Should nurses be allowed to work like doctors at the VA? Nurses may soon do work doctors normally do at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This includes nurses performing work that anesthesiologists have been... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 4 mins
VA will pay for fertility treatment for wounded vets, but only for two years When his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2007, Army sergeant Jeff Lynch was seriously wounded. He suffered a... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 4 mins
Veterans more likely than civilians to commit suicide An analysis of veterans suicides by the Department of Veterans Affairs sheds new light on high-risk groups of veterans. The report, billed as the most... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 2 mins
Veterans risk homelessness, losing tuition after ITT Tech shutdown The Department of Education is partnering with education nonprofits to help answer questions from students affected by the abrupt shutdown of ITT... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 4 mins
UW Native American community hosts ceremony to 'call vets home' For some military service members returning to civilian life can be disorienting. The Native American community is reaching out to help vets with a... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 4 mins
Property tax increase would help house vets and seniors The King County Council decided to put a proposed property tax increase before voters this November. The levy renews funding for veterans and now also,... Angela Nhi Nguyen Play AudioListen 2 mins
VA backs off plan to allow transgender surgeries Transgender veterans hoping the veterans administration would cover their sex reassignment surgery were dealt a setback after the administration dropped... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 2 mins
Commander quits Seattle veterans group over harassment, racism When Navy veteran Lindsay Church was elected commander of American Legion Post 40 in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, she looked around the room and saw... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 5 mins
Should health care for military vets be privatized? Kim Malcolm talks with Marine Corps veteran Josh Penner and Navy veteran Rebecca Murch about the potential impact of privatizing healthcare services... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 5 mins
Veterans Claiming Illness From Burn Pits Lose Court Fight Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress. Quil Lawrence Play AudioListen 4 mins
