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DOD Considers Increased Consumer Credit Protections for Miltiary Families -- Jun/19/2013
Advocates say VA gutting Gulf War Illness panel -- Jun/14/2013

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki has altered the charter of an independent board to research Gulf War Illness, cut its budget and limited the board's independence, according to a directive Shinseki signed last month.
Judge: Obama sex assault comments 'unlawful command influence' -- Jun/14/2013

Two defendants in military sexual assault cases cannot be punitively discharged, if found guilty, because of “unlawful command influence” derived from comments made by President Barack Obama, a judge ruled in a Hawaii military court this week, setting the stage for defense attorneys to use the same arguments in sexual assault cases throughout the military.
Senator demands answers about 464,000 deleted VA grant, loan files -- Jun/12/2013

Sen. Rob Portman is demanding answers from the Veterans Affairs Department following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records, including active loan files, were deleted from a VA computer system last month.
VA says it has reached ‘tipping point’ in backlog struggle -- Jun/12/2013
Women finding tough life after war -- Jun/11/2013

Chris Cieslak returned to Pittsburgh in April 2012 after a year's duty as a U.S. Army Reserves officer in Kabul, Afghanistan, and was showered with praise by family, friends and professional colleagues.
Landlord threatens to evict dying Marine vet over visitors -- Jun/11/2013

Robert Lorentz wants nothing more than to die at home near family and friends.
Female 2-star to head AF sex assault prevention office -- Jun/09/2013

The Air Force has put a female two-star general in charge of a beefed-up office responsible for sexual assault prevention and response, elevating its status at a time of increasing political pressure to crack down on sexual abuses.
House OKs easing VA rules for sex assault disability claims -- Jun/06/2013

The House passed a bill Tuesday that could make it easier for veterans with mental health conditions related to a sexual assault that occurred during military service to get benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department.
Fears, Misconceptions of PTSD Fuel Divide -- Jun/06/2013

PTSD is a signature wounds of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, a debilitating disability that ruined the lives of countless Vietnam veterans. It’s viewed as automatic side effect of seeing dead bodies and flying bullets, the inevitable lingering stress unique to the battlefield. Only, it’s not. It’s actually a common physiological reaction to any sudden tragedy, including car accidents, sexual assaults and childhood abuse. Medical experts report thousands of cases following public horrors like the Sept. 11 attacks and the recent tornado in Oklahoma. Teams of counselors were immediately mobilized after the Boston marathon bombing.

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