The severely backlogged benefits office of the federal VA is about to slow down again. That's because the VA announced its furloughing nearly 10,000 VBA…

The national unemployment rate for veterans has improved in recent years, hovering around the civilian rate of seven percent. At the height of the…

A new report by the Center for Investigative Reporting found that since 9/11, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has prescribed opiates at an…

Homeless veterans have told the VA that one of their top needs is finding legal assistance. The Connecticut Veterans Legal Center in New Haven is one…

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/2013/2013_08_01_LN%20130801%20JEWETT%20for%20ATC.mp3Last July, an American Legion Post in Jewett City renovated…

It's estimated that more than 20 veterans kill themselves every day. A new survey of men and women who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan shows 30 percent have considered suicide.

An amendment to the defense budget bill before Congress could help military families who have children with developmental disabilities including…

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/Catie/Where%20We%20Live%2005-23-13.mp3Pressure is building on the military to change its culture from within…

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/2013/2013_05_22_LN%20130523%20PK%20soldier%20obit.mp3On Thursday, May 23, the photo of U.S Army Captain Andrew…

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/2013/2013_05_21_LN%20130522%20SIV%20feature.mp3Some veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are closely…