House Passes Veterans Jobs Bill

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a veterans jobs bill.

VA Comp and Pen Rates May Increase in 2012

Vet­er­ans and their sur­vivors may see a cost of liv­ing adjust­ment (COLA) increase in their comp and pen pay­ment rates for the first time since 2009.

How Close Is Al-Qaida To Defeat?

A debate is raging in the intelligence community about what it means to defeat al-Qaida. Because America’s efforts to capture or kill al-Qaida’s key members have been so effective, some officials say the core group — al-Qaida’s founders and longtime members hiding out in Pakistan — is near collapse.

Navy vet sues over denial of disability benefits for same-sex spouse

Carmen Cardona, an 18-year Navy veteran, is challenging the constitutionality of federal laws defining marriage as being between opposite-sex partners after the Department of Veterans Affairs ruled that she is not entitled to the usual spousal increase in disability benefits because her spouse is a woman, The New York Times reported.

House OKs more service dogs at VA facilities

The Veterans Affairs Department soon could be going to the dogs after a key House vote Tuesday to expand the types of assistance dogs allowed in VA facilities.

Decorated Army veteran battled cancer 7 times.

Rudolph “Rudy” Frederick Klein III, a retired lieutenant colonel who served in the U.S. Army for two decades, was awarded twice each the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star, the latter from his two tours of duty in the Vietnam War.