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Special Report: Combat veteran does whatever it takes to help

Inspired by poem at Vietnam Memorial, John Cloud works tirelessly on behalf of vets

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Kentucky service officer Randy Fisher, right, tells members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee that improved medical knowledge can reduce the backlog. Craig Roberts photo

Special Report: Quality over quantity

Kentucky service officer Randy Fisher testified on Capitol Hill that improved medical understanding can reduce the backlog.

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Retired Brig. Gen. Allison A. Hickey

Special Report: All hands on deck

Allison Hickey addresses issues related to claim backlog at VA

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One Veteran at a Time

American Legion service officers work at an op-tempo unseen in decades, doing all they can to help veterans plow through the backlog of unresolved claims.

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VA transforms health care for women vets

Health initiative for women veterans makes real progress at VA medical centers. 

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Million Vets Program needs more vets

VA has signed up 80,000 veterans but needs 920,000 more by 2019.

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Updates on VA's Electronic Health Record

The VA updated the Legion on its progress with creating its Electronic Health Record and improving its appointment scheduling.

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Orlando VA hospital still in limbo

Contractor, VA can’t give lawmakers clear answers about when long-awaited medical center will be done or what it will finally cost.

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Rural VA health care poses many challenges, such as how to provide accessible care for veterans living in the 27,000 square miles of sparsely populated desert that makes up the Navajo nation.

'A Sign of Good Faith'

American Indian veterans in the Southwest want a more permanent VA presence.

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VA centralizes prosthetics procurement

The new way of providing wounded warriors with prosthetic equipment aims to be more cost-effective.

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