May 08 Watch Under scrutiny in the past, VA clinic delay allegations strike a chord By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 06 Watch News Wrap: More girls abducted in Nigeria after militants went door-to-door, reports say By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Islamist militants have reportedly abducted more girls in Nigeria’s northeast, in addition to the some 270 schoolgirls kidnapped last month. Men went door-to-door, taking girls ages 12 to 15, said witnesses and police. Also, the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Should lawmakers repeal cuts to military pensions? When Congress reached a budget deal to fund the federal government, one of the controversial items they agreed to was a cut in military pensions. But does this break a promise to those who have served? Jeffrey Brown gets perspective… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Returning Veterans Face Huge Backlog, Disorganization in Fight for Benefits Returning Veterans Face Huge Backlog, Disorganization in Fight for Benefits… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch VA Sec. Shinseki Shown Frustration Over Benefits Backlog Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki Shown Frustration Over Benefits Backlog… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch VA Adds 1,600 Workers to Fix Backlog, but ‘Always More We Can Do’ VA Adds 1,600 Workers to Fix Backlog, but 'Always More We Can Do'… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch For Some Veterans, the Battle Continues Against PTSD After returning home from Iraq, Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Workman struggled with the memories of war. As Betty Ann Bowser reports, soldiers like Workman are finding that often time, returning home can mean a new battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch War Vets Suffer Intensified Mental Distress Over Time, Study Finds A new study suggests that mental distress in returning war veterans may take several months to surface. The NewsHour's Susan Dentzer discusses how soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and other illnesses. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Veterans Struggle for Adequate Disability Compensation U.S. soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan receive disability compensation based on the extent of their injuries and other factors. The NewsHour reports on how the military determines the amount injured veterans receive and efforts to improve the process. Continue watching
Dec 29 Veterans Affairs Secretary-Designate Anthony Principi President-elect Bush has nominated Anthony Principi to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Continue reading