Latest "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs" stories

Presidential candidate Yang supports psychedelic mushrooms for veterans’ medical treatment

“I’ve talked to veterans who’ve also benefited from psilocybin mushrooms," Yang said. "They said it was the only thing that actually has helped combat their PTSD. Pretty much if it’s going to help a veteran, we should make it easier, not harder, for them to get access to it."

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

How video gaming is helping disabled veterans

“With the Adaptive Controller, it makes everybody equal. It allows these veterans to feel some sense of normalcy, or how they felt prior to their injury."

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

Doctor pleads guilty to sexually exploiting VA patients

A California doctor has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting five women — several of them veterans — while doing work for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

4 years ago

For some veterans, strangers are family at burial services

There were no relatives at Vietnam veteran Stephen Jerald Spicer’s funeral, but his passing didn’t go unnoticed as a few dozen patriotic strangers showed up to honor his service.

By Lisa Maria Garza, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel via the AP

4 years ago

Open up and say ‘ahh’: Trump getting annual medical exam

A Navy veteran leads a medical team evaluating the health of the POTUS with "incredibly good genes."

5 years ago

Trump takes second swing at getting Navy doctor his second star

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson has been accused of professional misconduct, allegations he strongly denies.

5 years ago