The Department of Veterans Affairs wrongly denies benefits to thousands of veterans claiming they suffer from military sexual trauma, potentially causing stress and psychological harm, a government watchdog reported Tuesday. The VA denied 5,500 of 12,000 claims submitted in fiscal year 2017 by veterans who said they suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder related to a […]
Veterans: The IRS May Owe You Money, for a Change…
On the day of President Trump’s historic meeting with Russian President Putin, the Pentagon announced that about 130,000 veterans could be eligible to receive a refund for taxes they paid on disability compensation that shouldn’t have been taxed. The veterans in question received Disability Severance Pay for combat-related injuries, or the Department of Veterans Affairs […]
Thousands of Furious Fans Sign NFL Petition after Veterans’ Super Bowl Snub…
Tens of thousands of furious football fans have signed a petition urging the National Football League to “reconsider” its despicable decision to bar a veterans group from placing an ad during the upcoming Super Bowl, saying the decision showed the NFL’s “blatant hypocrisy” against the armed forces. The American Family Association has gathered more than […]
VA Whistleblower Could Be Homeless Soon…
A prolific Veteran Administration (VA) whistleblower is on the brink of homelessness and caught up in the vortex of government bureaucracy. Sean Higgins is a former employee of the Memphis VA, who was credited with more than thirty disclosures of waste, fraud and abuse at the hospital in an article from May 2017. He’s disclosed […]
Veterans Charity Raises Millions to Help Those Who’ve Served. But Telemarketers Are Pocketing Most of It…
The warning was prophetic. Maurice Levite sat in a modest office in Falls Church, Virginia, about a decade ago, and cautioned his longtime friend, Brian Arthur Hampton, against continuing to use telemarketers to fund his small veterans charity. With the help of his fundraisers-for-hire, Hampton had increased Circle of Friends for American Veterans’ income by […]
VA Study Shows Parasite from Vietnam May Be Killing Vets…
Veterans returned to the U.S. after fighting in the jungles of Vietnam a half century ago, but hundreds of them may be dying from a silent bullet — a slow-killing parasite living in the men decades after the war, a new study revealed. Liver flukes, parasites that infect a human when raw or undercooked fish […]
Saudi Cash Is Sending Veterans on LUXURY Trips to Washington to Oppose 9/11 Law…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is paying at least one large public relations firm in Washington, D.C. to recruit American military veterans who will agree to visit Capitol Hill to tell members of Congress — in person — that they oppose a new federal law allowing civil lawsuits against state sponsors of terrorism…
Veteran Can’t Work Without His Service Dog — So Lowe’s Hired Them Both…
He served our country and wanted to again. But health issues forced a return to civilian life. Clay Luthy was deployed three times out of Uzebekistan and two out of Qatar. After multiple knee surgeries, including a reconstructive surgery, he wasn’t able to reenlist. But it didn’t stop him from getting a job…