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Campaigning for the veteran vote is another underlying theme in the coming six weeks, but some Latino veterans are still at odds on who they want as their commander in chief. It depends on whom you ask. For Jess Quintero, a veteran who served in the army and Air Force during the Cold War, Romney

Veterans across the nation are waiting an average of 260 days for a decision on a war-related disability claim – three days longer than last week and 80 days longer than in mid-2011, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 815,000 veterans across the nation are waiting for

The Department of Veterans Affairs has grown into a behemoth with more than 270,000 employees who maintain 131 cemeteries, operate 152 hospitals and disburse benefits to more than four million veterans. Last year, veterans filed more than 1.3 million claims, double the number in 2001. The Department of Veterans Affairs added nearly 4,000 new workers

MSNBC investigates why 88 percent of veterans who enroll in college drop out after their first year.

An alarming percentage of employers think veterans are not prepared for jobs in the real world, according to the biannual Veterans Talent Index from employment giant Monster. Though most (75 percent) veterans are confident about the skills they bring to the table in civilian jobs, only 39 percent of employers think veterans or those with prior

Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and Camp Pendleton launch Boots in Business: Program provides job shadowing, mentoring for local veterans The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, has launched Boots in Business, a Military Mentoring Initiative. The program helps veterans and their spouses prepare for civilian employment through job-shadowing and

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America said in a survey of its membership released in March that 16.7 percent of its members were unemployed. Among the unemployed, 24 percent said they could not find a job that matched their skills or experience, and 11 percent said they could not find a job that matched their level of education.

In a survey conducted this year of wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, nearly 80 percent reported having symptoms of a combat-related mental health condition, and roughly half said they had a traumatic brain injury. Among the 2,300 Wounded Warrior Project members who responded to the survey, 62 percent said they currently have depression — nearly

After more than a decade of continuous warfare, the cost of disability compensation for wounded veterans is surging to mammoth proportions. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expects to spend $57 billion on disability benefits next year. That’s up 25% from $46 billion this year, and nearly quadruple the $15 billion spent in 2000, before