In the wake of Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s Friday resignation, Southern Nevada veterans advocates offered a sigh of relief but believe the real problem stems from a cumbersome bureaucracy.
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Two men were jailed Thursday in the home invasion robbery of a 100-year-old Carson City veteran and his caretaker over Memorial Day weekend.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada promised Thursday that the Senate will get to work immediately on “appropriate legislation” to fix problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, but was silent on whether beleaguered agency chief Eric Shinseki should be part of the solution.
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to expand rape counseling to members of the National Guard assaulted during required training missions.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada added his voice Wednesday to a growing chorus for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, saying an investigation confirming patient appointments were manipulated at the troubled agency’s hospital in Phoenix was the final straw.
More veterans are being allowed to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics in an effort to improve their treatment following allegations of falsified records and delays in treatment.
The North Las Vegas VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas is one of the few places in the Department of Veterans Affairs where feet, ankles, legs, hands, wrists and arms are made from scratch and fitted to perfection.
The Southern Nevada branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs says it does not believe it is a target of misconduct investigations taking place across the country, and lawmakers from Nevada say they have not been told otherwise.
Top leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs are failing to hold agency officials in Nevada accountable for flaws and shortcomings in providing service to local veterans, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., charged Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to scour patient appointments at medical facilities including the center in North Las Vegas following allegations that waiting lists were manipulated at VA hospitals and clinics in Arizona, Texas and Colorado.
CARSON CITY — A former commanding officer of Camp Pendleton in Southern California has been chosen as city manager of Carson City.
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