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Alaska denied benefits to same-sex military spouses despite court rulings
Alaska admitted denying benefits to same-sex military spouses and dependents for five years in violation of a permanent injunction put in place by a 2014 U.S. District Court decision.
Court allows class-action suit against Navy over ‘bad paper’ discharges
The move could affect thousands of veterans who say the military unfairly ended their military careers.
Mattis: US relations with China not worsening despite bumps
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday that he doesn’t see the U.S. relationship with China worsening after a series of setbacks that officials said include canceling the Pentagon chief’s planned visit to Beijing this month.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Can DoD fix the painfully long wait for reviews of bad-paper discharges?
The military's three review boards have a combined backlog of nearly 26,000 cases that have been pending for nearly a year.
Report: VA may have mishandled thousands of sexual assault cases
The inspector general estimates that half of cases handled by VA recently may have ignored proper processing rules.
Vietnam vet denied US citizenship for 50 years because of bureaucracy, paperwork errors
This veteran could not join the VFW or take a vacation outside the US with his wife — all because he couldn't get U.S. citizenship.
By Tara Copp, AP