Veterans

The statistics come amid renewed calls to change a law that has thrown many veterans into sudden hardship.

Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11.

Special operations forces deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, or “K2,” in Uzbekistan have pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs for help for years, but so far the VA has not acted.

The Best Defense Foundation brought American veterans back to the battlefields where they served.

Veteran David Cohen found the claims process to be frustrating and confusing.

World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot near the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. He’s 100, she’s a youngster of just 96.

Robert Persichitti suffered a medical episode while on a ship en route to Normandy, he was airlifted to a hospital in Germany and “died peacefully” to music by his favorite artist, Frank Sinatra.

While the U.S. military used the herbicide to defoliate the dense jungles of Vietnam and adjoining countries, it was contaminating the land and waters on U.S. bases with the same chemicals, according to documents.

Veterans embarked on the dayslong Soldier Ride in South Florida, which is in its 20th year, to promote support and education for those who served and their families. NBC6’s Xochitl Hernandez reports

A Kentucky veteran killed during World War II was buried on Friday after his remains were identified through DNA testing.

New data from the Veterans Benefits Administration that NBC obtained shows a wide disparity for former military members seeking disability benefits.

Students at a Detroit high school are serving as pallbearers for military veterans who were homeless when they died or without a family.

NBC6’s Olivia Jaquith is live from Fort Lauderdale International Airport with more on a group of local veterans set to visit memorials built in their honor.

Two veterans accuse a consulting company of charging them illegal fees to boost their disability ratings.

Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.

Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up at this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser.

Veterans and nurses say air condition problems aren’t getting much better inside the Miami VA Healthcare System Saturday.

Nurses and veterans tell NBC6 that air condition problems aren’t getting much better at the Miami VA Healthcare System Saturday.

For years, Black veterans have been denied disability benefits at higher rates than their white counterparts. NBC News and NBC stations around the country investigated the disparities in this special report. And the reporting is getting results.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials.