation team announced that it discovered no evidence of Agent Orange during its probe into claims that the toxic defoliant was buried on Camp Carroll.

Over 100,000 Veteran employees at VA work to provide services to their fellow Veterans. In honor of Veterans Day, we collected over 1,500 photos of employees in uniform. Take a look!

As the population of female Veterans continues to grow, it's important to realize the unique challenges they face. Listen to their stories of service in their own words

The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Coach smartphone application, jointly developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), is being honored today as one of seven recipients of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman’s Awards for Advancements in Accessibility.

This month, Dr. Kathryn Magruder, a VA researcher at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, S.C., begins a nine-month Fulbright Scholarship in Ankara, Turkey.

VA launched its Paralympic Program Website as part of an ongoing commitment to support the rehabilitation and recovery of disabled Veterans through participation in adaptive sports.

A new VA study found that Veterans with PTSD or depression were around four times more likely to have a drug or alcohol problem

After receiving another disastrous report in June for post-9/11 Veterans, President Obama discussed his plans to ensure that all Veterans have the support they need and deserve when leaving the military.

When the standoff began on a humid August night, it seemed destined to become one more case of a returned soldier pulled down by a war he could not leave behind.