Veterans Affairs

Military veterans in western Montana and surrounding areas will now have an easier time getting qualified for Veterans Affairs benefits.

Veteran's Heartbeat is a weekly half hour talk show devoted to issues of hope, health, opportunity and well-being of veterans.

There are many college courses offered specifically for veterans, but not many about veterans.

After less than two years as Director of Veterans Affairs Montana, John Ginnity announced today that he will be retiring.

The Veterans' Administration at Fort Harrison is re-starting a support group for women veterans who have been raped or sexually assaulted.

Sometimes, the squeaky wheel really does get the grease.

After the Veterans Affairs system faced a national scandal over long wait times for medical care, it began a system of town hall meetings to help create dialogue between VA administrators and the vets they care for.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' internal watchdog says veterans at the Phoenix VA hospital waited on average 115 days for their first medical appointment.

Senator Jon Tester told VA Secretary Eric Shinseki Thursday that "heads should roll" if recent allegations of inadequate care at VA facilities are true, but that facts must guide the government’s response.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says he hopes to have a preliminary report within three weeks on how widespread treatment delays and falsified patient scheduling reports are at VA facilities nationwide, following allegations that up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at the Phoenix VA center.